The machine is alive! Build this sci-fi prop/desk sculpture with motorized slide potentiometers, Feather RP2040, Motor FeatherWing, and CircuitPython. 

Use the rotary encoder breakout to start and stop the motion, and to dial in specific fader poses.

Parts

3 x Motorized Slide Potentiometer
10KΩ Linear with 5V DC Motor
Video of 2 steppers spinning with rectangular black board on them powered by a DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing Add-on For All Feather Boards
A Feather board without ambition is a Feather board without FeatherWings! This is the DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing which will let you use 2 x bi-polar...
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Angled shot of black rectangular microcontroller "Feather RP2040"
A new chip means a new Feather, and the Raspberry Pi RP2040 is no exception. When we saw this chip we thought "this chip is going to be awesome when we give it the Feather...
$11.95
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Angled shot of an Assembled Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing for all Feathers with black headers.
The Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing kit is like the Golden Eagle of prototyping FeatherWings (eg. majestic, powerful, good-looking). To start, you get a nice prototyping area...
$14.95
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Top view video of a gloved hand turning the rotary encoder knobs on three PCBs. The NeoPixel LEDs on each PCB change color. The OLED display changes its readout data with each twisty-turn.
Rotary encoders are soooo much fun! Twist em this way, then twist them that way. Unlike potentiometers, they go all the way around and often have little detents for tactile feedback....
$5.95
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Angled shot of STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable.
This 4-wire cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on both ends. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of...
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Panel Mount 2.1mm DC barrel jack
This power jack is designed to easily attach to a panel up to 8mm thick (0.315" or 5/16") and fit 2.1mm power plugs snugly and securely. Perfect for adding a power connector...
$2.95
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1 x Bolt-On Kit
M3 screws
1 x Stacking Headers for Feather
12-pin and 16-pin female headers

This guide was first published on Oct 05, 2022. It was last updated on Sep 30, 2022.

This page (Overview) was last updated on Sep 27, 2022.

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