Hi all! I am a absolute beginner...
I would like to connect an analog thumb joystick to an Arduino Leonardo board.
So I got the joystick library from:
I tried to use the JoystickTest, but there only the movement to the left works. Nothing else...
After that I used FlightControllerTest, but I think that is much too overpowered for only one thumb stick and one button.
My biggest problem at the moment is now where I can define the pins, how the joystick is connected to the Arduino board.
My current setup is:
X and Y axis - A0 and A1
Button - D2
Can someone give me a hint how to make the joystick work?
Thank you very much!
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2
Can someone give me a hint how to make the joystick work?
Without your code or schematic?
Not a hope.
I just used the example code from the library:
// Program used to test the USB Joystick object on the
// Arduino Leonardo or Arduino Micro.
//
// Matthew Heironimus
// 2015-03-28 - Original Version
// 2015-11-18 - Updated to use the new Joystick library
// written for Arduino IDE Version 1.6.6 and
// above.
// 2016-05-13 Updated to use new dynamic Joystick library
// that can be customized.
//------------------------------------------------------------
#include "Joystick.h"
// Create Joystick
Joystick_ Joystick;
// Set to true to test "Auto Send" mode or false to test "Manual Send" mode.
const bool testAutoSendMode = true;
//const bool testAutoSendMode = false;
const unsigned long gcCycleDelta = 1000;
const unsigned long gcAnalogDelta = 25;
const unsigned long gcButtonDelta = 500;
unsigned long gNextTime = 0;
unsigned int gCurrentStep = 0;
void testSingleButtonPush(unsigned int button)
{
if (button > 0)
{
Joystick.releaseButton(button - 1);
}
if (button < 32)
{
Joystick.pressButton(button);
}
}
void testMultiButtonPush(unsigned int currentStep)
{
for (int button = 0; button < 32; button++)
{
if ((currentStep == 0) || (currentStep == 2))
{
if ((button % 2) == 0)
{
Joystick.pressButton(button);
} else if (currentStep != 2)
{
Joystick.releaseButton(button);
}
} // if ((currentStep == 0) || (currentStep == 2))
if ((currentStep == 1) || (currentStep == 2))
{
if ((button % 2) != 0)
{
Joystick.pressButton(button);
} else if (currentStep != 2)
{
Joystick.releaseButton(button);
}
} // if ((currentStep == 1) || (currentStep == 2))
if (currentStep == 3)
{
Joystick.releaseButton(button);
} // if (currentStep == 3)
} // for (int button = 0; button < 32; button++)
}
void testXYAxis(unsigned int currentStep)
{
int xAxis;
int yAxis;
if (currentStep < 256)
{
xAxis = currentStep - 127;
yAxis = -127;
Joystick.setXAxis(xAxis);
Joystick.setYAxis(yAxis);
}
else if (currentStep < 512)
{
yAxis = currentStep - 256 - 127;
Joystick.setYAxis(yAxis);
}
else if (currentStep < 768)
{
xAxis = 128 - (currentStep - 512);
Joystick.setXAxis(xAxis);
}
else if (currentStep < 1024)
{
yAxis = 128 - (currentStep - 768);
Joystick.setYAxis(yAxis);
}
else if (currentStep < 1024 + 128)
{
xAxis = currentStep - 1024 - 127;
Joystick.setXAxis(xAxis);
Joystick.setYAxis(xAxis);
}
}
void testZAxis(unsigned int currentStep)
{
if (currentStep < 128)
{
Joystick.setZAxis(-currentStep);
}
else if (currentStep < 256 + 128)
{
Joystick.setZAxis(currentStep - 128 - 127);
}
else if (currentStep < 256 + 128 + 127)
{
Joystick.setZAxis(127 - (currentStep - 383));
}
}
void testHatSwitch(unsigned int currentStep)
{
if (currentStep < 8)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(0, currentStep * 45);
}
else if (currentStep == 8)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(0, -1);
}
else if (currentStep < 17)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(1, (currentStep - 9) * 45);
}
else if (currentStep == 17)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(1, -1);
}
else if (currentStep == 18)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(0, 0);
Joystick.setHatSwitch(1, 0);
}
else if (currentStep < 27)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(0, (currentStep - 18) * 45);
Joystick.setHatSwitch(1, (8 - (currentStep - 18)) * 45);
}
else if (currentStep == 27)
{
Joystick.setHatSwitch(0, -1);
Joystick.setHatSwitch(1, -1);
}
}
void testThrottleRudder(unsigned int value)
{
Joystick.setThrottle(value);
Joystick.setRudder(value);
}
void testXYZAxisRotation(unsigned int degree)
{
Joystick.setRxAxis(degree);
Joystick.setRyAxis(degree);
Joystick.setRzAxis(degree * 2);
}
void setup() {
// Set Range Values
Joystick.setXAxisRange(-127, 127);
Joystick.setYAxisRange(-127, 127);
Joystick.setZAxisRange(-127, 127);
Joystick.setRxAxisRange(0, 360);
Joystick.setRyAxisRange(360, 0);
Joystick.setRzAxisRange(0, 720);
Joystick.setThrottleRange(0, 255);
Joystick.setRudderRange(255, 0);
if (testAutoSendMode)
{
Joystick.begin();
}
else
{
Joystick.begin(false);
}
pinMode(A0, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
// System Disabled
if (digitalRead(A0) != 0)
{
// Turn indicator light off.
digitalWrite(13, 0);
return;
}
// Turn indicator light on.
digitalWrite(13, 1);
if (millis() >= gNextTime)
{
if (gCurrentStep < 33)
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcButtonDelta;
testSingleButtonPush(gCurrentStep);
}
else if (gCurrentStep < 37)
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcButtonDelta;
testMultiButtonPush(gCurrentStep - 33);
}
else if (gCurrentStep < (37 + 256))
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcAnalogDelta;
testThrottleRudder(gCurrentStep - 37);
}
else if (gCurrentStep < (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128))
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcAnalogDelta;
testXYAxis(gCurrentStep - (37 + 256));
}
else if (gCurrentStep < (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128 + 510))
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcAnalogDelta;
testZAxis(gCurrentStep - (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128));
}
else if (gCurrentStep < (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128 + 510 + 28))
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcButtonDelta;
testHatSwitch(gCurrentStep - (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128 + 510));
}
else if (gCurrentStep < (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128 + 510 + 28 + 360))
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcAnalogDelta;
testXYZAxisRotation(gCurrentStep - (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128 + 510 + 28));
}
if (testAutoSendMode == false)
{
Joystick.sendState();
}
gCurrentStep++;
if (gCurrentStep == (37 + 256 + 1024 + 128 + 510 + 28 + 360))
{
gNextTime = millis() + gcCycleDelta;
gCurrentStep = 0;
}
}
}
The schematic is same as in this picture:
But I didn,t see where to define the pins I used in the code...
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Why not simply skip the library, and use analogRead?
The schematic is same as in this picture:
That's not a schematic.
