Mouse Cam

Step 2 Remove the controller chip

When you get your mouse, open it. The optical sensor can be distinguished by it being just above the lens. It should have eight pins, and have a sort of sun logo on it, and also the inscription "A2610". In that case, it is the Agilent ADNS2610 optical mouse sensor, the same as used by spritemods, and (later) by me. If it has more than eight legs, or a different part number, these instructions might not work.

Here, I have removed the controller chip and connected two links so that the signals from the sensor pass straight through.

The three pushbutton switches were removed to be used in some other project. The aluminium electrolytic capacitors were replaced with tantalum capacitors of the same values, but smaller.