Rotary Dial does not seem to make numbers appear

[eppy]

Hi,

It took a lot of "exercise" to get the rotary dial to reliably rotate. However, it does not seem to create numbers at all on the OLED. At first, I thought the cam gear might be misaligned, but it was spot on. I listened very carefully to the switch and determined that it wasn't clicking at all when the cam rotated. I could depress the switch with a screw driver and make it click, though.

So, I carefully bent the switch arm slightly so that it would engage better with the cam. Now, at rest, the switch is fully depressed and "clicks" with each rotation of the dial. I think this is the desired outcome. However, it still does not register any numbers on the OLED when I rotate the dial.

I tried flashing the statusline branch of the firmware, but that didn't change the behavior, either. Here is a quick video showing the issue.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/zxpAQtxXPUcgc33bA

Any ideas?

Thanks,
eppy

[eppy]

Well, I added some code to the firmware and confirmed that the rotary is registering in hardware.

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diff --git a/rusp_firmware.ino b/rusp_firmware.ino
index 53264cf..dc2fcca 100644
--- a/rusp_firmware.ino
+++ b/rusp_firmware.ino
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ unsigned long last_filament_toggle = 0;
 // tied-to-GND normally-open limit switch that rolls against a cam
 void isr_rotary()
 {
+  Serial.print("rotary...\r\n");
        // only count if the hall triggered
        if (!pulsing) return;
        // debounce

Which now produces this in the serial window when I rotate the dial.

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OK
rotary...
rotary...
rotary...
rotary...
rotary...
rotary...

So, I think bending the switch lever helped. I'm not sure why it isn't registering the numbers, yet, but I'll have to look further through the firmware to determine how that is done. I've definitely got a long way to go to understand the code, right now I'm just messing around.

Hope everyone has a fun holiday!

Thanks,
eppy

[Roel]

Great, somebody else is posting their "experiments"...
I am not a programmer, not familiar with Arduino etc.. but programmed 40 years ago the first ZX Spectrum etc..
so I will dive into this new " Toy" and see where I get..

I had assembled all and started the phone without touching the firmware.
The Dial worked perfectly, all numbers & small display, correct.. I thought wow!

But nothing else happened.. no Display at the back..
So I quickly searched how to upload the firmare etc.. and I managed to do so..
Now the paperwhite display works, much more LED flashes.... but my Dial is off, it shows number , but they are not correct.
1-2 works, but then the others are 2-3 less.. so dailing 7 gives me 4 or 5 etc...

Also after flashing the firmware I get following error message:
"
Warning: no eeprom data found in Intel Hex file /Users/roelhaagmans/Library/Caches/arduino/sketches/9F173130DE0E9C45046CEDC7B8DF7184/rusp_firmware.ino.eep
"

Somebody any Idea..?

I will try to gain as much knowledge to understand the code...
but it would be great if others would join , and make this fantastic piece work..

My German SIM is not working, unable to make or get any calls.. but that would have been a Miracle

cheers,

Roel