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(@benag)
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Hello All,

I am after some help please. 

I have built a button box with momentary push buttons and 3 rotary encoders. This has been done with an Arduino Micro Pro. 

All of the momentary buttons work perfectly after setting them up with the SIM HUB Matrix. 
 
However, I cannot figure out how to make the rotary encoders work properly?
 
 I did get them to work but it would activate both sides of the encoder at the same time. 
 
I have never used Arduino before or done anything with coding, so have no idea what I am doing.  
 
Any help would be much appreciated.
 
This is how it is wired. 
 
 
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Ben
 

 


   
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(@admin5435)
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Hi ! If you are using bare encoders (with no resistors) make sure to enable the pullup option in the sketch setup 😉

Nicolas


   
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(@benag)
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@admin5435 Thank you for the reply.  Is it really as simple as that?


   
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(@benag)
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@admin5435 Good Morning,

I enabled the pullup option and they kind of work but not very well. 

They are not very responsive and sometimes it won't work when you turn it one way. You have to turn it the opposite way then back the other way. 

Any Ideas?

 

Thanks,

Ben 

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(@admin5435)
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@benag

Does simhub is properly connected ? The buttons and encoders won't work correctly when simhub is not connected to the arduino.

Nicolas


   
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(@benag)
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@admin5435

As far as I can tell? All the momentary push buttons work perfectly and are instant inputs. 

I am using EC11 rotary encoders. 


   
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(@benag)
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I have found the issue. I had to adjust the millisecond hold. 👍 


   
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(@boardman310)
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Can you us know what you did with the Millisecond hold. I have been trying for a week with 3 different encoders and havr clicked the pull up option but am still not able to get them working. 

I know it has to be full or half turn but have not been able to find the data sheet on any of them. 

Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide. 

 

 


   
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(@ebob-nl)
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Exactly the same problem here. I can't seem to find the correct adjustment for the rotary. If I disable the pullup resistor it flickers. If I enable the pullup resistor it won't do anything, the hold of millisecond doesn't seem to make any change.

Any advice would be great.

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Thanks everyone.

Your input did the trick: enable the pullup option and set millisecond hold at 50 (that worked best for me).


   
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