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I want to replace my potentiometers by encoders

Discussion in 'SimTools compatible interfaces' started by ch@rles, Dec 26, 2011.

  1. ch@rles

    ch@rles New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    hello
    How can I use an encoder in x-sim? :sos:
    I want to replace my potentiometers by encoders. :rofl:
    has anyone experience with that? :clap:
    Thanks Charles

    sorry for my bad english
    ch@rles, Dec 26, 2011
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  2. BartS

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    This entirely depends on your circuitry right now, how are you reading your potentiometer values, Arduino, Thanos controller, other means?
    What is the device?
    You will probably need just a simple script but it depends on your feeback processor. Without knowing this nobody can help you.
    BartS, Dec 27, 2011
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  3. jyrki.j.koivisto

    jyrki.j.koivisto New Member

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    Here I'm reading encoder from Panasonic servo motor with dspic http://www.anvianet.fi/dzy/servo/encoder.wmv as has been said before it all depends on what you're running with. Most encoders are quadrature in nature and there are plenty of examples on the net on how to read them.
    jyrki.j.koivisto, Dec 27, 2011
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  4. hooshang

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    hello Barts
    this is my question too
    what about Thanos controller?
    br
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    hooshang, Dec 27, 2011
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  5. BartS

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    I have no experience with Thanos controller so that would be a question you would have to put to him in his controller topic.
    Maybe he has encoder reading built into his AVR and you may just have to toggle the switches.
    BartS, Dec 28, 2011
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