The pulses-per-revolution specification for a rotary encoder only changes how effectively fast or slow the value you're controlling changes as you rotate the knob, right? So, for example, a 15 PPR encoder would take a full turn to change the underlying control value by 15 of whatever units the sim considered a "click", whereas a 30 PPR encoder will do the same in a half-turn. Do I have this right in my mind?
#Sanity Check on Rotary Encoders
nimble turtle
feral void
Yes, but also consider that the per click increments can also be adjusted using Set commands instead of Inc or Dec commands.
hollow canyon
that also depends on the type - if it is 2 detents per cycle or 1 detent per cycle
so the number of clicks and pulses might not be the same always. Like the most popular dual encoder we have (the alps) is 15PPR but 30 detents
and it is 30 clicks and 30 right or left events when you turn a full circle
because it is a "2 detents per cycle" encoder
nimble turtle
I'm using many of those (of course; who isn't?) but I've never quite understood what's going on with a X PPR, 2X detents. What is the effect of turning the encoder just one click?
hollow canyon
nimble turtle
What does the output wave look like on an encoder with same number of detents as pulses?
hollow canyon
if I configure them wrong as 1 detent per cycle then I need to turn two clicks to get an event