Powering a 5v Joystick with 3.3v board

abdullahmc · August 23, 2021, 2:29pm

Hello
I am using a 5v joystick with the Arduino MKR Wifi 1010, a 3.3v board. How do I power the joystick?
Note: I do not want to use level shifting as it will make my circuit more complicated.

DrDiettrich · August 23, 2021, 2:52pm

How is that voltage used by the joystick? Does it contain any electronics?

missdrew · August 23, 2021, 4:13pm

Give us a link to this 5V joystick.

abdullahmc · August 23, 2021, 4:38pm

The joystick is a generic 5v one, with two potentiometers.
Here is an example:
https://www.bing.com/aclk?ld=e8XbIGb3OslrbVz2iXDsgxhzVUCUw_3mpucXSw879mE-D67ylyDj3mSe5mGfvJkHvu0bW2mHbWX4TMeGQiTPm4-lTjqZHnv3bgJWOe7z7JnLchr9zao3mSmVAlTQvpHylvNdcMMbg_uE-ezkVg4QNDmwbTFl-j-wKUNrbcCslZVVEflAGSrF3xXN8biHTizjOree-IOA&u=aHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZ3d3cuZWJheS5jby51ayUyZml0bSUyZjIyNDA2NTQzNzc3OSUzZmNobiUzZHBzJTI2bm9yb3ZlciUzZDElMjZta2V2dCUzZDElMjZta3JpZCUzZDcxMDE1MzMxNjUyNzQ1NzglMjZta2NpZCUzZDIlMjZpdGVtaWQlM2QyMjQwNjU0Mzc3NzklMjZ0YXJnZXRpZCUzZDQ1ODQ4MjYwNTU2Mzc0NTYlMjZkZXZpY2UlM2RjJTI2bWt0eXBlJTNkJTI2Z29vZ2xlbG9jJTNkJTI2cG9pJTNkJTI2Y2FtcGFpZ25pZCUzZDQxMjM1NDU0NiUyNm1rZ3JvdXBpZCUzZDEyOTk2MjMwNDEwMjM4NzYlMjZybHNhdGFyZ2V0JTNkcGxhLTQ1ODQ4MjYwNTU2Mzc0NTYlMjZhYmNJZCUzZDkzMDA1NDElMjZtZXJjaGFudGlkJTNkODc3NzklMjZtc2Nsa2lkJTNkNWY0NDE2MWVlMTA1MTcxYmM3MDk3NzNkMmZmOWM1ZWY&rlid=5f44161ee105171bc709773d2ff9c5ef&ntb=1

groundFungus · August 23, 2021, 4:51pm

That joystick uses potentiometers. It is not a strictly 5V device though it is marked as such. Just connect your 3.3V to the 5V pin, ground to ground, Vrx and Vry to analog inputs.

little joystick

0.1uF caps from Vrx and Vry to ground will help to filter noise and make the readings more steady.

abdullahmc · August 25, 2021, 5:14pm

Thank you.
I will try that.

system · December 23, 2021, 5:14pm

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