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XY Joystick Module

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Analog thumbstick that moves on two axes (X and Y) and also works as a button when pressed down; for controlling robot cars, pan-tilt cameras, games and menus. Inside are two 10 kΩ potentiometers: VRx and VRy go to analog pins; with the stick centred they read ~512, moving towards 0 or 1023 as it is pushed to the ends. Turn on INPUT_PULLUP for the SW pin. On 3.3V boards such as the ESP32, power the module from 3.3V.

Specifications

Axes

2 (X and Y), analog

Potentiometers

2 x 10 kΩ

Button

Press-down switch (SW)

Operating voltage

3.3 - 5V

Pins

GND, +5V, VRx, VRy, SW

Reading

~512 centred, 0 - 1023 at the ends (Uno)

Button wiring

INPUT_PULLUP (LOW = pressed)

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Projects with this part

• Joystick Snake GameIntermediate45 minThe classic snake game on an 8x8 LED screen: you steer the snake with the joystick, and when it eats the blinking food it grows one cell longer, gets a little faster and the buzzer gives a short beep. The screen is small, so the snake leaves one edge and comes back in at the other; when it runs into its own body the game is over, three falling notes play, your score shows on the screen in digits, and pressing the joystick's button starts a new game. It teaches reading an analog joystick and turning it into a direction, keeping a game in arrays (the snake's cells), setting the game's speed with millis(), and driving a MAX7219 LED matrix with a few wires. Install "LedControl" from the Library Manager.Open project
• Joystick Pan-Tilt Camera HeadBeginner40 minA camera head built from two servos: the bottom servo turns the camera left and right, the top one up and down, and you steer it with a joystick. The further you push the stick the faster the head turns, and it stays where it is when you let go; pressing the joystick sends both servos slowly back to the middle. The servos run from a separate 3 x AA battery holder, with the grounds joined. It teaches turning an analog stick into a speed with a dead zone, moving servos smoothly and within limits with millis(), and powering more than one servo from a supply of their own. The Servo library comes with the Arduino IDE; there is nothing to install.Open project