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Wiring optical incremental encoder
I'm trying to connect an optical encoder (Bourns EN series) to AVR microcontroller, and a few things are not clear for me from the datasheet.
At first, datasheet says that the maximum supply current ...
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Programmable Encoder, variable numbers of pulse/revolution!
Programmable Encoder, variable numbers of pulse/revolution!
Hey everyone. I'm doing my final course work and I have a problem with an encoder. Well schematically I have to feedback a frequency ...
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Rotary Encoder Detents
I've seen rotary encoders that you can get with and without detents (example). What are detents in the context of rotary encoders? When would you want / need your encoder to include this feature in a ...
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Decoding multiple quadrature rotary encoders
Scenario
I have 4 ACZ16 quadrature rotary encoders connected to GPIO Port D on an ATMega168P. I am only trying to extract rotation direction from them. Position is irrelevant, and it is guaranteed ...
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Magnetic Encoders - Tips and Tricks
I am new to encoders in general and I am thinking about using a magnetic encoder in a personal project were I will need to make my own servo, and thus get an absolute position reading (instead of the ...
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Using Motor Encoder with M8706
I am working on extracting encoder data from a dc motor (apparently a "Pitman"). The encoder is somewhere inside the casing and the only interface it has with the outside is through a 4 pin connector ...
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IR Reflectance Sensor for a Wheel Encoder - Analog or Digital?
I'm in the process of building wheel encoders for my robot and have come across 2 different IR Reflectance sensors.
Analog
Digital
I'm trying to find out what the potential benefits or drawbacks ...
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continuous servo position control
with a continuous rotation servo i can control the direction and the speed of the servo , but i need to control the position too , i know it's not possible directly due to lake of feedback control in ...
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Building an 8 to 4 Encoder from a 8 to 4 Multiplexer?
I have a a 8-to-4 Multiplexer ICs (MM74hC4052N) and I want to use it as a 8-to-4 encoder or 8-to-3 encoder.
Is that possible? If it is, can drop me some hints on how to do that?
At one glance, I ...
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Identifying rotary encoder
I need help with identifying connection scheme of this rotary encoder. I have no datasheet and there is nothing specified on the body except "CTR".
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Termination of a convolutional encoder vs. state register reset
Usually, when designing a convolutional encoder for a transmitter, some sort of termination mechanism is applied to drive the encoder back to its zero-state after a message was transmitted. This is ...
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Incremental optical encoder output to Matlab Simulink
I'm doing a project based on an incremental encoder based position sensor. In order to validate this, I'm trying to read square wave signals from a function generator (since an optical encoder ...
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Forward Error Correction code, Reed Solomon, Turbo Code, Low-density parity-check
I am new to FEC (Forward Error Correction). Pointers highly appreciated.
I am experimenting software with configurable "error protections". Result improving as setting raise to 40%. Still not ...
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Is it possible to attach PNP counter to an NPN encoder? [closed]
As a follow-up of my previous too generic question
I have a signal generator (shaft encoder) that has 2 NPN outputs.
I have a high speed counter that needs PNP signals.
How can I convert the encoder ...
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Jitter in Pulse Interval Encoding (PIE) [closed]
How can one analyze the jitter performance of an encoding scheme, say PIE?
