Configure an AMS-AS5048 encoder

The AMS-AS5048 encoder model supports AMS’s AS5048 encoder. This is an absolute encoder that uses an I2C or SPI interface to connect.

To can configure the encoder, you must change some other configuration details:

1. You must configure an I2C bus on your board:

   {
         "name": "<board_name>",
         "type": "board",
         "model": "<model_name>"
         "attributes": {
           "i2cs": [
             {
               "bus": "<bus>",
               "name": "<bus_name>"
             }
           ]
         },
         "depends_on": [],
   }
   

2. Any motors using the AMS-AS5048 encoder must set ticks_per_rotation to 1. This is because the AS5048 encoder is an absolute encoder which provides angular measurements directly.

Now you can configure the encoder:

• Config Builder
• Raw JSON

On the COMPONENTS subtab, navigate to the Create Component menu. Enter a name for your encoder, select the type encoder, and select the AMS-AS5048 model.

Fill in the attributes for your encoder:

{
    "name": "<encoder_name>",
    "type": "encoder",
    "model" : "AMS-AS5048",
    "attributes": {
      "board": "<board_name>",
      "connection_type": "i2c",
      "i2c_attributes": {
        "i2c_bus": <string>,
        "i2c_addr": <integer>
      }
    }
}

The following attributes are available for AMS-AS5048 encoders: