Thumbstick for PC Gaming - using an Arduino UNO!! (*PC Gaming Joystick*)

[@vojta2519]

Super useful tutorial! exactly what I was looking for.

[@ballamoto]

Thank you! Glad you found it useful 👍

[@joachimdeklerck244]

me too!

[@scotty1armpimpin]

as a disabled gamer this is exactly what i needed. having issues editing the code not sure what to edit or what to type- if you have any type of overview i’d appreciate it!

[@White1nsane]

This could work for most ARPG, Hack&Slash, MOBA's, any bird perspective game like hades. Like razer tartarus keyboard but with a thumbstick for movement, brilliant

[@KinkajouJL]

Por fin alguien hace un video de algo que llevó pensando meses

[@domantlen6231]

I have 2 x Saitek PZ31a units. I bought them about 8 years ago and cant imagine to use keyboard for any game with WASD movement. But anyway - this is also a great concept. Not perfect, because keyboard is not programmable but still far better than using so much fingers (3) only for movement.

[@ballamoto]

Those look great! Yep, WASD just seems so cumbersome, and yet the whole benefit to pc gaming is supposed to having more versatility. As weird as it sounds, I feel less claustrophobic in fps games with the joystick as I'm not fumbling around panic pressing keys while trying to escape! 😂 You can just gesture in the direction without thinking. Love it

[@Vlad-mb8hs]

Alright if anyone has problems with the joystick and bu problems i mean, always being at max value when is actually not all you have to do is this : Go to Arduino code and scroll all the way down where it displays the values and change xc and yc together basicall yc is fist and xc is second. Now second thing to do is: Go to your Arduino and change A0 and A1 together. Last step is to go into the python script and scroll all the qay down to where it reads the data. There you have to change dx to number 3 and dy to number 1 that should fix it. Hope it helped!

[@midnight8031]

The JSButton is still pressed, did you find a fix?

[@rocketcityastro]

good job you turned an analog joystick into a digital D-pad

[@pq3667]

Xd

[@maxmustermann2596]

I always considered fixing some retro-style controllers with joysticks, which were broken from the factory. Now, I would consider just ripping out the electronics and replacing them with a new board. Maybe a calibration function if I really don't find some N64-style joystick that actually works.

[@omerhalitipekci2256]

wow, i recently made a keyboard with leonardo and joystick shield. im using it to play 8 bit games but this is awesome!

[@gravnine]

I wish there was a way to do an analogue version, would like to use this for racing games.

[@4Fluffin]

There is

[@iam.damian]

@@4Fluffin could you provide a link?

[@4Fluffin]

@@iam.damian kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnrSqYeFdr2Ib9U The approach to make it analogue is to use vJoy, a controller emulator, and using the python module PyvJoy to control it. To make it work with games that only support XBox, you have to use an XBox controller emulator on top of it.

[@mac-cygwin6264]

the python terminal says module serial has no attribute serial

[@supdarlintakemeoutyodinner1033]

this is a little late but just type "pip install pyserial" in the terminal and if that shows an error do "pip uninstall pyserial" and then "pip install pyserial" dont change the code tho and it should work

[@maxmeyer5693]

great tutorial

[@DIABULUSKIRA]

You got new subscriber first because of playing Metro Exodus second because this was useful 😁

[@ballamoto]

Ha! Thanks mate! 👍

[@ronyrubenspaulajosefiano1681]

This will help me so much, with my project.

[@bob2_]

I was looking for this, thanks.

[@midnight8031]

Does anyone understand why the JSButton wont stop being pressed?

[@Goofyahhguy124]

idk i have the same problem

[@xth3x]

The python code wasn't running while I had arduino open, so if you have a permission error , run the python code with arduino closed.

[@TeddyMonacelli]

I really appreciate how thorough this is. I will have to give this a try. Did you ever upload any different 3d printed enclosures?

[@Dex1kFN]

do you have any idea of how to make it so its not like the keyboard arrow buttons but as an actual controller thumb stick?

[@oneoffartist]

not sure why, but this python code is NOT staying open, no matter what i do. ive added it to my PATH, edited it and added "input()" and other variations of the input function, including "atexit" functions... i literally had a thumbstick running on this code a few weeks ago. im not sure whats happening but im actually about to give up.

[@AhnafDayan]

same man it works for sometime and then just closes by its own

[@Rudra-hg2hv]

It shows "NameError: name 'serial' is not defined" when i try to run the python program ,some help please

[@xth3x]

Close all apps restart computer, then run python code without opening arduino, worked for me

[@jarcdday]

if not fully analog but you wouldn't notice?? xD is right there on the code man, right there, you can manage the analog values to make it more precise...

[@ballamoto]

Thanks, I know I could if tried but I'm really not that great with code, I only learned enough to do this and it's my first project 😅 And as I'm just using it to map to the WASD keys, or up/down/left/right, the analogue bit doesn't matter too much. Might give it a try in the future though!

[@ballamoto]

@René Descartes yeah I was worried about that too. That's the reason for choosing key maps in the first place, as opposed to fully variable analogue values. That and I wouldn't know where to start with the coding. Would be easy with an Arduino micro or Leonardo as they're seen as game controllers! I just happened to have the UNO lying around

[@laspermf8408]

When I want to open the program, it opens for a moment and then closes automatically

[@Hey-Malo]

God! TY

[@andressazo8033]

Se puede simular al mismo tiempo teclas del teclado con switchs perdona

[@finnmcdonald3871]

very epic thxxx 10/10 very clear

[@nathanfenoseff7751]

I'm on COM3 and the code does not work for me, but in the arduino app I don't see anywhere to edit the COM4 to a COM3

[@Goofyahhguy124]

hey for some reason it works just not the Jsbutton

[@chandanianjalika6798]

can you please tell how to do it with a funduino board.I was trying to to it nearly 2 years but it didn't at a single time..

[@Griffon77]

Does anyone know if there is a version for console player that use kbm

[@GoldenZeroTools]

The serial monitor is working but it's not working in the games

[@BloxyMind]

i keep getting the error Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\BloxyMind\downloads\Joystickctrl.py", line 4, in arduino = serial.Serial('COM3', 115200, timeout=.1) #serial input from arduino. change COM port to wherever your arduino is connected ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AttributeError: module 'serial' has no attribute 'Serial' can someone plz help me

[@beckham2637]

I get it too, I cannot find anything about this

[@dudkipl2802]

hey. i get an output on the serial monitor of the arduino software but nothing happens when the python script is running. could you help me here?

[@baddanerachid8909]

thank you so much for that it suprisingly worked bruh

[@ImethFernando]

Hi this is really great, but I think there is something wrong because the serial monitor says the value of the button press is set to 1 and it will just stay that way even if I press the button. Please say if I did something wrong with the code. Thanks

[@martinmengh]

thank you for good project ... very useful... but audio is extremely low, almost impossible to hear what you are saying and difficult to follow

[@andymouse]

Nice !....cheers.

[@JoreRAFD22]

I have bugs in Python that I'm not sure I can solve, could you please upload the project?

[@giannisigona5830]

Does this work for more buttons and another joystick

[@armanrath]

when i run the program it writes ⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮ in the serial monitor for infinite times. Please help me to fix this problem..

[@kenzo_hi8904]

me too I'm trying to Fieger it out

[@nihaalsinghbajwa7240]

I solved it... in the serial monitor, put baud to `115200 and other to no line ending. dont worry, ur code is working perfectly fine, your display settings were out of order :D

[@unityfrag9275]

try changing Serial.begin(115200) to Serial.begin(9200) under void setup

[@barryfartworkout]

The joystick button is pressed all the time and does not stop...can anyone help to fix please??

[@midnight8031]

did you find a fix?

[@barryfartworkout]

@@midnight8031 nope

[@panteliskos2724]

button always pressed in can i get sum help?

[@seiboldtadelbertsmiter3735]

You could totally sell these I'd love one.

[@TheLonghairedBomber]

Or you build one yourself

[@krajeq]

@@TheLonghairedBomber yeah lol thats the point

[@Webbsy]

Hi balla, is it possible to map/translate the analogue signal to a digital one and have a button to toggle between the 2 signals?

[@bmsgb]

bro from where should buy all the components lmk

[@rival3dddd]

Man this is so awesome! I'm trying to do something similar-- maybe you'll have an idea of what I need to do. I want to decouple freelook from the usual Alt + Mouse to function exactly as yours does. Do you think this is possible due to the limitations of how freelook is bound in most FPS games? Thanks and great video!

[@ballamoto]

Hey, thanks a lot, I really appreciate it! Unfortunately I really don't know about mapping the mouse functions!

[@ifstory]

I thought an Aruduino uno could not work - had to use a Leonardo...what am I missing?

[@4Fluffin]

Uno cannot do keyboard inputs, but using python you can read the serial monitor from the Arduino and send keyboard inputs.

[@qubek9116]

something is rly wrong in arduino code idk how to fix it but you should try

[@nathanfenoseff7751]

not working for me either

[@Leafyfpv]

Props! simple print haha

[@saheetmewhos655]

Hey, When i upload the code to the arduino , i check the serial monitor to work but what i see it's the joystick button that keep on pressing ?

[@SLNMX]

same problem, keep pressing up

[@GLXKK19]

Hello there, I have a small question about the actual button press unit of the code. Ive fiddled a bit with it, such as setting it to check if the input was LOW instead of HIGH, but my serial monitor permanently has the value of the button press set to 1. even when I press the joystick, nothing happens. If anyone has any solution for this, please leave a reply. Thanks :)

[@tmpace9]

I add to switch the digital pin on my board for it to work.

[@BishMigga]

@BallaMOTO arduino has keyboard.write functions, where we could simply tell the computer directly the keyboard value we wish to press. would this not make the python step not necessary?

[@4Fluffin]

The Arduino Uno board does not support those keyboard functions, this is a workaround

[@braingadget1091]

bro can we play flight simulator with this and how please and also i want to make it please help

[@ballamoto]

If it takes a keyress as an input, this will work. The video basically explains all of my knowledge on it, so that's about as much help as I can offer I'm afraid!

[@vnandkishore]

there is a glitch on my side

[@aryanteaches4063]

My access is dined can you help me

[@DNF07]

Hello plz send me the link of the connector

[@DNF07]

Hey

[@doom_day4398]

Hey! Complete beginner here! How should i edit this code to get second joystick also in it? i have arduino ide code rdy, but how can i read second joystick values with python?

[@4Fluffin]

You'll want to read the value of the 2nd joystick by isolating them, can be done the same way as the first joystick, or any other way. Then use that to send some keyboard input for each idk if that made sense

[@habismuhammed2021]

If I don't do anything with my joystick, then what values should I get? I got: 0,0,0 and sometimes it flickers to 0,1,0

[@4Fluffin]

You might have to change the range of values for the joystick in Arduino, or it might be the joystick itself misreading

[@midnight8031]

Did you find a fix to the JSButton being constantly pressed?

[@dihinduhesara6471]

dude, i get changing values from serial monitor even not touching the JOYSTICK MODULE. please help me ASAP

[@midnight8031]

did you find a fix?

[@dihinduhesara6471]

@@midnight8031 Nope

[@porter8665]

The joystick is always going left for some reason even when i dont push anything. Please help. Thanks!

[@iimacias5354]

Have you found the solution?

[@o242oTanKo242o]

having this issue too. any luck sorting it out?

[@josepablovasro]

Maybe your joystick has a neutral value bigger than the limit set in the Arduino code. So try printing the "y" and "x" values in the serial monitor to check that. And based on that you just have to change the IF part that goes like if (x < - 10) and else if (x >10) (in this case is x but it can be y) and replace the 10. The new limit depends on what you found in the serial monitor, so you can change it to -30 and 30 or someting like that.

[@pixva123]

Is it possible to assign keyboard buttons to pressing the joystick on the -y + y axis and on -x + x (axes -y = A + y = D -x = W + x = S? to use this joystick for a pc?

[@user-cl9ke4df2w]

metro exodus is peak

[@alkalineacid2273]

When I run the python program in pycharm I get the message "Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:/Apps and stuff/Python/pycharm/PyCharm Community Edition 2021.1.2/my projects/JoystickP3.py", line 2, in import pydirectinput ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pydirectinput'" I've downloaded the pydirectinput and pyserial packages through cmd as administrator and I have the latest pip version. Idk how to fix this could someone help plz

[@SmaRderk]

install pydirectinput

[@duckowithahat8182]

@@SmaRderk how like i did the pip install serial thing but i get the same error

[@SoggyBiscuits1000]

hi there, i found this as i was looking for something to replace my tartarus v2. the tartarus vs is fine but does have an issue where my character will start wondering off in one direction. from the research i have done i believe its down to the software , i do have quite a few key binds through the synapse software and not sure if there is anything that would work with it. soooooooooo i was looking for a thumb stick for pc! lol. i like the look of this but it does look like your thumb had a lot of travel. could i use another thumb stick?

[@ballamoto]

I think you could probably use any compatible thumbstick (with 4 digital outputs). But also you could try some different mounting positions too. My hands are pretty small so I probably make it look worse than it is! 😂

[@SoggyBiscuits1000]

@@ballamoto thanks for your reply. ill see if i can find one as im eager to make this

[@tonyhowes7339]

I found this page for EXACTLY the same reasons with my tartarusv2.

[@neosporim5389]

when I start monitoring , do I have an infinite ???????????????? What did I do wrong?

[@mr.ardinomars983]

same

[@Goofyahhguy124]

for real@@mr.ardinomars983

[@xth3x]

@@mr.ardinomars983 Little late lol , but change the baud count on the serial monitor to 115200

[@mr.ardinomars983]

@@xth3x thank you 🙏

[@nandinigaddamwar1919]

I am not getting the code can anyone provide it to me

[@alkalineacid2273]

Yeah the python code says it can cause harm to computer which is usually what it says for virus files could someone explain this to me or copy paste the code here

[@dewides]

Tkank you! Can I modify the code a bit, so I can use different buttons and stuff?

[@Suboptimaltraining]

would there be a way to program it into full 360 movement with this board

[@Lensfort]

Why didn't you just skip the python and serial completely and use the arduino keyboard library?

[@ballamoto]

Don't think that works on the UNO. But if it does, go for it! I'm by no means the expert.

[@Lensfort]

@@ballamoto I think you're right. Sorry. I was thinking of the Leonardo/Nano.

[@panteliskos2724]

@@Lensfort any chance you can provide the solution u proposed? i have a nano and it would be grate if i skipped the python step

[@Vlad-mb8hs]

How do you actually make the game recognize it ?

[@4Fluffin]

This makes the joystick set to the arrow keys, so you'll have to bind the arrow keys in a game, or change what the joystick sends to for example WASD

[@Vlad-mb8hs]

@@4Fluffin Yes it did work in some games but in others like Valorant or TF2 it didn't work

[@artisticyeti22]

can i use it to play DCS world as a controller of the Jet?

[@ballamoto]

I'm sorry I wouldn't know for sure. But if it's able to be mapped/controlled by a keypress, then yes, should work

[@artisticyeti22]

@@ballamoto My serial port keeps converting the third value from 0 to 1 then again to 0 and its a loop, even if i havent pressed anything. When I press the button it stays on 1 but when not pressed it switches between 1 and 0 . Please help

[@midnight8031]

@@artisticyeti22 did you find a fix?

[@Dip-to-12119]

I want the code😢😢

[@E-smok]

Could I pay to make me one

[@mac-cygwin6264]

can you tell the pins. my joystick is not like yours

[@mac-cygwin6264]

my joystik has gnd,5v,vrx,vry and sw

[@ballamoto]

@@mac-cygwin6264 that's exactly the same as this joystick?

[@mac-cygwin6264]

@@ballamoto after uploading codes the joystick goes in random directions

[@ballamoto]

@@mac-cygwin6264 random, or the opposite to what it is meant to? Try swapping the directions for V and Y, or the number that corresponds to up/down, left/right 👍

[@mac-cygwin6264]

@@ballamoto when i slide my joystick to left, the things goes up or dowm

[@aeQuator]

some games will ban for something like this. they'll detect it as cheat..

[@ballamoto]

It's highly unlikely. Many people use similar setups (there's one on sale which works in much the same way, used by some "high level" gamers). You're allowed to use custom keypads with macros/custom key presses etc. Also, this is seen by the computer directly as a keypress, and then fed into the game. So I really don't think it'll be an issue. I'll definitely report back if that happens though!

[@aeQuator]

@@ballamoto a friend of mine does python scripting, he got banned in lol and some other steam game. For using 3rd party programs. This rly is a cool keyboard but i would use it with care. They don't ask what's running the just see script an ban

[@ballamoto]

@@aeQuator fair enough! Well thank you for the heads up. I'll definitely keep an eye out and do some more research on it.

[@ballamoto]

I know that LoL and similar games are watched like a hawk due to their popularity and competition. I hope its more to do with that, and the fact that people use multiboxing software etc. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

[@rastanator-]

@@aeQuator python is a programing lang to make powerfull soft-true... . Arduinio is firmware based programming where you flash to memory to run on

[@vicaya6141]

I do not have acces to a Arduino Uno, could a nano work?

[@ballamoto]

I believe a nano would be even easier! I think they can be programmed as a PC controller without most of the programming here

[@bobbob-vw1yw]

hi I loved the video but when i went to thingiverse the code was not there

[@ballamoto]

It's all there under the Thing Files 👍

[@ayyankashif7932]

pagal

[@mhsucio6830]

Can you pleasee PLEASE provide me your code? I just need the joystick to work on my PC and thats it.

[@aztech1298]

Dear everyone in the comment section who has not found a fix for the joystick button. I have also not found an "easy fix" like changing a value from low to high but I have tinkered with the code for the Arduino so that the button works, here it is below: const int JoyStick_pin = 8; //plug Joystick 'Button' into pin 8 const int X_pin = A0; //plug joystick X direction into pin A0 const int Y_pin = A1; //plug joystick Y direction into pin A1 int xc; int yc; int JSButton; #include ezButton button(JoyStick_pin); void setup() { // for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) { // pinMode(JoyStick_pin, INPUT); button.setDebounceTime(50); Serial.begin(115200); } void loop() { button.loop(); int x = analogRead(X_pin) - 517; //read x direction value and -517 to bring back to around 0 int y = analogRead(Y_pin) - 512; //read y direction value and -512 to bring back to around 0 if (x 10) { xc = 2; } else { xc = 1; } if (y 10) { yc = 2; } else { yc = 1; } int buttonstates = 0; buttonstates = button.getState(); //int buttonStates = 0; //set starting value of Joystick button //buttonStates |= ((digitalRead(JoyStick_pin) == LOW) ? 1 : 0) S1,1,0 Serial.print(xc); Serial.print(","); Serial.print(yc); Serial.print(","); Serial.println((buttonstates)); delay(40); } to make this work you will need to install the "ezbutton" library for the Arduino by going to tools > library manager then searching for it and installing it like that. this should make the button 0 when presses and 1 when not pressed in the serial monitor. after you must go to the python code and change the: if z = 1. to: if z = 0 and it should work. other than that thanks for the tutorial BallaMoto my brother likes his new gadget (:

[@santinocecconi2517]

Thanks Bro, You were the only one with a solution to that problem.

[@DaMu24]

The software solution is lousy. You're using the Joystick library to read in analog values but don't do anything meaningful with it. May as well be reading raw voltage readings. The added Python executable is an unnecessary added step, all it does is looks for an Arduino on the COM port and then reads Serial communication. But you don't need Serial communication to another program if Windows can talk to the Arduino fine. Check the documentation of the Joystick library instead of stealing and butchering code from another user.

[@ballamoto]

Worked for me 🤷‍♂️ Go make a video to help others then 👍😂

[@mhsucio6830]

Seriously, youre the type of person to cry about a video, then provide no help to anyone else without charging them. You are the real POS here.