Best way to measure period between pulses? Counters and FPGA

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Best way to measure period between pulses? Counters and FPGA

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28-01-2013, 09:43

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Re: Best way to measure period between pulses? Counters and FPGA

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

The typical quadrature encoders used on FRC robotis are optical sensors.

So in theory, is it possible to use the WPI Encoder Libraries with an optical sensor and a piece of reflective tape?

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