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Drift is the bane of modern game controllers.
Hall effect sensors can solve that permanently.
What Is Drift Exactly?
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Why Do Joysticks Develop Drift?
Joystick potentiometers use Ohm’s law of electrical resistance as a way to measure position.
Each potentiometer has a resistor in it, in the form of a curved track.
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Running on this track is a contact arm.
As the contact arm moves up or down the track, the electrical resistance increases or decreases.
The exact amount of resistance corresponds to a specific position on the track.
These Hall Effect joystick modules ensure that your beloved Steam Deck will never develop stick drift, making this the last time you’ll have to open it up for joystick replacement.
Potentiometers are cheap devices that are effective for use in joysticks, but they have a major downside.
The mechanism wears out as the contact arm moves up and down its track repeatedly.
How Does the Hall Effect Solve the Drift Issue?
Hall Effect sensors in joysticks use permanent magnets and an electrical conductor that never physically touch.
Why Aren’t All Controllers Using Hall Sensors?
There are already Hall Effect sensors in gaming devices you’re able to buy today.
it’s possible for you to buy upgrade kits for theSteam Deckthat swaps in Hall Effect sensors.
TheAyaneo Airalso comes with Hall Effect sensors, but it’s a rather premium equipment!
The truth is that Hall Effect sensors are only a few cents more expensive than existing controller sensors.
Still, it’s only recently become practical to put them into the same space as current joystick sensors.
