# Help with rotary encoder

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818>\
**Category:** General Guidance\
**Created:** [April 14, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818 "2026-04-14T07:34:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![pottsy17](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/pottsy17/32/1137222_2.png) [@pottsy17](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/pottsy17)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/21 "2026-04-14T17:01:43Z")

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Done. On its way.

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**Author:** ![anon94801460](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@anon94801460](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/anon94801460)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/22 "2026-04-14T17:24:35Z")

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> [@pottsy17](#):
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> Thanks for the life coaching

You are certainly welcome! Hope you manage to keep your job.

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**Author:** ![J-M-L](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/j-m-l/32/766245_2.png) [@J-M-L](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/J-M-L)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/23 "2026-04-14T17:31:15Z")

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> [@pottsy17](#):
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> believe I need to be a trusted level 1

you are right

here are the levels

> **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)**
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> The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of…

You get there by

> - Entering at least **5** topics
> - Reading at least **30** posts
> - Spend a total of **10** minutes reading posts

so you should be able to be level one pretty quickly

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**Author:** ![PerryBebbington](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/perrybebbington/32/238766_2.png) [@PerryBebbington](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/PerryBebbington)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/24 "2026-04-14T19:34:58Z")

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You are currently at TL1.

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**Author:** ![scottcalv](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/scottcalv/32/1126463_2.png) [@scottcalv](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/scottcalv)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/25 "2026-04-14T22:36:36Z")

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What kind of counter are you building?

Do you mean kaizen project like multiple levels of employees working together toward a common goal?

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**Author:** ![TomGeorge](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/tomgeorge/32/215261_2.png) [@TomGeorge](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/TomGeorge)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/26 "2026-04-15T01:06:14Z")

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Hi, @pottsy17  
Welcome to the forum.

> [@pottsy17](#):
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> Hi, 600P/R Incremental Rotary Encoder,2-Phases Photoelectric Encoder 5V-24V,Shaft 6mm Encoder Wide Voltage Power Supplies.

Can you please post a link to data/spec of your encoder?  
Not all encoders are the same, especially their output configuration.

Thanks.. Tom.... 😃 👍 ☕ 🇦🇺

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/help-with-rotary-encoder/1439818/27 "2026-10-12T01:06:23Z")

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