[oopic] Re: Encoder Communication

--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, zachwlewis <zwlewis21@...> wrote:
>
>
> I'm new to the OOPic scene, and I'm working on a movement system
for a robot.
>
> I'm using a US Digital S4-360 encoder
> [http://www.usdigital.com/products/s4/] with 2 channel quadrature
TTL
> squarewave outputs, and I'm using the oQencode object to monitor the
> encoder. All I want to do (now) is learn how this encoder works in
relation
> to the board. I've read through some sample robot servo and encoder
code
>
[http://www.nubotics.com/support/ww01/code/oopic/ww01_oopic2p_square.o
sc.php]
> and have attempted to modify it to fit my needs, but to no avail.
>
> All I want is for the OOPic to read the encoder. When I twist it a
specific
> amount (1 to 2 revolutions), I want it to beep, wait a second, then
reset
> and allow me to twist it again. Can anyone help me achieve this?
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>

There is a simple example in the Manual for the oQencode object. It
simply outputs the count to an oDIO8.

You can just look at the count in A and when it reaches some value do
whatever you want. Just make sure you stay in the loop.

Richard

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