crwdns2933803:08crwdne2933803:0
crwdns2933797:0Andrew Optimus Goldheartcrwdnd2933797:0crwdne2933797:0
crwdns2936043:0crwdne2936043:0 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Andrew Optimus Goldheart
- crwdns2933769:0crwdne2933769:0
- crwdns2933771:0crwdne2933771:0
- crwdns2933801:0crwdne2933801:0
crwdns2933807:0crwdne2933807:0
| - | [* black] The clicky bit of the Dial consists of this lil switch, sandwiched deep down in the guts. |
|---|---|
| - | [* black] The button couldn't be in the center, due to the donutty nature of the motherboard, but the layers of rings should spread out the force of a click, so you don't have any dead zones. |
| - | [* black] We also snag the bit responsible for the spinny action! It is indeed an emitter/receiver combo, not unlike an optical mouse. Or a Nest! |
| + | [* black] And now for the grand finale, the hardware responsible for all of the Surface Dial's many features. The clicky ''and'' the spinny. |
| + | [* black] This microswitch handles the Dial's click function. |
| + | [* black] As for the spinny function, this component looks awfully similar to the optical sensor in the [guide|13818|Nest|stepid=46272|new_window=true], that worked just like an optical mouse pointed at the inside wall of the metal casing. |
| + | [* black] Unlike in the Nest, we find a lightguide, that looks like it bends the light to and from the optical sensor 90 degrees, to avoid mounting the sensor on its own board, parallel to the case. |