spaceball connections

[pdewitt90]

I bought a used spaceball without any cords. The question I have is:

 

Given the choice I have to connect it up to my computer through USB or the

COM port which one would make it function better?

 

Thanks,

 

Paul

[d0gFartz]

Without any cord?........what brand is it?,mine is a Logitech 4000 FLX and the cable to the spaceball itself is built in and connects to the serial port,from what ive seen on www.3dconnexion.com the spaceball only comes in serial port connection....the space mouse you can get in USB

[cadcam]

Well if you have the option USB is much faster.

[pdewitt90]

Check out this page:

 

http://www.3dconnexion.com/docs/WindowsUsersManual_EN.pdf

 

I have a HP2003. It's old compared to your 4000 unit. Has a plug on it and can be pluged in to the serial port (com) or the USB. I still hope some folks have some advice about which would be better USB or Serial Port?

[pap]

i bought a spaceball off of ebay and it works god IF there is an old style serial port. my laptop does'nt have a real serial port, only USB

ports and they don't recognize it when i added a serial to USB cord. someting about feedback from the spaceball not being able to happen. does anyone have any suggestions ?

[Guest]

General Questions

 

1. My computer does not have any serial connections; it only has USB. Can I use a Serial -to- USB converter?

3Dconnexion does not support any type of Serial-to-USB converter. Please contact your local reseller to purchase a USB device.

 

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