hi !
first i have to say i am a still quite a beginner to arduino and also to max, which i wanna use for this project.
i am trying to build an art installation with a rotating plattform, the kind that is sometimes seen on children playgrounds.
i have an pololu encoder wheel touching the plattform underneath, sending a signal to arduino, sending numbers to max/msp.
i got everything connected and i use maxiuno to interface between arduino and max:
http://www.soundplusdesign.com/?p=1305
i first thought i will get kind of a counting signal out of the pololu, but it seems just to a kind of on/off signal.
how could i get kind of a counting signal out of the encoder wheel,
lets say i turn the wheel and one rotation is for example 50 counts.
is that possible?
what objects i will need to use in max?
heres also another thread in this forum regarding my project:
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1263157149/10
please help, any information is desired ! 
greetings
cris