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Re: Encoder Issues and Controller Question

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Originally Posted by TomH View Post
Our programming team has encountered some interesting issues this year with encoders. It seems as though we can get the raw 0s and 1s from a live readout in Netbeans, but we can't get it to count or give us a rate. We are not using CAN, and I tried all I could think of. We are just using one signal to get the rate/distance, we aren't interested that much into direction. Could this be a problem? I can give more details on how its been set up.
The encoder class requires both encoder signals to be connected. The counter class does not.
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