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Convert dual pot "360 endless pot" to angle position
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# convert a dual pot "360 endless pot" aka sin/cos pot to angle position | |
# 17 Jun 2023 | |
# JP found these cool dual pots that act like endless rotary encoders, | |
# in a Elektron Samples box. They have two pots on a single shaft, | |
# one 90º out of phase. e.g. | |
# RV112FF-40-15A-0B20K - http://www.taiwanalpha.com/downloads?target=products&id=79 | |
# | |
# see: https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/59830-Read-Endless-Potentiometer | |
# answer: float angle = atan2f(potA, potB) | |
# | |
import time | |
# make up some fake "pot value" arrays that hold possible A & B pot values, 0.0-1.0 | |
divs = 50 | |
# A has an up ramp going from 0-180 degrees | |
a = [ (i/divs) for i in range(0,divs)] | |
# A then has down ramp from 180-360 degrees | |
a += [ 1-(i/divs) for i in range(0,divs)] | |
# B is 90 degrees phase offset from A | |
b = a[divs//2:] + a[0:divs//2] | |
# print out our arrays to show we match the datasheet | |
#print("a:", len(a), ["%.2f" % x for x in a], "\n") | |
#print("b:",len(b), ["%.2f" % x for x in b], "\n") | |
while True: | |
for i in range(0,divs*2): | |
aval = a[i] | |
bval = b[i] | |
# convert knob positions aval & bval to angle | |
if aval < 0.5: | |
angle = 360 - bval * 180 # here we show degrees to be clear | |
else: | |
angle = bval * 180 | |
# angle = 360 - bval * 180 if aval<0.5 else bval *180 | |
print( "(%.2f, %.2f, %.2f)" % (aval, bval, angle/360)) | |
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Simple linear version (orange is angle output 0-1):