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# 3-Axis Joystick with Button

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE09576 · **Brand:** [Pimoroni](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pimoroni-australia) · **GTIN:** 769894023488
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/3-axis-joystick-with-button.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/3-axis-joystick-with-button.html.md))

This fancy analog joystick has the usual X and Y axes, but you can also rotate the knob for a third Z axis of movement - great for robotics projects!...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $48.30 (inc GST) — $43.91 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $42.15 (exc GST) · 25+ $40.84 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

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## Description

This fancy analog joystick has the usual X and Y axes, but you can also rotate the knob for a third Z axis of movement - great for robotics projects! Plus, it has a button on the top.

The X, Y and Z axes of this joystick use 10KO potentiometers and are sprung, so when released they will quickly move back to their starting position. The extra axis makes it great for [piloting robots precisely](https://twitter.com/NeaveEng/status/1513872802847285248) but joysticks like this are commonly used to control big industrial machines and as navigation in CCTV/security systems. It's ideal for use with microcontrollers that have analog inputs (check out our growing collection of [RP2040 boards](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=pico)!).

The joystick comes with a circular front mounting bezel with M2 screws and a rubber gasket to protect the insides of the joystick from dust and other nasties. The X and Y axis potentiometers on the sides have contacts to solder wires to (or you could use spade connectors to connect them up). The Z axis potentiometer and button come with bare-ended wires pre-attached.

**Getting Started**Connect one side of each potentiometer to ground, and the other side to a higher voltage and read the analog voltage off the middle (known as the wiper).

The pre-attached wires are:

Yellow (x2) - button

Red / white / black - Z axis potentiometer. The black wire is the wiper.

**Specifications**| Potentiometer Resistance | 10KO |
|---|---|
| Resistance Angle | 50° |
| Resistance Tolerance | ±10% |
| Independent Linearity | ± 1 % |
| Output Smoothness | 0.5 % max |
| Operating Torque | X and Y: 260gf,Z: 350gf |
| Restoration Error Rate | ±1.5% |
| Colour | Black |
| Material | Plastic |
| Datasheet | [link](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/XMS_D400X-R4_409_47110494766.pdf) |

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/C/E/CE09576-1.jpg)