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Help with Oscar Controls Spinner/Optipac
tgraham:
Having problems with an Oscar Controls Pro Spinner and the Optipac. It has all been working fine for a few weeks. Now, suddenly last night the spinner stopped working. I have a trackball on the same board (optipac) and it will work successfully. However, when I spin the spinner, the cursor only jiggles back and forth about 1/8" or less.
I have checked the wiring, verfied I am getting the 5v and ground to the board, checked continuity to the S1/S2 wires.
Any suggestions on what else can I do to test this? How can I verify the encoders aren't broken? Any other test steps for the optipac interface?
Thanks in advance,
Todd
jerryjanis:
I'm no expert, and I don't know how to verify that the encoders are working, but here are some things to look at that I have seen cause your problem:
The first thing that I would check is to make sure that the +5v and Ground aren't reversed by accident. I had those results when I reversed them.
Your problem could also happen I think if any of the wires from the spinner are crossed/touching - like if a tiny strand from the S1 wire happens to reach across and touch the +5v wire or something.
Hmmm, lastly, I'd make sure that the optics is aligned properly with the encoder wheel.
OSCAR:
Todd,
Jerryjanis has given some very good troubleshooting info. If you still have trouble after trying his suggestions, please email me so I can help you further.
Kelsey
2slk:
If the above fails, be sure to email Kelsey (Oscar Controls) and/or Andy at ultimarc. Their customer service is A1 and they are definitely the most qualified people to help you out.
2slk:
OOps, guess you and I were typing at the same time, OSCAR!!!