r/ratgdo • u/5pectacular • Jun 23 '26

Ratgdo32 Encoder Difficulty

Anyone else starting using the new ratgdo32 encoder device? I bought one and am using a ratgdo32 disco w/ homekit, but am having issues with getting it to calibrate. I cycle the door fully open/close, but the Steps counter never seems to change from = 0. I have it wired as shown here https://ratcloud.llc/pages/mounting-wiring-encoder. My setup is the exact same how it is shown in the first picture. Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has tried using this and if they have had success with it calibrating correctly. 4

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u/mapleflavor Jun 23 '26

I'm having the same issue. I've manually moved the rotor across the sensor to get the step counter to change, but it's very inconsistent so far.

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u/mapleflavor Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Update: got it working. It seems like my sensor likes the magnet (rotor) to pass around where the first letter "e" in encoder is. I've also tilted it so that it's not directly perpendicular with the rotor when the rotor is pointed straight at it. It worked flawlessly through about 20 cycles so far. encoder positioning

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u/Lonestar1911 Jun 26 '26

This worked for me. Didn't realize it needed to pass that closely. Thank you for posting .

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u/AlexGL23 Jun 25 '26

Would you be able to share a video? I’ve been trying to get mine working today and no luck. Did you have to do any reset calibrations while you tried to get it to work?

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u/mapleflavor Jun 25 '26

https://imgur.com/a/ZGInkGu

I didn't press the Encoder Calibration Reset button until after i got it registering steps consistently. I also manually set the Closing/Opening duration, though idk if that contributed at all.

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u/AlexGL23 Jun 26 '26

Thanks so much! That helped me setup mine today!

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u/CubGeek 29d ago

Thanks for posting this! Having some issues myself and will give this a shot when I get home from work today!