Looking for a joystick.

[Harry_Loran]

Looking for a USB joystick that will work for an etc Colour source 20. The cheaper the better just something that will last and work 

Edited September 6, 2022 by Harry_Loran

[kitlane]

Hi Harry. Welcome to Blue Room.

Is this for controlling Pan and Tilt on moving lights? Personally, I don't think joysticks are the most intuitive device for this. A track ball would be better. I think even a regular mouse would be better than a joystick.

[Bryson]

A trackball is much more customary for this use.

 

I always liked the Kensington Orbit K64327F, (about 30 quid) but I usually see people using the Slimblade K72327US, (About 100 pounds) so maybe that one is better?   You get what you pay for, I guess.  The Orbit was always fine for me.

 

 

 

[Harry_Loran]

Thank you all for your suggestions I will look in it it yes it is for Pan and Tilt on moving lights. I will try to get A track ball.

[p.k.roberts]

+1 for the trackball, but I use this one;

https://www.kensington.com/en-ca/p/products/featured-products/orbit-scroll-ring-trackball-1/

I find the scroll ring a useful additional control.

[alistermorton]

Would a lighthack work with a ColorSource 20?

[Bryson]

On 9/7/2022 at 3:49 AM, p.k.roberts said:

+1 for the trackball, but I use this one;

https://www.kensington.com/en-ca/p/products/featured-products/orbit-scroll-ring-trackball-1/

I find the scroll ring a useful additional control.

What function does the ring map to on a Colorsource console?

 

 

[p.k.roberts]

Oops! note to self; always read the whole thread before replying .....😳

[Bryson]

Oh, it was a genuine question!  Thought maybe you got an intensity wheel?  Never tried it.

[themadhippy]

If you can find one,the microsoft intellimouse track ball,as found with many strand 300's,is well worth the search.unlike many of the newer trackballs,the ball is held captive and cant escape every time you knock it

[Harry_Loran]

Whats a light hack?

 

[p.k.roberts]

13 hours ago, Bryson said:

Oh, it was a genuine question!  Thought maybe you got an intensity wheel?  Never tried it.

On the software I use it is (hence my post) - the ring maps the same as the scroll wheel on a standard mouse, so might be worth trying one of those first.

[alistermorton]

8 hours ago, Harry_Loran said:

Whats a light hack?

 

It's a project that came out of ETC; based on an arduino, it adds a couple of encoders, a display and some buttons, and it was originally intended to be used with Nomad setups. It has since been extended by various developers to add more encoders. It works with Nomad and eos consoles such as Ion, Gio, Element2 and so on. I have no idea whether it would work with a colorsource console, though.

[Tomo]

14 hours ago, Bryson said:

Oh, it was a genuine question!  Thought maybe you got an intensity wheel?  Never tried it.

Yes, mousewheel maps to the Intensity wheel when in the Stage views. Otherwise it scrolls lists.

The pointer acts as an actual mousepointer until you touch/click the "Trackball P/T" softbutton

On 9/7/2022 at 3:11 PM, alistermorton said:

Would a lighthack work with a ColorSource 20?

Yes, they do. The lighthack code on github supports Eos, Cobalt and ColorSource using the same binary.

The whole ColorSource AV OSC command set is available over USB on both CS and CSAV, so you can (eg) drive any parameters you like by name.

[alistermorton]

Thanks, @Tomo, that's useful to know.