Decrementing counter of encoder reading

cRIO 9053

9411 module

Wheel encoder GKZ-1000

 https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/specs/encoderhd.pdf

Python 3.9.5 with nidaqmx API

I can read the counter and see it increasing as I rotate the wheel, but I need to detect changes in both directions, so my preference would be that the counter decrease in one direction, increase in the other.

Here's a snippet of what I am doing (With some leftovers from previous attempts).  

def startUsingRotation(self):
global running
total = 0.0
    task = ni.Task(new_task_name="readCtr0")
# Can't seem to make this work, and perhaps this is not what we need, as direction matters
    #channelA = task.ci_channels.add_ci_ang_encoder_chan(counter = 'Mod3/ctr0', decoding_type = EncoderType.X_1, zidx_enable=True, units=AngleUnits.DEGREES, pulses_per_rev=4000, initial_angle=0.0)
    #channelA = task.ci_channels.add_ci_ang_encoder_chan(counter = 'Mod3/ctr0', decoding_type = EncoderType.X_1, zidx_phase=nidaqmx.constants.EncoderZIndexPhase.AHIGH_BHIGH, zidx_val=0, zidx_enable=True, units=AngleUnits.DEGREES, pulses_per_rev=1000, initial_angle=0.0)
    #task.timing.cfg_samp_clk_timing(rate=10000, sample_mode=AcquisitionType.CONTINUOUS,samps_per_chan=100)
    #task.timing.samp_timing_type = nidaqmx.constants.SampleTimingType.ON_DEMAND

    channelA = task.ci_channels.add_ci_count_edges_chan(counter='Mod3/ctr0')
    channelA.ci_count_edges_dig_fltr_min_pulse_width = 0.0003
    channelA.ci_count_edges_dig_fltr_enable = True

#task.timing.samp_clk_dig_sync_enable = True
    task.timing.samp_clk_overrun_behavior = nidaqmx.constants.OverflowBehavior.TOP_TASK_AND_ERROR
#channelA.ci_encoder_decoding_type = nidaqmx.constants.EncoderType.X_1
    #channelA.ci_count_edges_active_edge = nidaqmx.constants.Edge.RISING
    task.start()
    previous = [0.0]
    running = True
    while running:
try:
            count=task.read(number_of_samples_per_channel=nidaqmx.constants.READ_ALL_AVAILABLE)
print("Current register is {}".format(channelA.ci_count))
except nidaqmx.errors.DaqError:
print("Read error encountered")
continue

        if count[0] != previous[0]:
if count[0] != previous[0] + 1:
print("Increased count by more than one")
#total += (count[0] - previous[0])
            total = count[0]
print("Total movement {:.3f} Total clicks {}".format(total, count[0]))
if total % self._encode_clicks == 0:
print("revolution complete")
        previous=count
print("Cleanup")
    task.stop()