For engineers seeking a motor scaled down in size but not power, QuickSilver Controls has extended its Mosolver (portmanteau of “motor” and “resolver”) servo motion actuator into a NEMA 17 frame ...

1. Example of rotary encoder. This system, in its simplest form, cannot measure the absolute angle of the shaft. It can only measure the change in angle relative to some arbitrary datum, such as the ...

Motor positioning, for example, wasn’t as straightforward as using a rotary encoder and a microcontroller.

“Encoders are great for measuring rotation”, said Andy Zou, Product Manager at POSITAL, in a statement. “However, for many production processes, measurement of linear speed or position is ...

The encoder is attached to the motor shaft and delivers signals that will indicate speed or position. Rotary encoders come in two basic flavors: incremental and absolute.

Bodenheim, Germany – iC-ML is an integrated magnetic linear position sensor / encoder assembled in a space-saving TSSOP20 package (6.6 x 6.4 x 1.1 mm). The circuit contains four Hall sensors for the ...

“They will enable us to provide differentiated motor position sensor ICs for industrial applications that are robust, highly accurate and cost-effective.” “Position sensors for factory floors must ...

“They will enable us to provide differentiated motor position sensor ICs for industrial applications that are robust, highly accurate and cost-effective.” “Position sensors for factory floors must ...

Oriental Motor of Japan is offering stepper motors with battery-free multi-turn absolute position encoding that can ride through power-loss. Oriental Motor of Japan is offering stepper motors with ...

Optical encoders are nothing new; they can be found in everything from mice to printers. They’re great for allowing DC motors to know their exact position and even current direction. If this … ...