Using an Encoder to Measure Forklift Height

[CRLS97]

Originally Posted by WizenedEE

In begin.vi:
1) Digital input Open
2) DevRef to "Counter to digital Source"
3) DevRef to encoder open
4) Repeat 1 - 3 for second input of encoder
5) DevRef to encoder set RefNum
In teleop.vi:
6) Encoder get RefNum
7) DevRef to Encoder Get

The encoder get can return a ton of very useful things. If you set the encoder open.vi correctly, you could get the get function to return the direct height of the arm! You can also get the direction, if it's stopped, etc.

Thanks! Just to clarify: in begin I should initialize one encoder but have two inputs for the dio using two seperate initializers but wire them into one to have in memory and in teleop I will access them and then have them get values.

However I'm confused by where the results of the get values would appear. Will they show somewhere in the DS? (I haven't been able to experiment yet, and won't be able to until tomorrow).

Once again, thanks!

and @Greg: thanks! I'll definitely take a look at that before experimenting ^^ tomorrow!