I got it to work properly in 4.4.x - using the universal cape and running 
config-pin P8_11 qep & config-pin P8_12 qep

On Friday, 3 February 2017 16:55:42 UTC, abhilash h wrote:
>
> For sure it will work.
> On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 at 9:33 PM, Hugh Frater <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> I'll give 7.9 a go and let you know my findings, thanks.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, 3 February 2017 13:40:05 UTC, abhilash h wrote:
>>
>>> I had used debian 7.9 
>>>
>> On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 at 7:05 PM, Hugh Frater <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>> Thanks, I'm currently trying to downgrade to a 3.8 revision, 1st attempt 
>>>> resulted in a 'won't boot, all the LEDs are on' so I guess I missed a step.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, 3 February 2017 13:31:00 UTC, abhilash h wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I had used debian . And it worked with busybox rfs and 3.8 kernel also 
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 at 6:20 PM, Hugh Frater <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Abhilash, 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's interesting, I will try and downgrade. May I ask what image 
>>>>>> you are using now (Angstrom, Debian etc)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hugh
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, 3 February 2017 12:36:34 UTC, abhilash h wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi hugh,  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It never worked for me in 4.x kernel. I used to get same values. So 
>>>>>>> i swutched back to 3.8 kernel . 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 at 5:47 PM, Hugh Frater <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, I'm getting started on a control system that needs to read 2x 
>>>>>>>> quadrature encoders. One is a 1000 line, the other a 2000 line, but 
>>>>>>>> that is 
>>>>>>>> really immaterial. I have the physical interface sorted (one needs a 
>>>>>>>> 26lv32 
>>>>>>>> to glue it to the BBB, the other is open collector), and the traces 
>>>>>>>> look 
>>>>>>>> good on the scope.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm running Jessie IOT with 4.4.36, I have disabled hdmi and 
>>>>>>>> universal cape. I can load Nathaniel Lewis' overlays (supplied with 
>>>>>>>> the 
>>>>>>>> clean install of Jessie) just fine with no errors in dmesg.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> However when I 'cat position' in each of the relevant sys entries 
>>>>>>>> (having moved my encoder A/B lines to the relevant pins each time), I 
>>>>>>>> get a 
>>>>>>>> changing value but it isn't meaningful. Am I missing something, or is 
>>>>>>>> it 
>>>>>>>> more likely that I've blown up the inputs? I did power on the servo 
>>>>>>>> drive 
>>>>>>>> (that was connected to the 26lv32 breakout board) by accident when the 
>>>>>>>> BBB 
>>>>>>>> wasn't powered up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've tested with a simple 24ppr 'audio style' encoder and again 
>>>>>>>> don't get meaningful results.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do I have to mess about with config-pin for each of the eQEP 
>>>>>>>> inputs, or should loading the relevant dtbo file for the eQEP module 
>>>>>>>> (0, 1 
>>>>>>>> 2 etc) set up the pins for me?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There's so much old documentation floating about it's hard to 
>>>>>>>> identify what is current and what is no longer relevant now that the 
>>>>>>>> universal-cape is in existence.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards, Hugh
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