10K pot wireing?

[QF6228]

Could anyone help me with telling me what pin is what on a 10K potensionmeter?
I'm trying to wire it up to my USB axis card and want to get it right.
I know there is GND/DATA/POWER but what pin is what?

Thanks
Damien

[kiek]

Could anyone help me with telling me what pin is what on a 10K potensionmeter?
I'm trying to wire it up to my USB axis card and want to get it right.
I know there is GND/DATA/POWER but what pin is what?

In general: one pin of the pot is one end of the resistor, another pin of the pot is the other end of the resistor, the third pin is connected to a variable point in between dependent on how you have turned the pot.
So between the third pin and the one of the other two pins you have 0 ... 10 K.

This has nothing to do with GND/DATA/POWER...

I don't know what kind of USB axis card you are referring to but suppose it's the IOCards one, then you have to connect these three pins to one of the 4 Jx jumpers indicated with a 1.. I guess the middle pin of the three is for the "variable" pin. Just experiment a little, you cannot do much harm with it. Its all passive electronics.

Nico Kaan

[QF6228]

Thanks Nico

It is the IO USB axis card, the three pins on the card state that.
PIN1.GND PIN2.Data PIN3.+5v

All that i want to determine is what pin is what on the 10K pot.
I Think the middle pin on the pot is my data, and the 2 ends are the power and ground
Does it matter what end the power or ground go's on to?

Damien

[Michael Carter]

No. If it works the wrong way, either change the wires or reverse the axis in FSUIPC or FS.

[kiek]

Thanks Nico

It is the IO USB axis card, the three pins on the card state that.
PIN1.GND PIN2.Data PIN3.+5v

Yes, but that is the interface card side, from a pot point of view there is no GND or +5V side, you can use a pot either way, just like Boeing Skunk Works is telling.


Nico

[QF6228]

No problem

Thanks guys for the help.