I am a new subscriber and i love the level of detail you put in your videos, especially in the latest code video. I wanted to ask though, why are the encoder wheels so big? i have seen that the gap between the 2 sensors that measure is the main factor, but if that is true, wouldnt that make your design non-universal? Thank you in advance and THANK YOU for taking time to make these videos, they have been very helpful to me.
Thank you for the compliments, I really appreciate it! That's a great question! I designed these to use common ir leds and detector diodes manually assembled. Those are larger parts and seem to work better with larger wheels. There is a reduction in precision with oversized gaps and teeth, but I tried to make something that would work with almost any hardware configuration sacrificing some precision for ease of use with larger parts. Ideally everything would be very precise, but for home built machines there have to be trade offs. I found oversized flexible wheels with larger teeth and openings were the easiest to align. It may not be for every project, but the method of producing them I demonstrate can produce more precise wheels with any design one chooses to make. I provided a few designs that I personally found useful. The same method could be used for producing linear encoder strips as well.
@@CircuitSecrets I understand now yes, indeed i see here in your file there are many different designs, my self i have some ir sensors off a printer and soon i will try to make my own encoder wheel and see what comes off it, though i dont have a cnc that can cut with a blade, i have a plotter that can plot with a pen. One day, hopefully soon ill have something to show for it.
@@AliensGotTheBeat Awesome, you can plot on the plastic and cut by hand, not as fast, but just as effective. Or maybe you have a friend who has a craft or hobby cutter.
Hello!! Long time no see! Great to see you staying creative and hope you are well!! :))
Thank you, great to see you too, I hope all is well!
@@CircuitSecretsit is!! God Bless you!
I am a new subscriber and i love the level of detail you put in your videos, especially in the latest code video.
I wanted to ask though, why are the encoder wheels so big? i have seen that the gap between the 2 sensors that measure is the main factor, but if that is true, wouldnt that make your design non-universal?
Thank you in advance and THANK YOU for taking time to make these videos, they have been very helpful to me.
Thank you for the compliments, I really appreciate it! That's a great question! I designed these to use common ir leds and detector diodes manually assembled. Those are larger parts and seem to work better with larger wheels. There is a reduction in precision with oversized gaps and teeth, but I tried to make something that would work with almost any hardware configuration sacrificing some precision for ease of use with larger parts. Ideally everything would be very precise, but for home built machines there have to be trade offs. I found oversized flexible wheels with larger teeth and openings were the easiest to align. It may not be for every project, but the method of producing them I demonstrate can produce more precise wheels with any design one chooses to make. I provided a few designs that I personally found useful. The same method could be used for producing linear encoder strips as well.
@@CircuitSecrets I understand now yes, indeed i see here in your file there are many different designs, my self i have some ir sensors off a printer and soon i will try to make my own encoder wheel and see what comes off it, though i dont have a cnc that can cut with a blade, i have a plotter that can plot with a pen. One day, hopefully soon ill have something to show for it.
@@AliensGotTheBeat Awesome, you can plot on the plastic and cut by hand, not as fast, but just as effective. Or maybe you have a friend who has a craft or hobby cutter.