Hi,
I don't know electronic, but I have been reading a bit about it recently to make a very particular joystick I intend to use in my experiments. And I see 2 choices : getting my fingers dirty with a PIC, or using your product: a more confortable alternative.
I would need to measure, like in a normal joystick the left-right direction using a pot or 2 switches. Your doc is clear on the subject and that's fine.
Now, I am interested in replacing the pot sensing forward-backward position of a joystick and the throttle by a sensor measuring the speed of a rotating device. The device cannot rotate backward. So the backward function would just never be activated. I want to be able to use a hall effect or a reflective sensor that would measure this rotation speed and translate it to a 'forward' and also measure a 'throttle' as in classic flight simulator or driving devices. Would that be possible using the joywarrior ? If so, what would be the way to proceed ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Using a Hall-effect or a reflective sensor as 'forward'
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Using a Hall-effect or a reflective sensor as 'forward'
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try doing some research on frequency to voltage converters. I think it is possible
Basically, you can use your hall sensors to generate a frequency of a spining disc. Feed this into the frequency to voltage converter calibrated with a range from 0-5 volts and then just feed it into the analog inputs of the joy worrio circuit.
Basically, you can use your hall sensors to generate a frequency of a spining disc. Feed this into the frequency to voltage converter calibrated with a range from 0-5 volts and then just feed it into the analog inputs of the joy worrio circuit.