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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: meyer980 on December 06, 2018, 09:35:08 pm
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I'm new to spinners and starting work on a small (as in size) project so don't want to use a large spinner.
Does anyone know if you can hook up a generic rotary encoder (such as these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XQTHDRR?pf_rd_p=c2945051-950f-485c-b4df-15aac5223b10&pf_rd_r=FHFFCT2ZZ7GE9B8A67PA (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XQTHDRR?pf_rd_p=c2945051-950f-485c-b4df-15aac5223b10&pf_rd_r=FHFFCT2ZZ7GE9B8A67PA)) to the minipac's spinner pins?
I'm definitely a novice with electronics but I'm seeing the minipac requiring GND, 5V, and two X lines - 4 pins total. The encoders seem to have pins that MIGHT match up but I really don't know how it all works.
Help?
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Does anyone know if you can hook up a generic rotary encoder (such as these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XQTHDRR?pf_rd_p=c2945051-950f-485c-b4df-15aac5223b10&pf_rd_r=FHFFCT2ZZ7GE9B8A67PA (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XQTHDRR?pf_rd_p=c2945051-950f-485c-b4df-15aac5223b10&pf_rd_r=FHFFCT2ZZ7GE9B8A67PA)) to the minipac's spinner pins?
I'm definitely a novice with electronics but I'm seeing the minipac requiring GND, 5V, and two X lines - 4 pins total. The encoders seem to have pins that MIGHT match up but I really don't know how it all works.
Based on the info here (https://blog.squix.org/2016/05/esp8266-peripherals-ky-040-rotary-encoder.html) it will work with the MiniPac.
There's some decent theory of operation at that link.
GND to GND
+ to 5V
SW to switch input (optional)
DT to one data line
CLK to the other data line
If the axis moves in the opposite direction expected, swap the data lines.
Scott
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Thanks Scott, I guessed that's how it worked but wasn't confident enough to go ahead without asking. I'm gonna give it a try!