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Thumb Slide Joystick
sku: COM-09426
Description: This is a resistive analog joystick, very similar to those found on the PSP1000. These compact joysticks are different in that they have a very interesting 'slide' feeling. There are two resistive outputs - one for each axis, and no select button as found on the larger Thumb Joystick. If you supply power to pins 2 and 4, you can use an ADC to read the other two pins for the x and y axis values.The cap is removable, and is covered with a 'sticky' material so your thumb won't slide off.
The pads are spaced by 2mm, but it is possible to get our 2.54mm headers connected with a bit of bending. We're trying to get a breakout board put together. Should be available soon!
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Each axis is about 3.5-4k at the middle position, and they range from about 2k to 5k depending on the direction they're pushed.
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1) x-axis output
2) +5V
3) y-axis output
4) gnd
Just to make sure I'm clear, my pin 4 is the one closest to the two screw/mounting holes. When connected to an Arduino, I get a range of about 128 to 775 on each axis, with enough consistency to check if it's at -x, center-x, +x, and -y, center-y, and +y. It has a fairly large range of "nominal" values when centered, but this isn't a problem for me since my application doesn't involve reading a range of values.