I just created a small breakout board for the EC11 Rotary Encoder that I think would be pretty useful for people.
1. Breadboard Friendly
2. Hardware contact debounce (10uS time constant). Stop using that software debounce rubbish! Software should never be a solution to a hardware problem!
3. 5-pin JST PH (2.00mm) connector on bottom of PCB for integration into a larger project. e.g. panel mount the Rotary Encoder with this PCB attached to the bottom, and run wires to a main project PCB. This will save PCB space for hardware debounce. Alternatively you can use the 100mil spaced headers too of course
Here is a link to the schematic and PCB. You can download the Gerbers
https://easyeda.com/terryjmyers/ec11rotaryencoderbreakoutboard_copy (updated to new version)
I suggest JLPCB, 1mm thickness, and use the "Panel BY JLPCB" in the x:3*Y:5 configuration to give you 15 boards on a PCB and you'll get 150 breakout boards for $2 (plus like $20 for shipping...but still)! If anyone wants to pay postage I'll send some too you, or if you are West of Philadelphia I can hand some off to yah. I mean...what am I going to do with 150 of these, I needed like 20..at most...for all time. How do they even make a profit?!
(caps and resistors are unpopulated)