encoder terminology

[vscid]

For an encoder, how do I convert counts per inch, into pulses per reveolution?

 

[IRstuff]

Sounds like you're using a linear encoder in a rotary application?

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[reidh]

Or multiply by 2*pi*r

-Reidh

 

[BrianPetersen]

or a rotary encoder in a linear application. Either way, you need to figure out what the overall mechanical ratio is between the linear motion and the rotary motion.

 

[jpankask]

You need to provide more information. The answer depends on a lot of things; how many pulses per revolution your encoder produces, what the encoder is actually reading (diameter of a gear, etc.).