dc motor

i have 1 x12v battery 1x 12v motor 1x joystick controller and a few IN4004 diodes.What i want to do is when i push the joystick upwards i want the motor to go clockwise when i push the joystick downwards i want the motor to go anticlockwise can this be done with the things i have if not can anyone help me how to do this any help would be great thanks

What is in the joystick? one or two potentiometers?

it has 4 micro switches in it

Russlk said:

What is in the joystick? one or two potentiometers?

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it has 4 micro switches in it

When the joystick is moved on the diagonal, two switches are closed at the same time, which allows a reversing circuit to be implemented, but there is a catch: When the joystick is moved on the other diagonal, the power supply is shorted, so you have to modify the joystick so that cannot happen.