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Introduction 

The rotary angle sensor produces analog output between 0 and Vcc (5V DC with Seeeduino) on its D1 connector. The D2 connector is not used. The angular range is 300 degrees with a linear change in value. The resistance value is 10k ohms, perfect for Arduino use. This may also be known as a “potentiometer ”. There is another product, Grove - Rotary Angle Sensor(P). What does “P” mean? “P” is for “panel mount” in this product.It is the sister version of Grove - Rotary Angle Sensor. They are identical except the Grove connecter is moved to the back so that you can easily use it as a neat and wire-free human interface device.

What we need and connection

For this tutorial we will need:

The code

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/*macro definitions of Rotary angle sensor and LED pin*/

#define ROTARY_ANGLE_SENSOR A0
#define LED 3  //the Grove - LED is connected to PWM pin D3 of Arduino
#define ADC_REF 5 //reference voltage of ADC is 5v.If the Vcc switch on the seeeduino
                    //board switches to 3V3, the ADC_REF should be 3.3
#define GROVE_VCC 5 //VCC of the grove interface is normally 5v
#define FULL_ANGLE 300 //full value of the rotary angle is 300 degrees

void setup()
{
    Serial.begin(9600);
    pinMode(ROTARY_ANGLE_SENSOR, INPUT);
    pinMode(LED,OUTPUT);   
}

void loop()
{   
    float voltage;
    int sensor_value = analogRead(ROTARY_ANGLE_SENSOR);
    voltage = (float)sensor_value*ADC_REF/1023;
    float degrees = (voltage*FULL_ANGLE)/GROVE_VCC;
    Serial.println("The angle between the mark and the starting position:");
    Serial.println(degrees);

    int brightness;
    brightness = map(degrees, 0, FULL_ANGLE, 0, 255);
    analogWrite(LED,brightness);
    delay(500);
}
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grove-_rotary_angle_sensor.zip
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