Introduction: Scrolling Wheel With Steering Wheel.
So... Hi! welcome in my next instructable.I make a scrolling wheel with steering wheel for games, and I decided to share this with you. This informations are not accurate, but you can easily make your own controller.
Step 1: Parts!
I use cardboard for box/ case ald optical mouse and parts from:
-Lego(steering wheel)
-HDD(scroll wheel)
this is actually prototype. Cardboard is enaugh strong for this project and it isn't too heavy.
Step 2: Tracking Wheel
Tracking wheel is main part of steering wheel consists of:
Tracking plate
and casing
When I turn my wheel right the cursor will go to the right side of screen(to use it like controller for games I use a program)
Step 3: Optical Senor.
I had toextend thewiresfrom the scrolling wheel and glue the lens to PCB.
Step 4: Put Everything Together!
I must make box a little bigger because tracking wheel is bigger than I think.
I glued the optical sensor to tracking wheel and the scroll sensor to the casing.
Step 5: A Little Big Problem.
WhenI putit all togetherandconnectit to computer, I noticedthatthe optical sensoris placednot goodsowhenI turn the wheel rightcursor is going left awwww...I need tomake bigger casing!
I turned180 degreesPCB and every thing it's all right.
Step 6: ThE End!
My project is finished! I can use scroll wheel to:
-resizing the active window
-Transparencychanges
-volume changes
-scroll the pages
-zoom the map in Google Maps
And the steering wheel I use To:
-playing race games
Step 7: The Applications I Use.
I use two applications:
Volumouse (with Window resize plugin)
PPjoy (probably with PPjoymouse inside)
PPjoymouse(I cannot find a download link)
You can find how to use a volumouse there: in whatsisfaceinstructable
And I try to show you how to use a PPjoy and PPmouse:
1. Download and install application
2. Open a "Configure Joysticks"(picture 1 and 2)
3. Add a new Joystick by clicking "Add" and set Parallel port to "Virtual joystick" in new window(pic 2)
3. Click "Add" and "Done"
4. Now open a PPjoymouse and go playing!
Thanks for wathing!
visit my website: www.tworzeteam.tk
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(5. you can go to control panel and calibrate your joystick)

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6 Comments
Question 10 days ago on Introduction
how can you play racing games with this pls confirm
12 years ago on Introduction
not bad, not bad
12 years ago on Introduction
very cool,so in this sense you could use this same technique for making a full sized pc steering wheel?
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
hmmm... Yes, I think bigger casing... bigger wheel... maybe I make bigger version in future...
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
please do!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
easy!... now I must finish this prototype