Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] read it and drool
From: David Olofson (david_AT_gardena.net)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2000 - 01:02:42 EET
On Monday 04 December 2000 18:00, Chris Baugher wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, David Olofson wrote:
> > Been thinking about it, but haven't done it yet. Would be
> > interesting to see if it could really work. :-)
> >
> > There are optical high resolution rotary encoders that would be
> > suitable for this. One of those, a counter chip and a few gates
> > on a bidirectional parallel port would probably be the easiest
> > prototype hack. (The counter wrapping at 256 is ok, as you only
> > deal with deltas. Just read frequently enough to get at least two
> > readings per full counter cycle.)
>
> This is exactly the kind of thing I've been thinking of trying.
> Where might one find these high resolution encoders you speak of?
Bigger electronic component dealers have all kinds of stuff like
this; industrial strength joysticks, trackballs, chassis monitors
etc. Try
for example. You'll also find the rest of the stuff you need there.
//David
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