# Adafruit NeoPot

## Overview

![Adafruit NeoPot with the pot being turned to change the color on the NeoPixel](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/138/904/medium800thumb/adafruit_products_6387-05.jpg?1755634178 )

While researching potentiometers for a future design, we bumped into the nifty [RK09K1130D62 clear shaft linear potentiometer](https://www.digikey.com/short/44mf3frz). This 10K linear pot is just like the popular Alps RK09 series but with a clear shaft that extends down to about 1mm above the underlying PCB. So, unsurprisingly, we paired this potentiometer with a skinny NeoPixel to make the  **Adafruit NeoPot** , an easy-to-use glowing control knob.

![front view of the breakout](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/138/905/medium800/adafruit_products_6387-03.jpg?1754922638 )

Each board comes assembled with a NeoPixel soldered beneath the potentiometer so it lights up the shaft for full RGB color selection. The potentiometer has all three pins exposed: P-, Pot (wiper), and P+, and is rated for up to 20V. Likewise, we have NeoPixel power and data: Vcc, N-In, Gnd and on the opposite side, N-out. You can power the pixel from 3V or 5V, ideally give it the same power as the logic level you're sending in.

![back view of the board](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/138/906/medium800/adafruit_products_6387-02.jpg?1754922648 )

Since most folks use the same power for NeoPixels as for a potentiometer/analog input, you can solder the two jumpers on the bottom to tie P- to Ground and P+ to Vcc, saving two wires.

The PCB has two strips of header for mechanical stability, and four mounting holes if you need to fix it against a front plate. Comes with extra header which will need to be soldered on to plug into a breadboard. Note you need a microcontroller/microcomputer that can drive NeoPixels!

![the pot being turned to change the color on the neopixel](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/138/907/medium800thumb/adafruit_products_6387-04.jpg?1754922663 )

- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopot/pinouts.md)

## Primary Products

### Adafruit NeoPot - Clear Shaft Potentiometer with RGB NeoPixel

[Adafruit NeoPot - Clear Shaft Potentiometer with RGB NeoPixel](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6387)
While researching potentiometers for a future design we bumped into the nifty [RK09K1130D62 clear shaft linear potentiometer](https://www.digikey.com/short/44mf3frz). This 10K linear pot is just like the popular Alps RK09 series but with a clear shaft that extends down to about 1mm...

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