Joystick

Ezsynn

I'm trying to make a joystick controller with a Memsic 2125 tilt sensor. How do you make a joy stick?

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SRLM

I'm guessing here, but most joysticks use potentiometers, not accelerometers. As for making one, you can design it any way you think best.

Ezsynn

SRLM said...
I'm guessing here, but most joysticks use potentiometers, not accelerometers. As for making one, you can design it any way you think best.

It's the tilt sensing function I'm trying to utilise

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Ezsynn

eod_punk said...
Have you tried looking at this thread as an example?
http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=6&m=61251

Yes I did, I'm trying to Improve it buy having the Sensor Tilt, But not the board.

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pdiefend

I may be over simplifying this, but can't you use a commerical joy stick, and just use the variable resistors with the RCTIME instruction, instead of the tilt sensor.· This is much easier unless you need to use the tilt sensor for your project.

Just use:

' {$STAMP BS2}
' {$PBASIC 2.5}

X··· VAR·· Word

HIGH 0
PAUSE 1
RCTIME 0,1,X

X will give you the time in miliseconds needed to charge/discharge the capacitor, then set this varible equal to the nuetral point of the joystick. (+/- some)· There is a Nuts and Volts article (# 15) that helps explain the use of this command better.


P.S. I'm new to using the forum, but I have been programming for a while.· I apoligize·if I·insulted anyone with this.

Philip D.