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Re: Help Programming a Quadrature Encoder
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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
http://www.killerbees33.com/index.ph...d=27&Itemid=50

This is a link to some of Jim Z's programming tips. If your robot is slicing one way or the other, wheel encoders may help, but you can also use a gyro and have it adjust to keep a 0 heading. Sorry I am not a programmer, but hopefully some of Jim's stuff might help.
I just took a glance there, and the following page has some nice illustrations of encoders: http://www.killerbees33.com/index.ph...86&Itemi d=50