In this video I'll be showing you how you can control the contrast and the back light brightness of a 1602 LCD display with just the Arduino. The contrast is typically adjusted with a variable ...

Building a DIY Arduino game controller requires specific hardware components. The table below lists all the components required to build the Arduino Uno game controller project. These components are ...

Those of us who grew up in the '80s and early '90s remember the legendary joystick controller, the Quickshot II. The hulking brute of a controller came with many new features at the time, including ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Quickshot II first launched in the early ‘80s but is back with extra buttons and a USB upgrade. The ...

A recreation of the most popular joystick on 8-bit and 16-bit home computers will be out soon, from the people that brought you The A500 Mini. Your rarely hear the term joystick anymore, outside of ...

Arduino UNO SPE Shield adds Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) and RS485 to Arduino UNO and compatible boards, notably the Arduino UNO R4, via a Microchip LAN8651 SPE controller. Single Pair Ethernet relies ...

The Xbox Adaptive Joystick has officially launched, giving users a new accessibility option for playing games. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Nintendo Wii's nunchuck controller, the Xbox ...

Designed for players with limited mobility, the joystick can now be purchased through Microsoft’s online store. Designed for players with limited mobility, the joystick can now be purchased through ...

We have to hand it to Atari for keeping it simple but functional early on. A lot of competing consoles around now tried to get crazy with controllers, adding things like number pads and spinning dials ...