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Thanks. 4 bytes for a 16-bit integer. The first byte appears to be the sign (H or G), how is the remaining part of the value encoded? From tests I see that the only values for each byte returned are: .023569:<?ABCDEGHKLMNPSenors I am guessing BCD or Base26, but then again it could be something else....

I was told in this post: http://www.3dconnexion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2249 that the values for each of the fields in the directional packet format, used by the Spaceball 5000, represent the three translations (X,Y,Z), followed by the three rotations (X,Y,Z) and the data are 16-bit signed integer...

I was recently given an old Spaceball 5000 for a study project I am working on. Since I am using MacOS X none of the available drivers were suitable for my needs. Through a bit of detective work I have been able to get the Spaceball to give me ball data, but to save me a bit of time I am hoping some...