Re: Encoders - API??? (possibly of interest only to programmers)

At 07:06 05/04/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>I just found a supply of super quality, small, ball bearing, 1000
>count shaft encoders at a really good price. But, there is a catch.
>They are not quadrature encoded (meaning, that you can't really
>detect direction).They just put out A TTL pulse when the encoder
>moves.

If the price is really good, all you need to do is use 2 of them on the
same shaft, with their signals 90 degrees out of phase, & you have
directional indication. Setting them up might be fun though ;-)

Regards,
Tony