How to program encoder pulses in Signal Express to read out in degrees

I have people requesting a Signal Express application that can display rotary machine degrees (0.0-359.9), with input from an encoder to a 6602 counter card. Can this be done in Signal Express at all and if so, what is the easiest way to program it?

Hello David,
in the same way, i configured a linear position encoder.
In the continious sampling mode, I can't save the displacement channel.
Is there any other option to save the Channel witrh e.g. 20 kHz?
Regards,
Andreas
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