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Large Enclosed Piezo Element w/Wires
This large enclosed piezo element (30 mm diameter) converts vibration to voltage and voltage to vibration, making it useful both as a buzzer for generating t...
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This large enclosed piezo element (30 mm diameter) converts vibration to voltage and voltage to vibration, making it useful both as a buzzer for generating tones and as a sensor for detecting knocks and impacts. The enclosed housing includes mounting holes for easy attachment to panels, enclosures, or drum pads.
Rated for up to 12 Vpp, it also works well with 3.3 V or 5 V square waves and is plenty loud for alert and notification applications. Pre-attached wires are suitable for breadboard use, though they may be too thin for direct insertion into Arduino socket headers.
Key Features
- Dual Purpose – Use as a buzzer (output) or knock/vibration sensor (input)
- Enclosed Housing – Protective case with mounting holes
- 30 mm Diameter – Large element for strong output and sensitive detection
- Pre-Wired – Thin leads attached, ready for breadboard connection
- Wide Voltage Range – Rated up to 12 Vpp, works with 3.3 V and 5 V logic
Ideal For
- Buzzers, alarms, and alert tones
- Knock and tap detection sensors
- DIY drum pads and musical instruments
- Arduino and microcontroller projects
Resources
- Arduino Tone Tutorial – Generating tones with a piezo
- Arduino Knock Tutorial – Using a piezo as a knock sensor
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- Headers
- Rows of connector contacts on a fixed pitch (commonly 2.54 mm) used to link a board to a breadboard, jumper wires, or another board. They come as male pin headers and female socket headers; when a module ships with pre-soldered headers it can be used straight away, whereas bare pads require soldering the pins yourself.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
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