[simpits-tech] Using Pots for position sensing (part 2)

[Gene Buckle]

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Roy Coates wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Gene Buckle wrote:
>
>>> I figure I'll do "the best I can" for now and hopefully re-visit the
>>> sensors at a later date.
>>>
>>
>> Are you sure that the existing travel you have right now won't be enough?
>>
>
>
> As you quite rightly said, you need the largest sample you can get. Using
> the quick'n'dirty bell-crank method of operating the pot, I can only get
> maybe a 1/3 of the full travel.

Right, but if you calibrate the device at the travel you have available, 
it'll scale that to the 0..1024 range.

g.

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