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Re: Encoder problems

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Originally Posted by Peleg2230 View Post
I want to get the RPM, according to the help from the get it is only seconds.
If you multiply seconds by 60 you don't get RPM. See below for proper computation.



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if you could help me it would be amazing
Try this:

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Originally Posted by jhersh View Post
You would be best served selecting Up/Down counter mode and only configuring and connecting the "Up" channel.

The LabVIEW example linked below shows how to do that, and how to convert Counter.get to RPM:

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod View Post
You need to know the cycles per rev per channel for your encoder. Use that value instead of "99" in the above LabVIEW example.

Use your desired FPGA sample averaging value instead of "5".


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