OPTICAL MOUSE

I. DEFINITION
An optical mouse is an advanced computer pointing device that uses a light-emitting
diode (LED), an optical sensor, and digital signal processing (DSP) in place of the traditional
mouse ball and electromechanical transducer. Movement is detected by sensing changes in
reflected light, rather than by interpreting the motion of a rolling sphere. It converts its
movement on a surface to the movement of a cursor on the computer screen. It also
incorporates buttons to perform various functionalities. It has a tiny low-resolution camera
that takes a thousand or more pictures every second. In the camera, the CMOS
(complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensor sends a signal to a DSP (digital signal
processor). The DSP can then analyze each picture for pattern and light changes, and then
moves the mouse cursor on screen.
II. PURPOSE
The purpose of a computer optical mouse is to help users to easily navigate software
applications that are installed on a computer. A computer mouse is a handheld hardware
input device that controls a cursor in a GUI and can move and select text, icons, files, and
folders. For desktop computers, the mouse is placed on a flat surface such as a mouse pad
or a desk and is placed in front of your computer.
principle of the optical mouse sensor is that the installed small image sensor reads the
change in the image information on the floor and the optical mouse sensor measures
movement. The structure of the op- tical mouse sensor is shown in Figure 1. An opti- cal
mouse sensor takes a floor picture irradiated by a LED through a lens, with the image sensor
located on the sensor undersurface
III. BLOCK DIAGRAM
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