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Re: SRX Encoder Breakout Options

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Originally Posted by bhsrobotics1671 View Post
The biggest downside I have seen with these is the close distance that they need to be to the SRX/ The cables to connect the mag encoders to the SRX are hard to find in lengths >12". For those that like to have their electronics centrally located, this makes it difficult.

+1 to those that have a solution to this...
If you just want basic quadrature function, you can put encoder breakouts on each end of a normal 4 conductor cable with SRX cables connected from the breakouts to the devices. We used this method this year for our arm-mounted shooter.
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