Potentiometers & Knobs
Shop potentiometers, trimpots, rotary encoders, slide pots, and knobs for your electronics projects. From simple volume controls to precision multi-turn trimpots and I2C digital potentiometers, we stock a wide range for hobbyists, STEM educators, and professional designers alike.
Whether you're building a custom controller, tuning a circuit, or adding user input to a maker project, you'll find the right component here — with fast shipping across Australia.
Rotary Encoder Module
SKU: LB-LR0024 | Brand: Little Bird
The rotary encoder is an electro-mechanical switch. Its output signal can be used to determine the direction that its knob is being rotated. Not only that, but it is also capable of continuous rotation, unlike a regul...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Adafruit I2C Stemma QT Rotary Encoder Breakout with Encoder
SKU: AF-5880 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit I2C STEMMA QT Rotary Encoder Breakout comes with a 24-detent rotary encoder with push-switch pre-soldered, so you can start twisting right away. An onboard microcontroller running Adafruit's seesaw firmwa...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Adafruit ANO Rotary Navigation Encoder Breakout PCB
SKU: AF-5221 | Brand: Adafruit
This breakout PCB converts the ANO rotary navigation encoder's non-standard pinout into a straightforward, breadboard-friendly header strip. The ANO encoder combines a rotary encoder with directional and centre-push b...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
Gravity: 360 Degree Rotary Encoder Module
SKU: DF-SEN0502 | Brand: DFRobot
This looks like a potentiometer, but it’s an encoder switch. It is a cascadable 360 ° rotary encoder switch with 20 pulses per revolution, and each pulse corresponds to a detent. There are LED lights set for each dete...
Delivered by Thu 11 Jun
CNC Rotary Encoder - 100 Pulses per Rotation - 60mm Black
SKU: AF-5734 | Brand: Adafruit
We have various PCB-mount rotary encoders in the shop, great for making interfaces where you may want to spin a knob around to select a value. These large knobs are also encoders, but very large - like hand-sized! The...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
ANO Directional Navigation and Scroll Wheel Rotary Encoder
SKU: AF-5001 | Brand: Adafruit
The ANO Directional Navigation and Scroll Wheel Rotary Encoder combines a 5-way directional button pad with a rotary scroll wheel in a single, intuitive interface element. Inspired by classic click-wheel navigation, i...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Adafruit I2C QT Rotary Encoder with NeoPixel - STEMMA QT / Qwiic
SKU: AF-4991 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit I2C QT Rotary Encoder Breakout takes the hassle out of working with rotary encoders. An onboard microcontroller running Adafruit's seesaw firmware handles all the pulse tracking, debouncing, and pin manag...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Surface Mount Rotary Encoder
SKU: AF-5454 | Brand: Adafruit
For projects that need a rotary encoder but need to keep it single-sided or need to avoid interrupting traces or devices on the other side, here's an all-SMT rotary encoder! It's a high-quality 30-detents encoder f...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
CNC Rotary Encoder - 100 Pulses per Rotation - 60mm Silver
SKU: AF-5735 | Brand: Adafruit
We have various PCB-mount rotary encoders in the shop, great for making interfaces where you may want to spin a knob around to select a value. These large knobs are also encoders, but very large - like hand-sized! The...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Mechanical Rotary Encoder - 64 P/R (Quadrature) - SparkFun Electronics
SKU: SF-COM-27883 | Brand: SparkFun
The ENS22S001 is a high-quality mechanical rotary encoder from Cooka, offering 64 pulses per revolution with standard quadrature (A/B) output. Fully sealed and rated IP65, it's built for reliable operation in harsh en...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Magnetic Rotary Encoder - 128 P/R (Quadrature) w/ Switch - SparkFun Electronics
SKU: SF-COM-27884 | Brand: SparkFun
The CS19D128B is a high-quality magnetic rotary encoder from Cooka, offering smooth, low-friction rotation with 128 pulses per revolution and no detent positions. Pressing the shaft activates a built-in push switch. ...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
SparkFun Roller Encoder Breakout - SparkFun Electronics
SKU: SF-BOB-29094 | Brand: SparkFun
A breakout board for the Panasonic EVQWGD001 roller wheel encoder with press-to-select switch. This tactile input device combines a scrolling wheel with a push button in a compact form factor – similar to the scroll w...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Adafruit ANO Rotary Navigation Encoder to I2C Stemma QT Adapter
SKU: AF-5740 | Brand: Adafruit
This STEMMA QT adapter makes the ANO rotary navigation encoder easy to use over I2C — no GPIO-heavy wiring needed. An on-board microcontroller running Adafruit's seesaw firmware tracks all rotary pulses and button pre...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
Adafruit Rotary Trinkey - USB NeoPixel Rotary Encoder
SKU: AF-4964 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit Rotary Trinkey is a tiny USB A board built around the ATSAMD21 microcontroller with a footprint for a standard rotary encoder and a built-in NeoPixel LED. Plug it into any USB A port on your computer and ...
Delivered by Wed 1 Jul
8421 Encoder - Horizontal
SKU: DF-DFR0722 | Brand: DFRobot
The 8421 Encoder (Horizontal) is an absolute position encoder with 16 positions (0–F) using BCD/8421 encoding. Unlike incremental encoders or potentiometers, the mechanical position directly determines the output code...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
8421 Encoder-Vertical
SKU: DF-DFR0721 | Brand: DFRobot
The 8421 Encoder (Vertical) is an absolute position encoder with 16 positions (0–F) using BCD/8421 encoding. Unlike incremental encoders or potentiometers, the mechanical position directly determines the output code —...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Octopus Rotary Encoder Brick OBEncoder
SKU: EF-EF04038 | Brand: ElecFreaks
Octopus Electronic Bricks, you can use them build electronics projects just as easy as piling bricks. By using Octopus electronic bricks, you may connect Arduino/Freaduino compatible boards easily with various digi...
Delivered by Mon 22 Jun
Adafruit I2C Quad Rotary Encoder Breakout with NeoPixel
SKU: AF-5752 | Brand: Adafruit
The Adafruit I2C Quad Rotary Encoder Breakout lets you read up to four rotary encoders from a single board over I2C. An onboard microcontroller running Adafruit's seesaw firmware handles all pulse tracking, debouncing...
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