Will this Encoder work with Shruthi ? and problems with stacking boards

Discontinued DIY products Shruthi
#1

Forgot to order the rotary encoder, found this one on ebay in the UK:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220403724239&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:GB:1123

it says “There (this) is a continuous rotary switch decoded using 2 bit gray code having 20 positions and a built in push button switch (push to operate)”

assuming the pin-outs are the same, is this a viable replacement??

please anyone . . . .

i am also having trouble to get the two circuit boards to stack properly, the Atmel controller on the back of the main board sits on the audio in/out and the capacitors right behind them, and so the headers don’t meet in the middle ? ?

Has anyone else had the same problem ??

I self-sourced by the way, this is not an official kit.

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Cosmo ;o)

#2

hard to tell from the auction text, as the seller does not provide a datasheet or manufacturer’s product name etc.

about the boards, could you post a picture?

#3

Yo toxaco,

you may want to cut the plastiv parts of the connector to flaten them a bit…

#4

Should be fine if you keep 23mm between the two boards, though.

#5

The problem with stacking the boards is that they are too far apart because the microcontroller hits the back of the 1/4" audio in & out and the capacitors behind them. I have posted a photo here. There is no connection made by the headers!

I need a header with longer legs

#6

#7

Aaaahhh . . . my headers from digikey are much, much shorter, at least 2/3mm.

I have order some more with longer legs so it will be fine, i was worried it wasn’t going to fit in the case

#8

The connecting headers you need are the ones sold as Arduino board connectors. They’re actually a little too long, and have to be cut down a bit to allow the two boards to be the correct distance apart.

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