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Rotary Dial
Arduino library to read numbers from a rotary dial (or otherwise using pulse dialing; see Wikipedia: Rotary dial).
This implementation is for the North American system, where [1, 9] pulses correspond to the numbers [1, 9], and 0 is represented by 10 pulses. This library was written for use with the dial demonstrated here and pictured above.
Connection & Circuit
On the back of the dial are two connections relevant for this implementation. One (the 'ready' switch) is normally open (NO), and is closed whenever the rotor is not at rest (specifically, as soon as the user draws back the rotor, and until it finishes returning). The other (the 'pulse' switch) is normally closed (NC), and is opened briefly for each pulse (roughly 10 - 20 Hz).
The expected circuit is:
Rotary Dial Arduino
/---------------------- readyPin
/- ready switch (NO) -- pull-up resistor -- VCC
/-- pulse switch (NC) -- pull-up resistor -/
\ \---------------------- pulsePin
\------------------------------------------ GND
The expected sequence is:
readyPin pulsePin state
HIGH n/a default (waiting)
LOW LOW ready to dial / for first pulse
LOW HIGH pulse received (number = 1)
LOW LOW ready for next pulse
LOW HIGH pulse received (number = 2)
LOW ... (repeat)
HIGH n/a rotation complete, count recorded
There is 15ms allowed for debounce, which is the implementation's only constraint on pulse speed.
See Also
See also: USB output from the Arduino, including presenting the Arduino as a keyboard by installing new firmware.