Nudge sensor for Virtual Pinball machine using Arudino Micro and MPU6050 accelerometer

virtual_pinball_nudge_plunger_joystick.ino

#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_MPU6050.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Joystick.h>
// #include <Keyboard.h>
  
// Define the MPU6050 object
Adafruit_MPU6050 mpu;

// Define the joystick object
Joystick_ joystick;
// Keyboard_ keyboard;


// Define the potentiometer pin
const int potPin = A0;

float xbaseline, ybaseline, zbaseline;
sensors_event_t accel, gyro, temp;


void setup() {
  // Initialize the serial communication
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // Initialize the I2C communication
  Wire.begin();

  // Initialize the MPU6050
  if (!mpu.begin()) {
    if (Serial) {
      Serial.println("Failed to find MPU6050 chip");
    }
    while (1) {}
  }

  if (Serial) {
    Serial.println("Connected to MPU6050 chip");
  }

  // Calibrate the MPU6050
  mpu.setAccelerometerRange(MPU6050_RANGE_2_G);
  mpu.setFilterBandwidth(MPU6050_BAND_94_HZ);

  // Set the joystick range
  joystick.begin(false);
  joystick.setXAxisRange(-512, 512);
  joystick.setYAxisRange(-512, 512);
  joystick.setZAxisRange(0, 1023);

  // keyboard.begin();
  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    mpu.getEvent(&accel, &gyro, &temp);
    xbaseline += accel.acceleration.x;
    ybaseline += accel.acceleration.y;
    zbaseline += accel.acceleration.z;
  }
  xbaseline /= 10;
  ybaseline /= 10;
  zbaseline /= 10;

}

void loop() {
  // Read the accelerometer data
  mpu.getEvent(&accel, &gyro, &temp);

  if (Serial) {
    Serial.print("Acceleration X: ");
    Serial.printf("%.2f", accel.acceleration.x - xbaseline);
    Serial.print(", Y: ");
    Serial.printf("%.2f", accel.acceleration.y - ybaseline);
    Serial.print(", Z: ");
    Serial.printf("%.2f", accel.acceleration.z - zbaseline);
    Serial.println(" m/s^2");
  }

  // Convert the acceleration values to joystick values
  int x = map(accel.acceleration.x - xbaseline, -2, 2, -512, 512);
  int y = map(accel.acceleration.y - ybaseline, -2, 2, -512, 512);

  // Read the potentiometer value and convert it to a joystick value
  int z = analogRead(potPin);
  z = map(z, 0, 1023, 0, 1023);

  // Send the joystick values to the computer
  joystick.setXAxis(x);
  joystick.setYAxis(y);
  joystick.setZAxis(z);
  joystick.sendState();

  joystick.sendState();
  
  // Wait for a short amount of time to prevent overwhelming the HID driver
  delay(20);
}