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Re: Analog Joystick Schematic

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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
The thumbwheel (not a wheel at all, but a very tiny joystick itself) is just another analog input (I think there's also a fourth one in the spec), but through clever selection of resistor values, more than one direction can be sensed at a time (i.e., two switches closed)
Just to clarify, on the old CH Products Flightstick there was a small "throttle" wheel to the left of the base of the joystick. The "Wheel" name is simply legacy nomenclature for what is now the "POV hat" on the 2004+ kit joysticks.