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Re: Magnetic encoders? Anybody else having trouble?

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Originally Posted by sg999 View Post
We're using the magnetic encoders in quadrature mode on our drive train. However, we're mounting them in such a way that they're spinning at the same speed as the CIM motors we're using on the drive train.
Are you decoding at 4X, 2X, or 1X? The FPGA cannot read a 1024 CPR encoder at 4X at full CIM speeds.