From 2871e479fc40a65af4e02d5b0350ebe6b84ce453 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josefine Hansson <66409231+jhansson-ard@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:44:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Updated instructions to tutorial --- .../JoystickMouseControl.md | 20 ++++++------------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md b/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md index 9a5d012383..94f0424855 100644 --- a/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md +++ b/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md @@ -9,28 +9,25 @@ tags: - Joystick --- -Using the Mouse library, you can controls a computer's onscreen cursor with an Arduino Leonardo, Micro, or Due. This particular example uses a pushbutton to turn on and off mouse control with a joystick. +Using the Mouse library, you can control a computer's onscreen cursor with an Arduino Leonardo, Micro, or Due. This particular example uses a pushbutton to turn on and off mouse control with a joystick. -Cursor movement from the Arduino is always relative. So every time the analog input is read, the cursor's position is updated relative to it's current position. +Cursor movement from the Arduino is always relative. So every time the analog input is read, the cursor's position is updated relative to its current position. -Two analog inputs ranging from 0 to 1023 are translated to ranges of -12 to 12. The sketch assumes that the joystick resting values are around the middle of the range, but that they vary within a threshold. +Two analog inputs ranging from 0 to 1023 are translated to ranges of -12 to 12. The sketch assumes that the joystick resting values are around the middle of the range, but that they vary within a threshold. The pushbutton allows you to toggle mouse control on and off. As an option you may connect a status LED to pin 5 that lights upwhen the Arduino is controlling the mouse. A second pushbutton may be connected with another 10k ohm pulldown (to GND) resistor to D3 to act as the left click of the mouse. -**NB: When you use the Mouse.move() command, the Arduino takes over your computer's cursor! To insure you don't lose control of your computer while running a sketch with this function, make sure to set up a controller before you call Mouse.move(). This sketch includes a pushbutton to toggle the mouse control state, so you can turn on and off mouse control.** +***Note: If you want to add the LED or the extra pushbutton, please follow the guidelines for the [LED circuit](./basics/Blink) and the [button circuit](./digital/Button).*** + +***Note: When you use the `Mouse.move()` command, the Arduino takes over your computer's cursor! To insure you don't lose control of your computer while running a sketch with this function, make sure to set up a controller before you call `Mouse.move()`. This sketch includes a pushbutton to toggle the mouse control state, so you can turn on and off mouse control.*** ### Hardware Required - Arduino Leonardo, Micro, or Due board - - 2 axis joystick - - momentary pushbutton (possibly integrated in the joystick) - - LED - - 220 ohm resistor - - 10k ohm resistor (if needed as pulldown) ### Circuit @@ -39,13 +36,10 @@ Connect your Leonardo board to your computer with a micro-USB cable. The pushbut ![](assets/circuit.png) - - ### Schematic ![](assets/schematic.png) - ### Code @@ -55,5 +49,3 @@ Connect your Leonardo board to your computer with a micro-USB cable. The pushbut You can find more basic tutorials in the [built-in examples](/built-in-examples) section. You can also explore the [language reference](https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/), a detailed collection of the Arduino programming language. - -*Last revision 2015/07/29 by SM* \ No newline at end of file From 3326e00b276e306831dc1458b3fcd043fc16adf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: marqdevx Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 10:24:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix links --- .../09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md b/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md index 94f0424855..f5a361ea3b 100644 --- a/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md +++ b/content/built-in-examples/09.usb/JoystickMouseControl/JoystickMouseControl.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Two analog inputs ranging from 0 to 1023 are translated to ranges of -12 to 12. The pushbutton allows you to toggle mouse control on and off. As an option you may connect a status LED to pin 5 that lights upwhen the Arduino is controlling the mouse. A second pushbutton may be connected with another 10k ohm pulldown (to GND) resistor to D3 to act as the left click of the mouse. -***Note: If you want to add the LED or the extra pushbutton, please follow the guidelines for the [LED circuit](./basics/Blink) and the [button circuit](./digital/Button).*** +***Note: If you want to add the LED or the extra pushbutton, please follow the guidelines for the [LED circuit](../basics/Blink) and the [button circuit](../digital/Button).*** ***Note: When you use the `Mouse.move()` command, the Arduino takes over your computer's cursor! To insure you don't lose control of your computer while running a sketch with this function, make sure to set up a controller before you call `Mouse.move()`. This sketch includes a pushbutton to toggle the mouse control state, so you can turn on and off mouse control.***