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     MOUSE(7)                                                 MOUSE(7)



     NAME
          mouse - optical mouse specifications

     DESCRIPTION
          Signals: The serial data interface signal level is
          compatible with RS-423 which has roughly a 10V swing
          centered about ground.  The idle state and true data bits
          for the interface are Mark level or -5V whereas false data
          bits and the start bit are spaces or +5V.  The serial data
          is transmitted at 4800 baud with one start bit, eight data
          bits, and no parity.

          Protocol: The mouse provides a five-byte data block whenever
          there is a change of position or button state.  The first
          byte is a sync byte which has its upper five bits set to
          10000 and its lower three bits indicating the button states
          where a 0 indicates depression.  The sync byte looks like
          this: 10000LMR.  The next four bytes contain two difference
          updates of the mouse's change in position: X1, Y1, X2, and
          Y2.  Positive values indicate movement to the right or
          upward.  System software ignores bytes beyond the first five
          until reception of the next sync byte.

          Connector Pin Assignment:

______________
|PIN | SIGNAL |
______________
| | |
1 +5V
| | |
9 GND
| | |
5 MTXD
| | |
3 -5V
|____|________|
ORIGIN
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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