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Re: Encoders counting..... sometimes

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
However, there appear to be 'dead spots' on the encoder. If we rotate the encoder slowly, we find locations where it starts counting up just as if it were unplugged.
I'm not sure I understand this statement. An unplugged quadrature encoder should provide no output to the FPGA, and the FPGA should not count when an encoder is unplugged.

Can you scope the signals when it's working and when it's not?