Precision Rotary Control with the most strikingly attractive
Spinner Tops available anywhere!
Now the worlds first USB 2.0 Spinner!
Features:
Uses Tornado-style Spinner Tops, the best
available anywhere.
Two modes of operation:
Can be used as a lightweight Super High Resolution
Low-Inertia Trackwheel control as used in "Arkanoid"
Can also be used as a spinner with the addition of one of
two sizes of fly-weight to provide inertia giving long spin-times of up
to 20 seconds.
Correctly-designed flywheels with mass concentrated at the
larger radius.
Ultra-high resolution. Unbeatable 1200 pulses per
revolution..
Super-tough quality. Unit is manufactured by a
supplier
of encoders for high-speed motor usage and is almost identical to their
industrial unit.
Dual sealed ball-bearing races give the ultimate in smooth
control.
One-Piece bearing housing/body CNC machined from a solid
alloy billet
Available in two versions, for direct connection to USB, or
for connection to our Opti-PAC or Mini-PAC interfaces.
In USB mode, this is the worlds only USB 2.0 spinner.
USB
2.0 enables a 16-bit interface and a faster packet-rate than USB 1.1
Vital to avoid slowdown or backspin.
Usage not limited to gaming! Also suitable for precision
control applications, CNC interfacing and other rotary measurement
applications.
SpinTrak with small fly-weight
SpinTrak with large fly-weight
USB Version. Has 3 Mouse button connections .
Connection to
Mini-PAC
The Mini-PAC wiring harness is supplied with an adaptor header. The
connection from the harness to the SpinTrak should look like this:
Connection to Opti-PAC
For Opti-PAC connection, the 4-pin connector fitted to the device must
be cut off and the wires stripped back. They are connected as follows:
Brown
+5Volts
Yellow
X1
Green
X2
White
GND
Connecting
Mouse Buttons
Mouse buttons are connected to 3 pins on the header as shown
in the picture below.
The COM connection of both switches should be connected to COM and the
normally-open connection of each switch to the LEFT or RIGHT pin.