Older 36 position wheel encoder versus 144 position wheel encoder

TCIII

Hi All,

Would appreciate some advice here.

I have an older Eddie Chassis with the original Motor Assemblies and 9 position wheel encoders (giving 36 pulses/revolution) (#27906) that was used with the HB-25s and a Propeller Development Board.

I am planning on replacing the HB-25s and the Propeller Development Board with the DBH-10 Motor Controller and an Arduino BOE.

My question is, can I use the original 9 position wheel encoders with the DBH-10 Motor Controller or should I upgrade to the 36 position wheel encoders (giving 144 pulses/revolution) (#29321)?

Also, if I do upgrade to the 36 position wheel encoder, will the encoder disc fit my original Eddie Chassis motor assembly wheel drive shafts?

Regards,
TCIII AVD

TCIII

Hi All,

After rereading the older 9 position wheel encoder (#27906) documentation, it appears that each 9 position wheel encoder/HB-25 combination is equivalent to one of the two motor control channels on the DBH-10 Motor Controller. Like each channel on the DBH-10, each of the 9 position wheel encoders can receive a serial speed/direction/distance input commands and then drive its respective HB-25 appropriately.

Therefore the older 9 position wheel encoders are obviously not usable with the DBH-10 and since I have already ordered the DBH-10 Motor Controller it looks like I will need to order the 36 position wheel encoders (#29321) to work with the DBH-10 Motor Controller. However, I will now have higher resolution wheel encoders allowing for more accurate speed and distance knowledge.

Regards,
TCIII AVD