Adafruit 2 Axis Analog Thumb Joystick with Select Button and Breakout Board
Product ID: 407523027
Details
- BrandAdafruit
- Model NameAdafruit Thumb
- Compatible DevicesSony Portable
- Controller TypeJoystick
- Connectivity TechnologyUSB
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Adafruit Analog 2-Axis Thumb Joystick with Select Button and Breakout Board makes it easy to mount a PSP/Xbox-like thumb joystick to your project. The thumbstick is an analog joystick - more accurate and sensitive than just 'directional' joysticks - with a 'press in to select' button. Since it's analog, you'll need 2 analog reading pins on your microcontroller to determine X and Y. Having an extra digital input will let you read the switch. The pack comes in three parts - the joystick itself, a soft-touch rubber 'hat' and a nicely designed breakout board. You can attach the joystick to a panel easily - every other breakout. A 5 pin 0.1 inches spaced header makes it easy to connect either in a perfboard/breadboard setting or free wiring. You'll need to solder the joystick into the PCB using a soldering iron and solder, but its very simple and will only take a minute. Review: Extremely Simple to Use - Amazed me how easy it was to use. Was able to get it working in under an hour or two for my university project, which was to make a simple 2D video game. Would recommend for similar projects. Review: Great value - At £7.42, this is fantasticand works just as expected with an ATtiny85. Only using it for full left/right/up/down movements and pressing the switch down. Works fine for that, although I could see detecting fine movements might not be so reliable. Actually mounting the switch into a box could be a challenge. You need some sort of boot and don't expect a seal around the base, as the button and collar are all hard plastic.
B**U
Extremely Simple to Use
Amazed me how easy it was to use. Was able to get it working in under an hour or two for my university project, which was to make a simple 2D video game. Would recommend for similar projects.
S**B
Great value
At £7.42, this is fantasticand works just as expected with an ATtiny85. Only using it for full left/right/up/down movements and pressing the switch down. Works fine for that, although I could see detecting fine movements might not be so reliable. Actually mounting the switch into a box could be a challenge. You need some sort of boot and don't expect a seal around the base, as the button and collar are all hard plastic.
D**D
Good stick
Works as advertized, good value the circuit board is not soldered on so you can directly solder it to your own project board.
J**Y
Large deadzone
This joystick worked well, but the dead-zone in the middle was waaaaaaaaay too large for what I was trying to use it for. I would not recommend this joystick for any project where smooth continuous movement is required across the middle of the thumb-stick. I'd recommend Adafruit's mini analog joystick instead of this for that purpose.
A**R
Great Joystick for building portable games.
Joystick is works great with my Game Pi. Fun project. Arrived on time, well packaged.
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