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# ANO Directional Navigation and Scroll Wheel Rotary Encoder

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA5001 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/ano-directional-navigation-and-scroll-wheel-rotary-encoder.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/ano-directional-navigation-and-scroll-wheel-rotary-encoder.html.md))

This funky user interface element is reminiscent of the original clicking scroll wheel interface on the first iPods. It's a fancy mechanical kit...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $16.80 (inc GST) — $15.27 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $14.82 (exc GST) · 50+ $14.51 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## How to buy

- **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA5001:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart.
- **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA5001:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.)
- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
- **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt
## Description

This funky user interface element is reminiscent of the [original clicking scroll wheel interface on the first iPods](https://gizmodo.com/a-visual-history-of-the-ipod-click-wheel-r-i-p-1632640054). It's a fancy mechanical kit but has an intuitiveness that is hard to argue with - everyone knows how to use this kind of rotary encoder to scroll and select.

This product is *just* the encoder/button wheel element. The pin-out is a little odd, [Adafruit really recommend Adafruit's breakout PCB to turn it into a breadboard-friendly device](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-ano-rotary-navigation-encoder-breakout-pcb.html). But, you could solder to the pins if you like.

There are 5 buttons (up down left right center) and a rotary encoder wheel in the center. Use with any microcontroller that can read pulse-code rotary encoders!

## Technical Details 

- [Diagram](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/ANOEncoder_15367985049.jpg)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/i/m/image_1338.jpg)