The joystick module can be used to control the direction of a moving object. It can output the values of x- and y-coordinates to which it is pulled.

The following figure shows the ranges of the coordinates and how the directions are defined.

Real-life examples

• A game controller uses joysticks to control a character's direction of movement or field of view.
• A drone remote control uses joysticks to control the rotation direction and speed of the drone.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 24 × 36 (mm)
• Service life: 500 thousand
• Value range of the x-coordinate: –100 to +100
• Value range of the y-coordinate: -100 to +100
• Operating current: 15 mA
• Position reset precision: ±0.2 mm