Can a Linear slide pot be used to emulate the X or Y axis of a Joystick?

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I have a project that i started working on that requires a slide pot to mirror a single axis of a joystick. I'm using a Arduino Leonardo board and the joystick library. I can see the pot working correctly on the serial plotter and windows recognizes the board as a Controller.

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I am having trouble assigning the analog output to either the X or Y axis on the controller in windows.

Is this even possible??

Sample code i used to verify the board is reading the analog input.

#include <Joystick.h>

/*
  AnalogReadSerial
  Reads an analog input on pin 0, prints the result to the serial monitor.
  Graphical representation is available using serial plotter (Tools > Serial Plotter menu)
  Attach the center pin of a potentiometer to pin A0, and the outside pins to +5V and ground.

  This example code is in the public domain.
*/

Joystick_ Joystick(JOYSTICK_DEFAULT_REPORT_ID, JOYSTICK_TYPE_JOYSTICK, 4, 0,
  false, false, false, false, false, false,
  false, false, false, false, true);

// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:
void setup() {
  
  // initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second:
 Serial.begin(9600);
 while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB
  }

  Joystick.setXAxisRange(0, 1023);
  
  Joystick.begin();

  // Init Pins
  pinMode(A0, INPUT);
}

// the loop routine runs over and over again forever:
void loop() {
  
  //tweak the joystick state (see joystick.h for all possible fields)
  // read the input on analog pin 0:
  int sensorValue = analogRead(A0);

  Joystick.setXAxis(sensorValue);
  
  // print out the value you read:
  Serial.println(sensorValue);
  
  delay(20);        // delay in between reads for stability
  
}

I think the pot is wired correctly as the plot verifies output changes while sliding the arm.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Do not cross-post. Other thread removed.

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Noted, I apologize for that. I noticed i posted the original thread in the wrong fourm.

Thanks

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It doesn't run on an Arduino, but for this sort of thing I've found FreeJoy works really well. The hardware to run it is still very cheap too.

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Thanks for the info. I have a board on the way to test.