Number of counts (pulses) per full revolution of the encoder knob. Each count corresponds to a small increment of rotation. Which direction is the wheel turning? A positive positionChange indicates ...

This project demonstrates how to control a linear CNC stage using an Arduino, a TMC2209 stepper motor driver, and a Mitutoyo LGS-1012P linear encoder. The system employs a PID control loop to ...

What is a rotary encoder? A rotary encoder (RT) is a device that you can rotate infinitely. On most rotary encoders, when you rotate them you will feel a bump (known as steps), and most RTs have about ...

“I looked at all the available rotary encoder sketches and none of them met my needs, so I have written my own, and here it is”. Well, I looked at all the available rotary encoder sketches and none of ...

“Measure twice, cut once” is great advice in every aspect of fabrication, but perhaps nowhere is it more important than when building a CNC machine. When precision is the name of the game, you need ...

Encoders have two output signals, A and B. Elegoo ran both signals from each encoder all the way to the motherboard. However, they did not run the B signals to the Nano computer (presumably because ...