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<potentiometer />

Overview

A potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. You can also attach two terminals to create a variable resistor.

export default () => (
<board width="10mm" height="10mm">
<potentiometer
name="P1"
maxResistance="10k"
footprint="pinrow3"
/>
</board>
)
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Variants (two or three terminals)

The <potentiometer /> element can be configured with two or three terminals using the pinVariant prop.

Pin VariantDescription
two_pinTwo terminals
three_pinThree terminals
export default () => (
<board width="10mm" height="10mm">
<potentiometer
name="P1"
maxResistance="10k"
pinVariant="three_pin"
footprint="pinrow3"
/>
</board>
)
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