Ok - another crazy idea from the popcorn gallery.
 
To use an analogy, Gecko Stepper drives work some math-o-magic in the internal 
FPGA to transition from 1/10 step mode to full step mode without loosing 
position.
 
An idea I had was to do something like that when trying to read high count 
encoders at higher speeds. Once the velocity has passed a given threshold it is 
known which direction an axis is moving so at that point is Quad still really 
needed? Could you just continue to count the leading edge for A and use that 
for velocity tracking?
 
I know adding mode switching check code bloats up the basic system, and maybe 
for parallel ports the timing may be such that you can't just pick up the 
leading edge. I just thought this might be a viable option for low CPU power 
machines such as a Raspberry Pi or BB or even an old paraports only PC.
 
Greg

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