optical engine

Microsoft 's two generation IntelliEye optical engine

Microsoft IntelliEye second generation optical engine for Microsoft in 1999 launched the IntelliEye optical engine optical mouse popularity opened prelusive, its resolution of 400cpi, the sampling frequency is 1500 frame / sec. This figure now seems very shabby, but at the time it caused quite a stir. During the production process, the sampling frequency of the Microsoft found enough to make it difficult to adapt to the need for a game, in 2001 developed the second generation of IntelliEye engine and has been in use ever since.
The second generation IntelliEye engine main improvement is the sampling frequency is increased to 6000 frame / s level, fast tracking speed up to 37 inches / second ( hand limit speed of 30 inches per second ), let the optical mouse cursor when playing with game lost cases become history, since the optical mouse is really to be substituted optical mouse became the mainstream choice. In addition,Production House
the two generation of IntelliEye engine sensor size is 22 x 22 pixels, is not difficult to deduce their image processing capacity for 726000 pixels and 2904000 pixels per second.
But in terms of resolution, that Microsoft 400cpi enough use, increasing to 800cpi is not necessary, until now it has not abandoned the idea. In practical application, the 400cpi resolution performance is good, after all, the majority of users display resolution is 1024 x 768 level, increase to 800cpi advantage is not clear. But with the large 17 inch size LCD display popularization,bridgestone
mouse resolution to represent the general trend of 800cpi is, we believe that Microsoft will at the appropriate time to launch up to 800cpi resolution of the third generation of IntelliEye engine.

Agilent optical engine technology
As a leading manufacturer of optical mouse engine, Agilent Technologies in this area has a rich heritage, it has launched the three generation optical engine technology, but because the Agilent itself without making the mouse, and did not give the optical engine product to have a name, so little is known of.
Previously H2000 Agilent 's first generation product, index and Microsoft 's first generation of IntelliEye engine, we no longer. After the different product development ideas, it considers the resolution is no less important than the sampling frequency, the idea in 2001 launched the second generation engine ( A2030, A2051 ) obtained in fully. Second generation optical engine sampling frequency,MotoGP
small amplitude referred to 2300 frames / second level, but the resolution is jumped by 800cpi. Although the professional mapping environment, based on Agilent second generation optical engine products the best performance in a game, but obviously not Microsoft products.
Aware of the pitfalls, Agilent will shift the focus to increase the sampling frequency. The second half of 2002, Agilent and Logitech company cooperation, jointly launched the " MX optical engine", in addition to the retention of 800cpi precision," MX optical engine" will the sampling frequency is greatly improved to 5220 frame / sec standards, at the same time, CMOS photoreceptor in sizes from 22 x 22 pixels up to 30 x 30 pixels, such" MX optical engine" will have high up to 4700000 pixels per second image processing capabilities,wireless keyboards the overall technical specifications have been slightly more than Microsoft 's contemporaries products.
The latest technology promotion in 2004 June, the Logitech 's new MX510 on the mouse, we are surprised to find" MX optical engine" to the development of the second generation. The second generation of MX engine will sampling frequency again to 6500 frame amazing level, its image processing ability also promote further to 5850000 pixels per second to surprising levels, called optical mouse technology summit. It is not difficult to see that, at Agilent -
Logitech in engine technology to precede in the round, though in practical advantage was not obvious, but it can affect consumers' choice, in the face of such pressure, Microsoft does not timely introduction of new products to meet seems justified. Of course, the optical engine is just a mouse components, does not reflect the operation of the mouse hand, in many cases, a scientific design, handsome in appearance products will more often than pure performance advantage more tempting.