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SparkFun LED RingCoder Breakout - RGB
The SparkFun LED RingCoder Breakout provides a visual position indicator for rotary encoders. Two 8-bit shift registers drive a circular LED bargraph that di...
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The SparkFun LED RingCoder Breakout provides a visual position indicator for rotary encoders. Two 8-bit shift registers drive a circular LED bargraph that displays the virtual position of the encoder as it turns, giving clear feedback on where you are within a range of values.
This RGB revision supports RGB illuminated rotary encoders and operates safely at 5 V. All shift register inputs and rotary encoder lines are broken out to standard 0.1" (2.54 mm) headers.
Key Features
- Circular LED Bargraph Control – Visual position feedback for rotary encoders
- 2× 8-Bit Shift Registers – Drive the LED ring from minimal I/O pins
- RGB Support – Compatible with RGB illuminated rotary encoders
- 5 V Safe – Operates reliably at 5 V logic levels
- Standard 0.1" Headers – All control lines broken out for easy wiring
Package Contents
- 1× SparkFun LED RingCoder Breakout board (RGB)
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout board carries a small or fine-pitched component and brings its connections out to standard, breadboard- and header-friendly pins. Describing a part as a breakout means it can be wired into a project without soldering directly to the component's tiny contacts.
- encoder
- An encoder is a sensor that converts the rotation or position of a shaft, knob or dial into electrical signals, reporting movement as incremental steps and direction, or as an absolute position. It is used to track how far something has turned, which matters for precise positioning, speed control, repeatable movement, or using a rotary knob as an input.
- 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.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, the three primary colours of light that are mixed in varying amounts to make a wide range of colours. In electronics RGB can refer to an LED or pixel that blends these three colours, or to a colour signal or interface that carries separate red, green and blue channels.
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