For illustrative purposes,
this is the current schematic of the encoder. The voltage dividers Brooke is referring to are R1/R3 and R5/R7, on the left side of the schematic. These dividers set the threshold for a high or low value.
Maybe now would be a good time to expand our in-team discussion to the wider CD community.
Initially, we had intended to offer this encoder as a completely assembled component, and as a kit. Our thinking was that the kit could be used for skill building, while a commercially assembled board should be more reliable for competition use.
Going to the Kickstarter forced us to be more pragmatic. I used to memorize
Heathkit catalogs in my youth, but couldn't see the volumes for kits being worth the headache of confused parts or damaged components. The truth is, we just don't know if it is better to keep on the road that we are on, or re-think the option of offering kits. Any thoughts?