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Mouse
Mouse.move()
Description
Moves the cursor on a connected computer. The motion onscreen is always relative to the cursor's current location. Before using Mouse.move() you must call Mouse.begin()
WARNING:  When you use the Mouse.move() command, the Arduino takes over your mouse!  Make sure you have control before you use the command. A pushbutton to toggle the mouse control state is effective.
Syntax
Mouse.move(xVal, yPos, wheel);
Parameters
xVal: amount to move along the x-axis - signed char
yVal: amount to move along the y-axis - signed char
wheel: amount to move scroll wheel - signed char
Returns
nothing
Example:
  const int xAxis = A1;         //analog sensor for X axis  
const int yAxis = A2;         // analog sensor for Y axis
int range = 12;               // output range of X or Y movement
int responseDelay = 2;       // response delay of the mouse, in ms
int threshold = range/4;      // resting threshold
int center = range/2;         // resting position value
int minima[] = { 
  1023, 1023};                // actual analogRead minima for {x, y}
int maxima[] = {
  0,0};                       // actual analogRead maxima for {x, y}
int axis[] = {
  xAxis, yAxis};              // pin numbers for {x, y}
int mouseReading[2];          // final mouse readings for {x, y}
void setup() {
 Mouse.begin();
}
void loop() {
// read and scale the two axes:
  int xReading = readAxis(0);
  int yReading = readAxis(1);
// move the mouse:
    Mouse.move(xReading, yReading, 0);
    delay(responseDelay);
}
/*
  reads an axis (0 or 1 for x or y) and scales the 
  analog input range to a range from 0 to <range>
*/
int readAxis(int axisNumber) {
  int distance = 0;    // distance from center of the output range
  // read the analog input:
  int reading = analogRead(axis[axisNumber]);
// of the current reading exceeds the max or min for this axis,
// reset the max or min:
  if (reading < minima[axisNumber]) {
    minima[axisNumber] = reading;
  }
  if (reading > maxima[axisNumber]) {
    maxima[axisNumber] = reading;
  }
  // map the reading from the analog input range to the output range:
  reading = map(reading, minima[axisNumber], maxima[axisNumber], 0, range);
 // if the output reading is outside from the
 // rest position threshold,  use it:
  if (abs(reading - center) > threshold) {
    distance = (reading - center);
  } 
  // the Y axis needs to be inverted in order to 
  // map the movemment correctly:
  if (axisNumber == 1) {
    distance = -distance;
  }
  // return the distance for this axis:
  return distance;
}
 
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