How To Build An Arduino Joystick Mouse

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How To Build An Arduino Joystick Mouse

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In this video, we'll use the Arduino Leonardo-compatible Adafruit ATmega32u4 Featherboard to build a joystick-style mouse that can be used with any USB-equipped computer. This will be built into Project Xyberpunk to replace the Trackpoint-style mouse module in the original design.

Here's the code, for those of you following along at home:

//*****************************************************
//Project Xyberpunk v1.0
//Joystick mouse module
//Feb 15, 2019
//
//CC-BY-SA
//Includes some public domain code by David A Mellis & Tom Igoe
//(I know I don't have to give credit, but I like to when I can)
//
//Matthew Eargle
//Element14 Presents
//element14.com/presents
//AirborneSurfer Productions
//airbornesurfer.com
//
//*****************************************************
#include <Mouse.h>

const int leftButton = 10;
const int rightButton = 11;
const int xPin = A0;
const int yPin = A1;

int xValue = 0;         // the sensor value
int xMin = 1023;        // minimum sensor value
int xMax = 0;           // maximum sensor value
int yValue = 0;
int yMin = 1023;
int yMax = 0;

//Refresh rate between polling intervals, lower is smoother movement
#define REFRESH_RATE 1
static unsigned long lastRefresh = 0;

void setup()
{

  Serial.begin(115200);
  pinMode(leftButton, INPUT);
  pinMode(rightButton, INPUT);
  // turn on LED to signal the start of the calibration period:
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(13, HIGH);

  // calibrate during the first five seconds
  while (millis() < 5000) {
    xValue = analogRead(xPin);
    yValue = analogRead(yPin);

    // record the maximum sensor value
    if (xValue > xMax) {
      xMax = xValue;
    }
    if (yValue > yMax) {
      yMax = yValue;
    }

    // record the minimum sensor value
    if (xValue < xMin) {
      xMin = xValue;
    }
    if (yValue < yMin) {
      yMin = yValue;
    }
  }
  // signal the end of the calibration period
  digitalWrite(13, LOW);
  
  Mouse.begin();

}

void loop()
{
  digitalWrite(leftButton, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(rightButton, HIGH);

  int leftClick = digitalRead(leftButton);
  int rightClick = digitalRead(rightButton);

  // left click:
  if (leftClick == LOW) {
    // if the mouse is not pressed, press it:
    if (!Mouse.isPressed(MOUSE_LEFT)) {
      Mouse.press(MOUSE_LEFT);
    }
  }
  // else the mouse button is not pressed:
  else {
    // if the mouse is pressed, release it:
    if (Mouse.isPressed(MOUSE_LEFT)) {
      Mouse.release(MOUSE_LEFT);
    }
  }
  // right click:
  if (rightClick == LOW) {
    // if the mouse is not pressed, press it:
    if (!Mouse.isPressed(MOUSE_RIGHT)) {
      Mouse.press(MOUSE_RIGHT);
    }
  }
  // else the mouse button is not pressed:
  else {
    // if the mouse is pressed, release it:
    if (Mouse.isPressed(MOUSE_RIGHT)) {
      Mouse.release(MOUSE_RIGHT);
    }
  }

  if ((lastRefresh + REFRESH_RATE) < millis())
  {
    moveMouse();

    lastRefresh = millis();
  }
}

void moveMouse()
{
  int xValue = analogRead(A1);
  int yValue = analogRead(A0);
  int xMove = (((xValue) - 512) / 50);
  int yMove = ((-1*((yValue) - 512) / 50));
  Serial.print("X: ");
  Serial.print(xMove);
  Serial.print(", Y: ");
  Serial.print(yMove);
  Mouse.move(xMove, yMove, 0);
  Serial.println();
}