Joystick Shield for Arduino

The Joystick Shield mounts onto an Arduino or compatible microcontroller to provide a joystick with push buttons.

The two-axis analog joystick features a classic video game action. There are four large round buttons and two small ones. The joystick itself can be pressed for a total of seven buttons.

This shield could be used to build a controller for your robot, game or other project. It would be a great UI User Interface for an Arduino based wireless remote control project.

Usage

The momentary push buttons are attached to Arduino digital inputs D3- D9 and read as a logic low when pressed and high when not pressed. The vertical joystick axis is read as a voltage on analog input A1 and the horizontal axis as a voltage on analog input A0.

Hardware Details

Pin Assignments

Pin	Type	Description
D3	Digital	Small Push Button E
D4	Digital	Small Push Button D
D5	Digital	Joystick Push Button C
D6	Digital	Large Push Button B
D7	Digital	Large Push Button A
D8	Digital	Large Push Button F
D9	Digital	Large Push Button G
A0	Analog	Joystick Horizontal X Axis
A1	Analog	Joystick Vertical Y Axis

References

• Schematic
• Datasheet

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