Hall Sensor as an axis (joystick

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Hello everybody,

I'm relatively new to programming in general. I have an Arduino Micro and want to make a usb joystick controller where one of the axis is used by an hall effect sensor.

I have an TLE 4905L hall effect sensor (Datasheet: https://www.distrelec.nl/Web/Downloads/90/5l/ortle4905l.pdf)

I used a code from somebody else. This code was intended to use with a 10k potmeter (slider):

#include <Joystick.h>

void setup()

{pinMode(A0, INPUT);
Joystick.begin();}

const int pinToButtonMap = A0;

void loop()

{int pot = analogRead(A0);
int mapped = map(pot,0,1023,0,255);
{Joystick.setThrottle(mapped);}}

I want to convert this code to use with my hall effect sensor. Can someone help me in what I need to change in the code for it to work with the hall sensor. Many thanks.

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Under features, note that it says "Digital output signal" and in the schematic there is a Schmitt-Trigger. That means that the sensor will output only LOW or HIGH, no analog signal. You simply can not get an analog signal from the sensor no matter the code.

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Ah I understand now. So using a different kind of hall effect sensor would work right? For example:

Honeywell SS495A:
http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/009a/0900766b8009a37c.pdf

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That does seem suitable, although I have no experience with that part.