Adding R/C Transmitter To My Controls...

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Hello,
I am trying to add the joysticks from an old 72mhz transmitter. I added 2 pix.
The problem I am having is when I get it plugged in to my Mega. The range is tiny.
I am thinking its the fact the the pots are different. If I remember correctly they are
50k. Here is the code I am running transmit side:

//-------------------------------------------------------------HC-12 Send

#include <Wire.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <Servo.h>
Servo Myservo;
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x3F, 16, 2);
int AnalogInputPin = A5;
int AnalogInputPin2 = A6;
int OutputValue = 0;
int OutputValue2 = 0;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  lcd.init();
  lcd.backlight();
  lcd.setCursor(3, 0);
  lcd.print("$$$$$$$");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("%%%%%%%%");
}

void loop()
{
  {
    int secs = millis() / 1000;
    lcd.setCursor(10, 1);
    lcd.print (secs);
  }

  {
    int AnalogInputValue = analogRead(AnalogInputPin);
    OutputValue = map(AnalogInputValue, 0, 1023, 0, 180);
    Serial.println(OutputValue);
    delay(140);
  }

 // {
   // int AnalogInputValue2 = analogRead(AnalogInputPin2);
   // OutputValue2 = map(AnalogInputValue2, 0, 1023, 180, 360);  //512
   // Serial.println(OutputValue2); 
   // delay(140);
//  }
}

Thanks in advance!

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jgreene33:
Hello,
I am trying to add the joysticks from an old 72mhz transmitter. I added 2 pix.
The problem I am having is when I get it plugged in to my Mega. The range is tiny.
I am thinking its the fact the the pots are different. If I remember correctly they are
50k. Here is the code I am running transmit side:

//-------------------------------------------------------------HC-12 Send

#include <Wire.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <Servo.h>
Servo Myservo;
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x3F, 16, 2);
int AnalogInputPin = A5;
int AnalogInputPin2 = A6;
int OutputValue = 0;
int OutputValue2 = 0;

void setup()
{
 Serial.begin(9600);
 lcd.init();
 lcd.backlight();
 lcd.setCursor(3, 0);
 lcd.print("$$$$$$$");
 lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
 lcd.print("%%%%%%%%");
}

void loop()
{
 {
   int secs = millis() / 1000;
   lcd.setCursor(10, 1);
   lcd.print (secs);
 }

{
   int AnalogInputValue = analogRead(AnalogInputPin);
   OutputValue = map(AnalogInputValue, 0, 1023, 0, 180);
   Serial.println(OutputValue);
   delay(140);
 }

// {
  // int AnalogInputValue2 = analogRead(AnalogInputPin2);
  // OutputValue2 = map(AnalogInputValue2, 0, 1023, 180, 360);  //512
  // Serial.println(OutputValue2);
  // delay(140);
//  }
}





Thanks in advance!

Find out the resistance of your joystics with a DMM.
The movement of the sticks will only be a small proportion of the total movement of th pot's.

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1.3 - 4.2k Serial Monitor says : 43 - 147 Thanks!

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Perhaps the range is limited due to the trim tabs? I got the Serial output down to 12 by adjusting one of them.

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jgreene33:
Perhaps the range is limited due to the trim tabs? I got the Serial output down to 12 by adjusting one of them.

Yup, you guessed it.

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Thank you for confirming that!