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+# encoder_state.py
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Ihor Nehrutsa
+# Released under the MIT License (MIT) - see LICENSE file
+
+
+class Encoder:
+    def __init__(self, pin_a, pin_b, scale=1, x124=2):
+        self.pin_a = pin_a
+        self.pin_b = pin_b
+        self.scale = scale  # Optionally scale encoder rate to distance/angle
+        self.x124 = x124
+
+        self._pos = 0  # raw counter value
+
+        self._state = 0  # encoder state machine
+        if x124 == 1:
+            self._x = (0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+        elif x124 == 2:
+            self._x = (0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
+        elif x124 == 4:
+            self._x = (0, -1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, -1, 0)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("x124 must be from [1, 2, 4]")
+
+        try:
+            self.pin_a.irq(self.callback, hard=True)
+            self.pin_b.irq(self.callback, hard=True)
+        except TypeError:
+            self.pin_a.irq(self.callback)
+            self.pin_b.irq(self.callback)
+
+    def deinit(self):
+        try:
+            self.pin_a.irq(None)
+        except:
+            pass
+        try:
+            self.pin_b.irq(None)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.deinit()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'Encoder(A={}, B={}, scale={}, x124={})'.format(
+            self.pin_a, self.pin_b, self.scale, self.x124)
+
+    def callback(self, pin):
+        self._state = ((self._state << 2) + (self.pin_a() << 1) + self.pin_b()) & 0xF
+        self._pos += self._x[self._state]
+
+    def position(self, value=None):
+        if value is not None:
+            self._pos = round(value / self.scale)
+        return self._pos * self.scale
+
+    def value(self):
+        return self._pos
+
+    def set_value(self, value):
+        self._pos = value