Build your own rotary encoder

Hello,

I am new to element14 but have electronic experience for a long time. Since some time I play with arduino and I like it a lot. I began writing a blog about electronics and arduino themes. My latest post is about making a rotary encoder with a photointerrupter. It's not only about the basic hardware but also about how to get a reliable signal. If you are interested look at

http://heliosoph.mit-links.info/make-your-own-rotary-encoder/

In the previous posts you can find information about how to use a photointerrupter.

Hope this helps.

Best regards

heliosoph

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heliosoph over 12 years ago in reply to aquila2heman +1

Hello, now my next post in the series about photointerrupters and rotary encoders is online. It shows you how to make a quadrature encoder that gives you information about the rotation itself and also…

aquila2heman over 12 years ago

Thanks

good work, let us know when you upload your next posts.

Thanks.
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heliosoph over 12 years ago in reply to aquila2heman

Hello,

now my next post in the series about photointerrupters and rotary encoders is online. It shows you how to make a quadrature encoder that gives you information about the rotation itself and also about the direction. It is an upgrade of the simple rotary encoder. The post is about the basic function and gives you also an example for easy adjustment of the photointerrupters.

http://heliosoph.mit-links.info/make-your-own-quadrature-rotary-encoder

Hope this helps.

heliosoph
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