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A project log for Galaxy6D: simple DIY full 6D space mouse

Full 6D mouse by three 3D magnetic sensors and magnets. 3D printed housing, ESP32S with battery operation over BLE as well as USB-C.

bastelbausBastelBaus 11/06/2023 at 18:510 Comments

Since the first step was working now without the top, I redesigned a the top to add a mounting for the IMU and hole to screw in a possible cover later:

Then I used some UV curing paint to protect the copper around the spring mounts for short circuits:

And finally I glued in the magnets as well as the IMU and sticked the feathers to the pins. Then soldering the Top to the PCB finished the build process.


And then turning it on, signals from all sensors arrive! Data I can work with


Findings:

[Update - Quickfix]

Softer springs & single magnet on top of the top :-) ==> Touch and feel much better and no signals in saturation. Possible something to play until the smaller magnets arrive :-)

or more systematically the output of megnet sensor #1

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