Parts Basics

The Potentiometer as drawn on the PinBench canvas.

Potentiometer

A 10 kΩ rotary potentiometer, the usual way to feed analogRead() a value you can turn.

Category
Basics
Track
10 kΩ
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Pins

PinRoleNotes
Terminal 1SignalOne end of the track
WiperSignalThe moving contact
Terminal 2SignalThe other end

Settings

Change these in the part's properties on the canvas.

Wiper position
0.5From 0 to 1

How PinBench simulates it

  • The wiper divides the 10 kΩ track at the position you set, from 0 to 1.
  • Change it while the sketch runs and the reading follows.