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UnoJoy gamepad

Discussion in 'Electronic and hardware generally' started by Dusko Dogandzic, Oct 16, 2015.

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    Dusko Dogandzic New Member

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    Has anyone tried using arduino as game controller instead of scraping some old game pad?
    https://code.google.com/p/unojoy/wiki/GettingStarted
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    My Motion Simulator:
    DC motor, Arduino
    I've tried it. It works very well.
    There are better options avalible, but if the specs are right you can use it. I also flashed the arduino back to use it as arduino. It worked also and was very easy.
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    well my idea is to enable 3 axis and use it as a pedals for clutch/brake/accel arduino is pretty cheep 2e from china potentiometers cost more then arduino. For what did u use it? @tombo
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    i did what you are trying, one tip to help you not get insane... when you test your pots connected to the analog ports of arduino, always connect all the 3 or 4 pots you will use, if you test connecting only one pot, you will move all the axis at once and it will drive you crazy... i asked for help at their forum and nobody answered.... so those are my two cents.

    best regards
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    My Motion Simulator:
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    I only used it for testing purpose of Diy Hardware. The resolution you can get is not very good.
    Better get a Teensy but will cost more.
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    resolution wise i think its not that important because my current one logitech momo has only 8 bit resolution which is 0-255 arduino can handle up to 0-1023. i think its better to invest in higher quality pots then in teensy (tho i like it and i think i will get one but for some other project)

    some reference:
    logitech momo: 8 bit
    logitech g25: 8 bit
    fanatec v2 clubsport: 10 bit
    fanatec v3 clubsport: 12 bit
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