![]() ![]() Frankly speaking, I do not want to work too much regarding rotary encoder sketch as it is well documented elsewhere. You may ask why I did not prepare my own sketch in connection with this article. RT & Arduino experiment was successfully conducted at my own lab using the ALPS-EC11E RT and Arduino UNO-R3, ported with a sketch borrowed from the web. I will not go into greater detail of the code behind the rotary encoder + arduino experiment, as featured articles and great tutorials are available all over the web. Although you can also do this in software, I prefer the hardware way by using an RC filter as shown below. This is necessary because inside the rotary encoder two pieces of metal contacts touching each other in an imprecise way as in the case of a mechanical switch, and this will manifest itself as missed steps or even steps back when going forward. While connecting a RT to Arduino, it is better to add a suitable ‘debouncer’ with the setup to avoid possible encoding errors. ![]() Arduino Uno R3 has two external interrupts: int.0 (pin 2) and int.1 (pin 3). Since the interrupt signal comes from outside the Arduino it is called as external interrupt. This way the microcontroller is concerned with the encoder signal only when a new pulse comes. With interrupts the microcontroller does any other job, and when a signal arrives from the encoder the controller stops it’s job, jumps to the interrupt routine and then returns to the previous job. With polling you read the input all the time inside a loop. There are the two basic ways to read a microcontroller’s digital input. Now that your rotary encoder hardware is up and running it’s time to tell your Arduino what to do with the encoder signals. (basic wiring, pinout, and output signal) Adding Arduino to your rotary encoder If you have a reading of 01, the next reading can either be 00 or 11 depending on the direction the knob is turned. If you treat the pins as binary, you can read them as 00, 01, 10, or 11 (sequence the encoder outputs while spinning clockwise is 00, 01, 11, 10). Most RTs also has built in ‘push-on’ momentary switch, usually one side has 3-pins (two coding pins and one common/ground pin) and the other side has 2-pins (N/O switch contacts) for the push-on switch.Īs stated, the rotary encoder has 2 coding pins that are either HIGH (1) or LOW (0). Each segment has a clicky feeling to it and each clockwise or counter-clockwise movement causes the two built-in switches to open and close. Rotary encoders are useful as rotation sensors (or selectors) and look similar to potentiometers, but rotate all the way around continuously, and are divided up into many segments. ![]() Rotary encoder vs potentiometerĪ rotary encoder is a wonderful digital alternative to the old analog potentiometers. Besides, we can count the frequency of the pulses to determine how fast it is being turned. By monitoring the outputs with a microcontroller it is possible to determine the direction← of turn and how far it has turned. The figure shown above describes how the phases (A and B) relate to each other when the encoder is turned clockwise (→) or counter clockwise (←). In principle, with a RT we have two square wave outputs. Basically this step is the minimum amount you can rotate the encoder to register any change. On most rotary encoders, when you rotate them you will feel a bump (known as steps), and most RTs have about 12 of these per rotation (some have 24 or more). A rotary encoder (RT) is a device that you can rotate infinitely. ![]()
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