Gimbal Joystick with Adapter

The Quad-Bearing Gimbal Joystick is a high-quality, two-axis human input device. It is useful for sending continuously-variable settings, such as position, direction, or throttle values to a connected microcontroller. 

The joystick has a spring return on one axis to keep it centered, and detents on the other to hold its position.  The detent strength and shaft length are adjustable, for a customized action and feel.  It interfaces readily with analog-to-digital converters as well as simple RC timing circuits. The included adapter kit provides a connection option to breadboards or thru-hole boards with 0.1" spacing (simple soldering required).

Key Features:

• 5 k-ohm linear-taper potentiometer on each axis provides even resistance transitions without skips
• Ball-bearing action on both axes make for silky-smooth, jitter-free operation
• Selectable spring return-to-center on vertical axis for rudder-type or throttle-type inputs
• Selectable detents and/or friction on vertical axis to hold joystick in place when not being manually held

Application Ideas:

• Game controller
• Remote control for robotics
• Manual control for interactive displays

Note: Simple soldering is required to assemble the optional adapter board.