They are called "rotary encoders"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Jacobs" <emj14@COLUMBIA.EDU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 12:34 PM
Subject: [EE]: "digital" knobs/buttons


> Lately in a lot of things, especially car stereo, I'm seeing more and more
> apparently "digital" knobs (some with pushbutton).  Now, I'm wondering
what
> they might be called, or where I could find something like them.  They
make
> great volume controls which can also double as selectors because, unlike
> pots, they don't "bottom out" or have a range of motion... but I don't
think
> I'm telling anyone anything new.
>
> --
> http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic:
> [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads
>
>

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic:
[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads