Unable to use relative rotary encoder

[SwooshMihu]

I am trying to create a custom MIDI controller that i will use in conjuction with MIDI2LR(https://github.com/rsjaffe/MIDI2LR) to create a physical interface with Adobe Lightroom. Right now i am trying to set up a rotary encoder to use as an alternative to a potentiometer and i am having some difficulties with it. I am trying to define the encoder as being relative, using the RotaryEncoder.ino program( i have tried using RelativeCCSender::setMode(relativeCCmode::MACKIE_CONTROL_RELATIVE); as well as RelativeCCSender::setMode(relativeCCmode::TWOS_COMPLEMENT); and i get no output whatsoever, neither in MIDI-OX, nor in MIDI2LR.

If i use the AbsoluteRotaryEncoder.ino program, instantiating the encoder as a CCAbsoluteEncoder i still get no output but if i instantiate it as PBAbsoluteEncoder, i do get the following output in MIDI-OX: The program used:

include // Include the Encoder library.

include // Include the Control Surface library

USBMIDI_Interface midi; // Similarly, for Pitch Bend PBAbsoluteEncoder enc = { {2, 3}, // pins CHANNEL_1, // MIDI channel 127, // large multiplier because Pitch Bend has high resolution }; void setup() { Control_Surface.begin(); // Initialize Control Surface } void loop() { Control_Surface.loop(); // Update the Control Surface }

The rotary encoder that i am using is this : https://www.tme.eu/ro/en/details/ps1010-20/rotary-switches/ctr/ps1010-20-kq15a6-0-000/ , wired according to their diagram.

[tttapa]

The MIDI-OX screenshot makes me believe you wired the rotary encoder incorrectly.
From what I can gather on the product page, you have to wire pins 1 and 4 of the encoder to ground, and pins 2 and 3 to pins 2 and 3 of the Arduino.

[SwooshMihu]

After rewiring, this is the result i get using PitchBend Yet no output can be seen when instantiating the encoder as CCAbsoluteEncoder nor as CCRotaryEncoder

[tttapa]

You could try using the Encoder library directly, it'll be easier to debug: https://github.com/PaulStoffregen/Encoder/blob/master/examples/Basic/Basic.pde

I'm pretty sure that this is a hardware problem rather than an issue with the libraries involved.

[SwooshMihu]

Right, using the encoder library directly i can see this on the serial output so i guess it's working fine? Yet i get no output from it in MIDI-OX, nor in MIDI2LR

[tttapa]

No, that's not fine, when you turn the encoder, you should see the position of the encoder printed, not just -1, 0 and 1. Please post your exact wiring diagram and a picture of the wiring.

[SwooshMihu]

This is the wiring that i have used to get the -1, 0, 1 result I do not have a multimeter right now to test if the connections are ok. I will also get an EC11 encoder to test that one aswell.

[SwooshMihu]

I have simply ditched that encoder and picked up a new one with this wiring and it works without problems. thanks for your time