Nat Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 Ok, i'm on the mouser site and I'm getting a bit confused.I'm checking the encoders on this page :http://www.mouser.com/catalog//614/660.pdfFirst of, Is there a big difference in performance between 36 detents res 18 and 24 detents/24 res ?The 36 detents are much more expensive and I wonder if the 24 detents can do the job . The 24 detents/24 res are 1.47$ which I find pretty strange, are they crap ? Now on the site they say to choose non detented encoders, are those ones non detented ?Thanks,Nat Quote
Ian_Hurlock Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 Hey NatI hav'nt looked at mouser but the encoders are rated in ppr pulse per revolution.16 ppr up to i think 32 is ok Obviously the higher the ppr the more pulses are recieved in mios per revolution and the quicker the adjustment of a given parameter.Detent / undetent.......mios can be configured to accept eitherOnly 16E does'nt use detented encodersIan Quote
Nat Posted July 8, 2003 Author Report Posted July 8, 2003 I'm getting quite confused. As I understand, the Midibox16e only support non detented encoders, meaning that when you turn it, you don't feel any ticks.I was reading some threads at the french forum and they the that the 16E supports only detented encoders....I don't understand :(( Quote
Guest Xcen Posted July 8, 2003 Report Posted July 8, 2003 I'd take the info on the website as being the correct one :) Quote
Nat Posted July 9, 2003 Author Report Posted July 9, 2003 I just visited a music store and tested some controllers with encoders and I definately want Non detented ones, they are smoother, I'd don't like that step feeling with the detented ones.Now, where to find non detented ones that have a good resolution ? Quote
d2k Posted July 9, 2003 Report Posted July 9, 2003 Just an idea...It may be possible to dissessemble and remove the ratchet on some detented encoders for non-detented operation...Best...Dan Quote
Nat Posted July 9, 2003 Author Report Posted July 9, 2003 Mouser has some 318-ENC160-24P from Xircom/Alpha that looks nice and are not too expensive. They are non detented. I just wonder if they are good, will wait to see if someone who has some comment on them.Nat Quote
smashtv Posted July 9, 2003 Report Posted July 9, 2003 Mouser has some 318-ENC160-24P from Xircom/Alpha that looks nice and are not too expensive. Â They are non detented. Â I just wonder if they are good, will wait to see if someone who has some comment on them.NatNat, take a look at the datasheet for these (on the mouser site). It shows them as detented. I don't know which is right, the catalog or the datasheet, so if anyone knows, please speak up!:DSmash Quote
Nat Posted July 12, 2003 Author Report Posted July 12, 2003 Mouser told me they were detented... Quote
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