ESPRotary

Arduino/ESP library to simplify reading rotary encoder data.

Author: Lennart Hennigs (https://www.lennarthennigs.de)
Copyright (C) 2017-2023 Lennart Hennigs.
Released under the MIT license.

Description

This library allows you read out interactions with a rotary encoder and act on them. It uses callback functions to be notified when the rotary encoder changes.

It has been tested with Arduino, ESP8266 and ESP32 devices.

To see the latest changes to the library please take a look at the Changelog.

If you find this library helpful please consider giving it a ⭐️ at GitHub and/or buy me a ☕️. Thanks!

Some of the code based of this library is based on code from PJRC.

How to Use

Definition

Use the begin() or the parameterized constructor to create a new instance of the class
Encoder produce different numbers of "click" on a single turn.
You can specify the number of clicks in the constructor, or via a setter function
- void setStepsPerClick(int steps)
- int getStepsPerClick() const

Callback Handlers

The library provides several callback handlers to detect events
- void setChangedHandler(CallbackFunction f)
- void setRightRotationHandler(CallbackFunction f)
- void setLeftRotationHandler(CallbackFunction f)
- void setUpperOverflowHandler(CallbackFunction f)
- void setLowerOverflowHandler(CallbackFunction f)
The library does not detect button clicks. You have to use a separate library for this, e.g. my Button2 library.

Ranges

In the constructor you can define an upper and a lower threshold. The encoder value will not be bypass these values.
There are also getter and setter functions the these values
- void setUpperBound(int upper_bound)
- void setLowerBound(int lower_bound)
- int getUpperBound() const
- int getLowerBound() const
See the RangedCounter example for details.

Retrigger (out of bound) events?

If you want that out of bound events are only triggered once a bound is reached, you can set:
- retriggerEvent(false)
Otherwise each (out of bounds) turn will re-trigger the event.
If you want to disable rotate events that would go beyond your defined boundary you can use:
- void triggerOnBounds(false)

Reading out information

The class allows you the get the position and the direction after a click using these function:
- int getPosition() const
- byte getDirection() const
- String directionToString(byte direction) const

Speed

You can define the speed, i.e. the increment the a single click in the constructor
There is also a getter and setter function for this
- void setIncrement(int inc)
- int getIncrement() const

Speedup Mode

You can also define, that the increment shall change when the encoder is turned fast.
Use these functions to define the interval (between clicks) and the increment:
- void setSpeedupInterval(int time)
- void setSpeedupIncrement(int inc)
Per default the interval is set to 75ms and the increment is set to 5.
There are also getter functions for both parameters:
- int getSpeedupInterval() const
- int getSpeedupIncrement() const
To enable the speedup mode use this member function:
- void enableSpeedup(bool enable)
...and to check:
- bool isSpeedupEnabled() const
There are also event handlers that let you track if the speedup mode was entered or exited:
- void setSpeedupStartedHandler(CallbackFunction f)
- void setSpeedupEndedHandler(CallbackFunction f)
Alternatively, you can use this function to determine its state:
- bool isInSpeedup() const
If you have bound defined, the speedup mode will be automatically ended when you hit it.

The Loop

For the class to work, you need to call the loop() member function in your sketch's loop() function.
Alternatively, you can use a timer interrupt to call the member loop()function.
See the examples for more details.

Using it with a timer interrupt

Instead of using the main loop() of your sketch you can also use an interrupt timer function.
See ESP32Interrupt or ESP8266Interrupt to see how

IDs for Encoder Instances

Each encoder instance gets a unique (auto incremented) ID upon creation.
You can get a encoders' ID via getID().
Alternatively, you can use setID(int newID) to set a new one. But then you need to make sure that they are unique.
You can also use the == operator to compare encoders

Notes

To see the latest changes to the library please take a look at the Changelog.
And if you find this library helpful, please consider giving it a star at GitHub. Thanks!

Examples

SimpleCounter - basic example
SimpleCounterWithButton - basic example with a button handler
RangedCounter - shows how to define ranges
Speedup - shows how to implement the speedup mode
ESP8266Interrupt - uses an ESP8266 interrupt instead of the main loop
ESP32Interrupt - uses an ESP32 interrupt instead of the main loop

Class Definition

These are the constructor and the member functions the library provides:

  ESPRotary();
  ESPRotary(byte pin1, byte pin2, byte steps_per_click = 1, int lower_bound = INT16_MIN, int upper_bound = INT16_MAX, int iniital_pos = 0, int increment = 1);

  void begin(byte pin1, byte pin2, byte steps_per_click = 1, int lower_bound = INT16_MIN, int upper_bound = INT16_MAX, int initial_pos = 0, int increment = 1);

  int getPosition() const;
  void resetPosition(int p = 0, bool fireCallback = true);

  rotary_direction getDirection() const;
  String directionToString(rotary_direction dir) const;

  void setIncrement(int inc);
  int getIncrement() const;

  void triggerOnBounds(bool triggerEvents = true);

  void enableSpeedup(bool enable);
  void setSpeedupInterval(int time);
  void setSpeedupIncrement(int inc);

  bool isSpeedupEnabled() const;
  int getSpeedupInterval() const;
  int getSpeedupIncrement() const;
  bool isInSpeedup() const;

  rotary_event getLastEvent() const;
  void retriggerEvent(bool retrigger);

  void setUpperBound(int upper_bound);
  void setLowerBound(int lower_bound);
  int getUpperBound() const;
  int getLowerBound() const;

  void setStepsPerClick(int steps);
  int getStepsPerClick() const;

  void setChangedHandler(CallbackFunction f);
  void setRightRotationHandler(CallbackFunction f);
  void setLeftRotationHandler(CallbackFunction f);
  void setUpperOverflowHandler(CallbackFunction f);
  void setLowerOverflowHandler(CallbackFunction f);
  void setSpeedupStartedHandler(CallbackFunction f);
  void setSpeedupEndedHandler(CallbackFunction f);

  int getID() const;
  void setID(int newID);

  bool operator == (ESPRotary &rhs);

  void loop();

Installation

Open the Arduino IDE choose "Sketch > Include Library" and search for "ESP Rotary". Or download the ZIP archive (https://github.com/lennarthennigs/ESPRotary/zipball/master), and choose "Sketch > Include Library > Add .ZIP Library..." and select the downloaded file.

License

MIT License

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