Slider potentiometer - slider for Arduino 10kΩ 2-channel

The slide potentiometer is a 10 kΩ linear variable resistor. Thanks to this module, you can precisely adjust the volume or technical parameters of devices. The main advantages of slide resistors are: resistance adjustment accuracy and comfortable use.

This potentiometer is designed for the Arduino platform or other microprocessor devices. Using a resistor, it is convenient to manually set parameters for different modules, such as: display brightness, sensor sensitivity, sound volume, engine speed, etc.

The principle of operation of the slider is to move the contact of the slider along two conductive tires. One of them is called a collector and has little resistance, and the other has a high resistance and is called a resistive element. With the help of a resistive element, the resistance value of the resistor is determined. The further the slider is dragged from the zero value, the larger the area of the resistive element becomes, and the resistance value of the potentiometer increases accordingly.

The slider has a simple connection to the microcontroller board, which is carried out using 3 pins. The VCC and GND pins are used to supply power to the potentiometer, and the STO output is used to transfer the analog signal from the variable resistor to the Arduino board.

Since the module is analog, you can work with it without a microcontroller device.

The slide potentiometer has 2 channels, which allow the practical connection of two external devices at the same time.

Module Specifications:

Supply voltage, V 3.3 ... 5
Service life more than 15000 cycles
Resistance, kOhm 10 (± 20%)
Number of channels 2
Module dimensions, mm 90 x 20