Posital Driver

The Posital Driver receives data from Posital encoders, supporting multiple encoder inputs through polling and network communication. Posital encoders are commonly used for motion tracking, position feedback, and automation workflows requiring precise rotational or linear encoder measurements.

The driver allows configuration of encoder lists, polling intervals, timestamp behaviour, and debugging options. It also provides functions for adding and removing encoders dynamically.

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Driver Properties

Bridge IP

The IP address of the Posital bridge device that aggregates encoder data or communicates with multiple encoders on the network.

Encoder IDs

A list of encoder identifiers associated with this driver. Each ID corresponds to a specific Posital encoder device.

Used together with the ips property when addressing multiple encoders.

Encoder IPs

A list of IP addresses for each encoder connected to the system.

Each entry pairs with the corresponding encoder ID in the ids list.

Polling Interval (ms)

Defines how frequently (in milliseconds) the driver polls encoders for updated position data.

Shorter intervals produce faster updates but increase network and processing load.

Timestamp Mode

Selects the timestamp source used for encoder data.

Options include:

• 0 — Time of Receipt
  Timestamp applied when Disguise receives the packet.

• 1 — Incoming Timestamp
  Uses timestamp embedded in the encoder’s transmitted data.

• 2 — Time of Poll
  Timestamp generated at the moment the driver polls the encoder.

Choose the mode based on your synchronisation workflow and encoder capabilities.

Trace Logging

Enables or disables diagnostic tracing of encoder communication.

Options:

• 0 — Off
• 1 — On

Useful for debugging encoder communication or timing issues.

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Developer Documentation