Connect and Use Joystick With Arduino
DESCRIPTION
A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling.
Joysticks are often used whith Arduino to control robots.
Joistic Module----Arduino
wire yellow y--------pin A0
wire brown x--------pin A1
wire wite bt----------pin 8
wire red vcc---------5v
wire black gnd------gnd
int UD = 0;
int LR = 0;
/* Arduino Micro output pins*/
int DWN = 13;
int UP = 12;
int LEFT = 11;
int RT = 10;
/*Arduino Micro Input Pins */
int IUP=A0;
int ILR=A1;
int MID = 10; // 10 mid point delta arduino, use 4 for attiny
int LRMID = 0;
int UPMID = 0;
void setup(){
pinMode(DWN, OUTPUT);
pinMode(UP, OUTPUT);
pinMode(LEFT, OUTPUT);
pinMode(RT, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(DWN, HIGH);
digitalWrite(UP, HIGH);
digitalWrite(LEFT, HIGH);
digitalWrite(RT, HIGH);
//calabrate center
LRMID = analogRead(ILR);
UPMID = analogRead(IUP); }
void loop(){
UD = analogRead(IUP);
LR = analogRead(ILR);
// UP-DOWN
if(UD < UPMID - MID){
digitalWrite(DWN, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(DWN, LOW);
}
if(UD > UPMID + MID)
{ digitalWrite(UP, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(UP, LOW);
} // LEFT-RIGHT
if(LR < LRMID - MID){
digitalWrite(LEFT, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(LEFT, LOW);
}
if(LR > LRMID + MID){
digitalWrite(RT, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(RT, LOW);
}
delay(400);
}