Surface Mount Rotary Encoder

SMT Alps 30-detent incremental rotary encoder for single-sided PCB layouts, with a smooth bushing for panel mounting.

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I2C · Analog · 3.3 – 5 V · Bare

Encoders

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Bare EC11 quadrature encoders, I2C navigation encoders, absolute AS5600 and 8421 encoders, slide and ribbon potentiometers, and digital I2C pots — covering most ways to read angular or linear position.

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Buttons & switches

Most parts here are simple contacts: press or release, open or closed. A few outliers — rotary switch potentiometer breakouts, NeoPixel potentiometers, wiper plungers — carry separate wiring requirements worth checking before you order.

Input & controls · Buttons & switches · 106 parts

Keypads

Matrix keypads, analog ADKey boards, I2C keypad controllers, joysticks, and finished USB-HID keyboards are all here. Pin budget and simultaneous-press requirements are the splits that matter.

Input & controls · Keypads & controllers · 37 parts

Touch

MPR121, CAP1188, CAP1203 Qwiic slider and AT42QT breakouts are sensor ICs for electrodes you wire yourself. Simple single-pad modules like the TTP223B give you one digital output with no bus required.

Input & controls · Touch sensors · 14 parts

3D printing

DFRobot 1.75 mm PLA in 1 kg spools makes up the bulk of the group, in over 15 colors. Specialty options include PVA in both diameters, NinjaFlex flexible filament, Proto-Pasta conductive PLA, and wood-fill. OverLord printer spares and OverLord printers round out the hardware side.

Tools & prototyping · 3D printing · 53 parts