[Emc-users] Custom Encoders

2012-05-25 Thread andy pugh
I have built a motor. Internal space is quite tight, so I am using the Avago AEDR8340K encoder detector http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/rotary-encoders/7160604P/ (Also available from Mouser etc). This is a 3mm x 5mm two-channel quadrature detector. TTL output wires direct to Mesa / Parport / Pico. I

Re: [Emc-users] Custom Encoders

2012-05-25 Thread John Thornton
That's a neat solution... how will you mount the disk? I assume the disk is a mask for a dark background? John On 5/25/2012 7:09 AM, andy pugh wrote: I have built a motor. Internal space is quite tight, so I am using the Avago AEDR8340K encoder detector

Re: [Emc-users] Custom Encoders

2012-05-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 May 2012 15:37, Jan de Kruyf jan.de.kr...@gmail.com wrote:  I have made one before with just a piece of photo negative film. Unfortunately these sensors need a shiny/non-shiny contrast. I was anticipating using laserprint, but both white and black paper are equally invisible to the

Re: [Emc-users] Custom Encoders

2012-05-25 Thread Jan de Kruyf
So sorry, I was indeed thinking of transmissive. j. On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:18 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 25 May 2012 15:37, Jan de Kruyf jan.de.kr...@gmail.com wrote: I have made one before with just a piece of photo negative film. Unfortunately these sensors need a

Re: [Emc-users] Custom Encoders

2012-05-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 May 2012 13:09, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: I will get pictures later. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/izs9EehSiBmY_omIxaSJBtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink Central diameter is 46mm, there are 512 window/bar combinations, so 2048 counts per rev. -- atp If you can't