Hello everybody,
As the title of this thread says, I was wondering if it would be possible to measure the RPM of an axle (and then do the math to find the linear speed) using a optical mouse sensor placed near the axle. The maximum RPM of the axle would be 3000 RPM. Would the mouse sensor be fast enough?
Has anyone done this? I found some old posts/projects (2013, 2016) on other sites that showed how to interact a PS2 optical mouse with an Arduino. I was wondering if it is possible to use the USB port of the Teensy to do the same?
Thank you very much.
As the title of this thread says, I was wondering if it would be possible to measure the RPM of an axle (and then do the math to find the linear speed) using a optical mouse sensor placed near the axle. The maximum RPM of the axle would be 3000 RPM. Would the mouse sensor be fast enough?
Has anyone done this? I found some old posts/projects (2013, 2016) on other sites that showed how to interact a PS2 optical mouse with an Arduino. I was wondering if it is possible to use the USB port of the Teensy to do the same?
Thank you very much.