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How do Optical/Laser mice work?

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The old fashioned mice worked via two wheels that are turned by a ball: Found here One represented the x-axis while the other represtened the y-axis. Turning one, would move the mouse in that specified direction. Moving both resulted in a combined and (somewhat) smooth movement of the mouse. With t…

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Laser and optical mice essentially take hundreds of photos every second. They compare successive images to find a common point between them, and from that common point, calculate x and y offsets to send to the computer. The laser or LED merely act a…

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