Usage Connect the CLK (clock) pin of the rotary encoder to a digital input pin on the Arduino. Connect the DT (data) pin of the rotary encoder to another digital input pin on the Arduino. Create an ...

Rotary encoder vs potentiometer A rotary encoder is a wonderful digital alternative to the old analog potentiometers. Rotary encoders are useful as rotation sensors (or selectors) and look similar to ...

In order to keep the expense of safety measures within limits, rational safety concepts will increase in importance in the future. Consequently, in this context the functional safety of individual ...

It is amazing how many Arduino programmes for decoding rotary encoders start with something like: "I looked at all the available rotary encoder sketches ...

Editor’s Note: Here’s an ingenious solution to the “fine/coarse” problem one often runs into when using rotary encoders as controls. Who says you have to use a µC to add a touch of intelligence?

Elma’s E18 rotary encoder comes in through-hole and surface-mount versions in the 14.4 x 11.4 x 6.5mm body size. Rotational life is up to 150,000 revolutions, according to distributor Foremost, which ...