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Adafruit Slider Trinkey - USB NeoPixel Slide Potentiometer

77 units available with a short lead time.

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The Adafruit Slider Trinkey is a tiny USB A board built around the ATSAMD21 microcontroller with a pre-soldered 35 mm slide potentiometer and two NeoPixel LEDs. Plug it into any USB A port on your computer and program it as a volume control, brightness adjuster, colour picker, or any custom slider input device.

The board supports CircuitPython and Arduino, and over USB it can appear as a serial console, MIDI device, or HID keyboard/mouse — making it incredibly versatile for custom input projects. A capacitive touch pad and reset button round out the feature set.

Key Features

  • ATSAMD21E18 Processor – 48 MHz Cortex M0+ with 256 KB flash and 32 KB RAM
  • USB A Plug – Plugs directly into any computer's USB A port, no cable needed
  • 35 mm Slide Potentiometer – 10 kΩ analog input, pre-soldered and ready to use
  • 2× NeoPixel LEDs – Reverse-mount RGB LEDs for colour feedback
  • Capacitive Touch Pad – One additional touch input
  • Native USB – Serial, MIDI, and HID (keyboard/mouse) support
  • CircuitPython & Arduino – Full support with existing NeoPixel and FreeTouch libraries
Note: Be gentle when sliding the potentiometer to the extremes — pushing too far outward could pull the board from the USB port. The Slider Trinkey is designed for careful, controlled use.

Ideal For

  • Custom volume and brightness controls
  • Colour pickers and parameter adjusters
  • MIDI faders and music production tools
  • Macro input devices and productivity controls

Package Contents

  • 1× Adafruit Slider Trinkey (with pre-soldered slide potentiometer)

The Adafruit Slider Trinkey - USB NeoPixel Slide Potentiometer appears in the following collections:

SKU AF-5021