Sparkfun Electronics RedBoard - Circuit 10: Soft Potentiometer; Soft Potentiometer Functionality; Circuit 10 Assembly Guide

Circuit 2
PARTS:
CIRCUIT #5
IC
1
X
330Ω
Resistor
8
X
LED
8
X
Circuit 2
In this circuit, we are going to use yet another kind of
variable resistor – this time, a soft potentiometer (or
soft pot). is is a thin and exible strip that can
detect where pressure is being applied. By pressing
down on various parts of the strip, you can vary the
resistance from 100 to 10K ohms. You can use this
ability to track movement on the soft pot, or simply
as a button. In this circuit, we’ll get the soft pot up
and running to control an RGB LED.
Soft Potentiometer
PARTS:
CIRCUIT #10
10
Wire
9
X
330Ω
Resistor
3
X
LED
1
X
Soft Potentiometer
1
X
330Ω
Resistor
3
X
10KΩ
Resistor
1
X
IOREF
RESET
RESET
7-15V
SCL
SDA
AREF
GND
13
12
~11
~10
~9
8
7
~6
~5
4
~3
2
1
0
TX
RX
13
3.3V
5V
GND
GND
VIN
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
POWER
ANALOG IN
DIGITAL (PWM~)
ON
ISP
TX
RX
LEARN. SHARE. HACK.
RedBoard
Soft Pot
RedBoard
RED
GREEN
BLUE
5 volt
GND
(Ground)
Resistors (330 ohm)
(Orange-Orange-Brown)
Resistor (10K ohm)
(Brown-Black-Orange)
PIN A0
PIN 11
PIN 10
PIN 9
LED
(Light-Emitting Diode)
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