Ahmsville Dial

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The Ahmsville Dial is a cutting-edge device based on the Arduino platform, drawing inspiration from Microsoft's Surface Dial. This innovative dial serves as a secondary controller for your PC, offering seamless integration with applications such as Fusion 360, Solidworks, and Adobe Premiere Pro. It also enables quick launching of applications, precise zooming and scrolling operations in various software tools, and even allows you to control your system's media and audio features. The Ahmsville Dial can be used as a color-based key to log into your system, providing an additional layer of security and convenience. With its versatility and wide range of capabilities, this device is poised to revolutionize the way you interact with your computer. For those interested in learning more about this groundbreaking project, a detailed read can be found on Hackster.io at https://www.hackster.io/ahmsville/ahmsville-dial-ac45c4. Additionally, a comprehensive video showcasing the Ahmsville Dial's features and functionality is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/bhAQT5g6gU8. To build your own Ahmsville Dial, you will need to acquire the following components: * The Ahmsville dial kit can be purchased from http://bit.ly/tindie_ahmsville-dial. * Arduino Pro Micro (SS Micro) boards are available on eBay at https://ebay.to/2H8KfTF. * Individually addressable LEDs can be sourced from https://ebay.to/30jeUWg. * 6906 Bearings can be found at https://ebay.to/2KPDIOR. * 3x1 neodymium magnets (30 pieces) are available on eBay at https://ebay.to/31Mot0a. * 8mm rubber base pads can be purchased from https://ebay.to/33FN6NF. * USB cables with a thickness of 3.5mm can be salvaged from old mice. * M3 self-tapping screws (six pieces) can also be salvaged. * Thin flexible wires are required, which can be sourced from various suppliers. To program the Ahmsville Dial, you will need to download and install the following Arduino libraries: * The Ahmsville-Dial library is available on GitHub at https://github.com/ahmsville/Ahmsville-Dial. * Magnetic_rotary_encoding is also available on GitHub at https://github.com/ahmsville/Magnetic_rotary_encoding. * Advanced_capacitive_touch_detection can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/ahmsville/Advanced_capacitive_touch_detection. * CapacitiveSensor is available as a zipball from GitHub at https://github.com/arduino-libraries/CapacitiveSensor/zipball/master. * FastLED is also available on GitHub at https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED.