Encoder to track filament movement
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Hello. I have looked over the forum and found referecndes of using encoders to track filament movement. I have found in my box an ecoder, is this:
Can I use this encoder with my duet 3 to track filament movement and check if I have a jam or filament run out?
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@tinchus yes, assuming its connected to the same board as the extruder
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@jay_s_uk Yes, im planning to connect it to the same board.
I have been trying to look for docs about how to do it since im not an electronic expert. On this encoder I have 4 pins, 1 is grnd, 1 is power input (5V?), and the other 2 is signal B and A. Im also looking for info on what pins on the duet 3 and gcode commands to configure, have not find this info yet, can you point me somewhere?
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@tinchus one of the IO input pins should be fine. If it has A and B then it must have some sort of direction information.
You'll just need to set it up as a pulse type sensor -
@jay_s_uk tahnks a lot for the input, seems I will be able to make it. Looking at the board: https://d3t0tbmlie281e.cloudfront.net/igi/duet3d/33DEuEJZXP16vLbF.huge
If I choose for example IO_3 I can see there is a 5V_ext. This ecnoder says it uses a 5V input, So I the pin named 5V_ext is going to be the one I need to connect to the 5V pin of the encoder?
