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Larry, thanks for the circuit. Dana I tried about six months ago 
emailing Korg and various synth mfgs. for purchasing a joystick and 
never received an answer. The only thing that I find is the gaming 
joysticks. I'm looking for a compact one also. I'll starting looking 
again for one and if I find them I'll let you know.

Scott



--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "Dana Countryman" <dana@d...> 
wrote:
> --- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, Larry Hendry <hendrysr@y...> 
> wrote:
> > I uploaded a schematic that does what Dana described.>
> 
> 
> Thanks, Larry!
> 
> <<
>   I just hacked
> > it out by hand as that is all the time I had right at the moment.
> > 
> > I did not put the component values on there.  But, that is easy
> > enough.>>
> 
> Yeah, maybe for YOU!! For dolts like me, we need component values 
and 
> EVERYTHING spelled out. I know virtually nothing about resistor 
> values, etc. 
> 
> I poked around the internet, looking for generic pre-assembled 
> joysticks, but all I could find were Gaming joysticks with finger 
> grips. Me, I just want a simple, unadorned long pole with X and Y 
> axis. Something small too, that can just sit on the edge of my 
> keyboard.
> 
> Anyway, if it's possible to actually attach values to the various 
> components, and point in the direction of a simple, small joystick, 
> I'd be grateful....
> 
> Thanks, Larry!
> 
>  - Dana
> 
> 
>   They can vary some depending on the size of the pots in the
> > joystick you find to use.  R1 and R2 are optional if the joystick 
> pot
> > is large enough.  Dana asked for zero when the joystick returned 
to
> > center.  So, I put in trim pots to adjust that.  I put in X and Y
> > range pots so you could adjust the output.  The range of this 
> control
> > depends on the size of the other resistors selected.  The range
> > control can be omitted and set to any range by the feedback 
> resistor.
> > 
> > There are MANY ways to design a joystick circuit.  This is just 
one
> > example that is dirt simple and cost almost nothing.  Like most
> > modules, most of the money is in the mechanical parts, the PCB, 
the
> > panel, the knobs.  You can make something this small on a little 
$2
> > protoboard as a one-off.
> > 
> > Sorry for the DIY content for those not interested.  But, the
> > potential for these to become dot com format available is 
certainly 
> a
> > possibility.
> > 
> > Larry H
> > 
> > > You can access this file at the URL:
> > >
> > 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dotcomformat/files/schematics/simple-
> joystick.pdf
> > 
> > 
> > 
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