Thread: Encoder for Crab Steering
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Re: Encoder for Crab Steering
Our team went though the same set of questions (pot Vs encoder), and ended up with the standard encoder, and two limit switches. The limit switches are at the end of travel, one for each direction of turn. The software can calibrate itself by turning the wheels to either limit switch, and then going back 155 counts (for our bot it is 310 from stop to stop). So far it works great.