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    Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Hi all,

    Have been looking into using the gray type rotary encoder from the opencockpits store: http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/encoder-p-100.html

    Would like to know if anyone knows of a retailer in the UK that sells these encoders or ones of a similar spec that will work with the master card from opencockpits. Can't quite justify the shipping costs from spain for a simple trial

    I believe the CTS Type 288 is the one I need. It needs to have 1/4 CYCLE PER DETENT and 16 DETENTS/REVOLUTION. A good site explaining the spec is:

    http://www.lekseecon.nl/iocards.html#encoder

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    hello marcus...........
    leo bodnar uses these encoders with his BU0836X cards (i use them as well).
    he keeps stock of the plain CTS288 (without the push to make switch).
    have a look at www.leobodnar.com
    you'll see them at the bottom of the BU0836, BU0836A and BU0836X card pages.
    hope that helped you out.
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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Hi Ian,

    Thanks for pointing me to that source, didn't know that leo also stocked the encoders

    One slight niggle though, the encoders I need must be two bit grey type. The part numbers on leo's site suggest it is a 2 bit binary. However, there appears to be no 2 bit grey code available on the cts type 288??

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    I use these:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rotary-Encoder...#ht_4068wt_754

    I'm pretty certain that this is what Ian uses/sends me, they works very well with leo bodnar's cards.
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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Thanks Ian and Alex for your help.

    Turns out that leo is out of stock at the moment

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Hi
    Anyone here who has the solution to program this encoder LINK from lebonar for open cockpit mastercard as it would like to count 2 times per click

    Thanks
    Sincerely,

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Hi Claus
    Have a look here,the short of it is that the Elma encoder Does not work with the Master card but will via the Encoders 2 card if the the pic code is modified.You just have to get another pic and load the code in this thread.
    Here is the link.
    http://www.opencockpits.com/modules....c=4872&forum=7

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Hi Iwik

    Thanks.
    I have some spare inputs on my BU0836 card, so that may be the solution, for reading the encoder.

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Hi,
    Yes i agree,Leo board is an economical reader of encoders even though it might have some drawbacks ie speed.I find it to be ok for my uses.
    Les

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    Re: Gray Type Rotary Encoder from Farnell / Maplin

    Quote Originally Posted by marcus_422 View Post
    Thanks Ian and Alex for your help.
    Turns out that leo is out of stock at the moment
    Hi Marcus,
    Sorry, I did not update the inventory - I have just received another batch of them. So they are available again.
    They are what you call quarter cycle. Elma E37 are half cycle type.
    Cheers
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