Definitions for "Digital Control"
A control that doesn't directly cause a physical change in something, but rather sends a signal that a processor interprets. The processor then makes the...
Until the mid-90s, most video game controllers were digital, only registering each direction or button push as “off” or “on”. Analog controls, which became popular on the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, provide a much finer degree of control. The joystick that contained a shaft and a pivotal point was patented by Stephen D. Bristow of Atari Gaming Systems in 1977.
A method using discrete digital impulses to control individual functions within a system.