Joystick on ramps 1.4 controller

A quick look at the Mega board pinout and the Ramps 1.4 pinout gives:

Serial port pins
Port  RX   TX
0     D0   D1
1     D19  D18
2     D17  D16
3     D15  D14

Of these pins, the only pair on the Ramps 1.4 pinout diagram is Serial 2 (D17, D16). They are on Aux 4. If you have a display, these pins will be covered and probably used. You would then have to dig deeper to see if any of the other serial pins are available.

Edit:
I dug a little deeper and found the other serial pins mapped as follows:

D18 - Endstop Z-Min
D19 - Endstop Z-Max
D14 - Endstop Z-Min
D15 - Endstop Z-Max
D12 - Fan 2
D13 - MOSFET

D13 controls a MOSFET, but I’m not sure what that MOSFET is designed to control…maybe another fan. If you need serial pins, and you are not using the features listed, then I suggest intercepting the pin before it connects to the Ramps board.