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# Analog Mini Thumbstick Breakout Board

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA3246 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/analog-mini-thumbstick-breakout-board.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/analog-mini-thumbstick-breakout-board.html.md))

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## Description

Are you itching for an easy way to mount a PSP-like thumb joystick to your project? This **Analog Mini Thumbstick Breakout Board** will help you do just that!

This is a neat little PCB, on which you can mount a joystick/thumbstick -- Adafruit recommend [this one](https://core-electronics.com.au/mini-2-axis-analog-thumbstick.html). Since it's analog, you'll need two analog reading pins on your microcontroller to determine X and Y.

Adafruit designed the breakout so that you can attach the thumbstick to a panel easily. A 4-pin 0.1" spaced header makes it easy to connect either in a perfboard/breadboard setting or free wiring, with header on both siders it is mechanically stable. You'll need to solder a thumbstick into the PCB using a soldering iron and solder, but its very simple and will only take a minute.

Includes 1 x 8-pin 0.1 inch male header. **Note:** Thumbstick itself is **not** included.

## Technical Details

- For a tutorial on how to read analog joysticks, check out this Arduino tutorial - it can easily be extended to any microcontroller!
- [EagleCAD PCB files on GitHub](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Mini-Analog-Thumbstick-Breakout-PCB)
- [Fritzing object in the Adafruit Fritzing library](https://github.com/adafruit/Fritzing-Library)

Product Dimensions: 26.6mm x 25.4mm x 1.7mm / 1.0" x 1.0" x 0.1"

Product Weight: 2.3g / 0.1oz

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## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/3/2/3246-00.jpg)