Machine Design

Optical Shaft Encoders

Rotary and linear optical encoders are common in position and motion sensing. Here, a disc or plate containing opaque and transparent segments passes between an LED and detector to interrupt a light ...
EDN

CUI launches a 5-mm body diameter optical encoder

CAMBRIDGE, UK — The MES3 series is CUI's latest line of high performance micro optical encoders, the world’s smallest shaft-type optical encoder according to the company. The MES3 has a 5-mm body ...
EDN

Timing the Commutation Channels of an Optical Encoder to a Brushless Motor

Alignment of optical encoder commutation signals to a Brushless DC (BLDC) motor could be thought of as being comparable to timing the distributor on a car engine. The distributor tells the spark plugs ...
Electronics Weekly

CambridgeIC 14bit inductive shaft encoder copes with misalignment

Fabless chip maker CambridgeIC has improved the accuracy and speed of its non-contact position sensing technology. Implemented in the firm’s CAM502 chip, it uses resonant inductive sensors to deliver ...
Electronic Design

Optical Encoder Logs In As Market’s Smallest

Introduced as the industry’s smallest shaft-type optical encoder, the MES3 sports a body diameter of 5 mm and a 1.5-mm shaft diameter.
Machine Design

Optical encoder

The Series 62AG optical encoder consists of 100% hard-tooled parts and uses light-pipe technology for optical switching. The device generates a 2-bit digital output that measures the magnitude and ...