How to recieve encoder data from Makeblock Optical Encoder Motor-25 9V/185RPM using an Arduino Uno?

danny20051 · 2019-10-11 05:43:08 UTC

I have bought the Makeblock Optical Encoder Motor-25 9V/185RPM and the makeblock me encoder motor driver. I want to know how to read the encoder data from the motor as for a project we have to build our own PID controller on the arduino. I know there is some software specific for this by makeblock but I want to read the data with an arduino and then use the arduino to create a PID controller of our own.

Any help in the right direction on what to do is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

tech_support · 2019-10-12 09:55:12 UTC

Hi Danny,
According to your description, you must be our advanced player. For such kind advanced DIY project, we may only provide limited support since this is beyond our ability to support. Hope you can understand.

Anyway, here I found two .cpp file to you for reference which may helps you.

github.com

Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries/blob/master/src/MeEncoderNew.cpp

/**
 * \par Copyright (C), 2012-2016, MakeBlock
 * \class   MeEncoderNew
 * \brief   Driver for Me Encoder New module.
 * @file    MeEncoderNew.cpp
 * @author  MakeBlock
 * @version V1.0.0
 * @date    2016/03/18
 * @brief   Driver for Me Encoder New module.
 *
 * \par Copyright
 * This software is Copyright (C), 2012-2016, MakeBlock. Use is subject to license \n
 * conditions. The main licensing options available are GPL V2 or Commercial: \n
 *
 * \par Open Source Licensing GPL V2
 * This is the appropriate option if you want to share the source code of your \n
 * application with everyone you distribute it to, and you also want to give them \n
 * the right to share who uses it. If you wish to use this software under Open \n
 * Source Licensing, you must contribute all your source code to the open source \n
 * community in accordance with the GPL Version 2 when your application is \n

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github.com

Makeblock-official/Makeblock-Libraries/blob/master/src/MeEncoderMotor.cpp

/**
 * \par Copyright (C), 2012-2016, MakeBlock
 * \class   MeEncoderMotor
 * \brief   Driver for Encoder Motor module.
 * @file    MeEncoderMotor.cpp
 * @author  MakeBlock
 * @version V1.0.1
 * @date    2015/11/09
 * @brief   Driver for Encoder Motor module
 *
 * \par Copyright
 * This software is Copyright (C), 2012-2016, MakeBlock. Use is subject to license \n
 * conditions. The main licensing options available are GPL V2 or Commercial: \n
 *
 * \par Open Source Licensing GPL V2
 * This is the appropriate option if you want to share the source code of your \n
 * application with everyone you distribute it to, and you also want to give them \n
 * the right to share who uses it. If you wish to use this software under Open \n
 * Source Licensing, you must contribute all your source code to the open source \n
 * community in accordance with the GPL Version 2 when your application is \n

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Please note: please check the version of your encoder motor driver. If there is a DIP switch on your encoder motor driver, then it is the new version, please refer to the first link. Otherwise, it is the older version, please refer to the second link.

system · 2019-11-11 10:07:27 UTC

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