Hi Tom,
Sounds like its worth a try. Got some rewrewirire to do after I get my kflop interface board done. Then I'll give it a go.
Thanks again,
Troy

--- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, Tom Kerekes <tk@...> wrote:
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> Hi Troy,
>
> Yes it is possible.  In fact KFLOP itself only has single ended inputs.  However there is a high risk of noise problems.  Single ended signals are much more sensitive to noise than differential signals.  And then daisy chaining them to two places with multiple grounds is likely to add noise issues.  I'd say try it and see what happens.  Most of KFLOP's inputs are very high impedance which make them more sensitive to noise and ringing.  You will likely need some termination resistance to ground near KFLOP.  If you switch (mux) the encoder inputs to JP4 or JP6 there are 150 ohm termination resistors already on those inputs that could be useful.   I don't know if the Gecko has termination or not but there is a risk of double termination being too much load for the driver.
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> If your encoder is differential you might consider running one set of signals to the Gecko and the complementary signals to KFLOP.
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> Yet another option is to use Differential to Single ended Converter cables/modules.  I think USDigital (and others) sell them for about $15
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>
> HTH
> Regards
> TK
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: tmday7 <brotroy7@...>
> To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:02 AM
> Subject: [DynoMotion] Sharing Encoder A,B channel
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>  
> Hello,
> Can i connect a single ended encoder A,B to both Gecko320x drive and KFLOP? Or do i need a differential line driver?
>
> Thanks,
> Troy
>