Hi,
I would control the rudder of a model boat sensing the direction of a
compass and/or the direction of wind.
I think of a simple shaft encoder using i.e. part of mouse.

But how read or detect the direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise)?

Thanks
Renzo Giurini

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