> Peter L. Peres wrote:
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>

Dismount a mouse, it's cheaper and have either a dual optical sensor or an
encoded wheel, you can even use the whole mouse to count up and down...:)))))

> > On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Aldi Navarro wrote:
> >> Presently I'm doing a counter for my transformer winder machine using
> >> this 16C84.
> >> However, I need to determine the direction of the rotation in order
> >> to know the correct no. of turns by considering the addition and
> >> subtraction of turns which depends on the direction of the rotation
> >> of my motor.
>
> > Use two reflective photo-sensors in quadrature to detect a piece of
> > reflective aluminium mirror glued to a rotating part in the machine.
>