RGB Encoder Breakout

Name: RGB Encoder Breakout
Brand: Pimoroni
SKU: PIM522
Price: 10.50 GBP
Availability: InStock

by Pimoroni

Add a colourful light-up dial and spin your Raspberry Pi project right round!

This I2C breakout uses its clever Nuvoton microcontroller to let you easily incorporate a digital rotary encoder into your project. It's possible to directly control the RGB LED inside the encoder - meaning it's great for using as an input device which can also show you a colour coded visual status (like a LED lighting controller, or a synth wave generator).

Encoders have a unlimited range of motion and are good for dials that need to spin round continuously - if you'd prefer one that has a start and an end, check out our RGB Potentiometer Breakout.

You can attach it to your Pi's GPIO directly or via a breadboard with the included headers, but it's also compatible with our fancy solderless Breakout Garden, which makes it easy to use several different breakouts at the same time.

Features

Nuvoton MS51 microcontroller with built-in 12-bit Analog to Digital Converter (datasheet / Technical Reference Manual)
Rotary encoder (datasheet / drawing)
RGB LED (controllable by PWM)
I2C interface, with a default address of 0x0F
3V to 5V compatible
Reverse polarity protection
Raspberry Pi-compatible pinout (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi.
Python library

Kit includes

RGB Encoder Breakout (pre-assembled)
1x5 straight male header
1x5 right angle female header

We've designed this breakout board so that you can solder on the piece of right angle female header and pop it straight onto the bottom left 5 pins on your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9).

Software

RGB Encoder Breakout uses the same Python library as our IO Expander Breakout - this example shows you how to read the encoder and control the lights.

Notes

The default I2C address is 0x0F, but it's possible to change this in software if you'd like to use multiple RGB Encoder Breakouts, or avoid conflicts with other I2C devices. The new address will be saved in flash memory, so will persist if unpowered.
This board uses a Nuvoton MCU with our custom firmware but if you're brave and hackerly, you can substitute your own firmware to change the way this board works and have a super cheap and capable microcontroller (though this is not for the faint of heart!)
Dimensions: approx 25x22x29mm (LxWxH)

11 customer reviews

3 years ago

Worked beautifully and I have incorporated them into my Raspberry Pi Internet Radio as volume and tuner knobs. However I would like to see them at some stage with an integrated push-button as well (The only reason they didn't get 5 stars). Attached is a prototype radio using these encoders. Search "Bob Rathbone Internet Radio" on the internet for further details.

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4 years ago

by Zoe about RGB Encoder Breakout via REVIEWS.io

4 years ago

Does what you expect from it

by Jaap about RGB Encoder Breakout via REVIEWS.io

4 years ago

Neat little encoder.

by Andrew about RGB Encoder Breakout via REVIEWS.io

4 years ago

Another useful addition to my garden.

by Stephen about RGB Encoder Breakout via REVIEWS.io

4 years ago

Funktioniert gut, das Skript funktioniert auch, weiter bin ich noch nicht gekommen

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by Ketan about RGB Encoder Breakout via REVIEWS.io

4 years ago

Je suis vraiment fan des breakouts et de leur côté brique de construction. Cet encodeur vas m'être tres utile.

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Add a colourful light-up dial and spin your Raspberry Pi project right round!

PIM522

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SKU

PIM522

EAN

0769894016367

Brand

Pimoroni

Stock available

272 units
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Weight

10g

Country of origin

Tariff code

8473302000

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