But the most exciting upgrade of all was the new filament sensor. Using an optical encoder similar to what you’d find in a mouse, the Prusa i3 MK3 could detect when filament had been inserted ...

Consequently, Hall sensors containing 32-pole encoder wheels generate 16 pulses per revolution. It’s not only commonly sized encoders leveraging this type of operation. Some miniature single ...

However, design engineers are increasingly replacing encoders with magnetostrictive linear position sensors to improve productivity and lower cost of ownership. The latest magnetostrictive sensors ...

Rather than choosing a commodity replacement part, [Chris] rolled his own from the mechanical parts of the original encoder, like the shaft and panel bushing, and an AS5048A sensor board.

Analog and digital optoelectronic sensors combine an LED and an optoelectronic integrated circuit in a compact package to enable optical encoders to provide absolute or incremental position ...

So an encoder disc (with a proper encoder resolution) can be placed in the slot of the optical sensor to count rotation rate of a connected wheel/motor. The encoder disc (also known as index wheel) in ...

Baumer has released the EB360 bearingless multi-turn magnetic encoder with a compact design for precise feedback in challenging environments. With wear-free operation and a modular, space-saving ...

engineers can now integrate a fully featured rotary sensor directly on existing shafts without the packaging issues that typically accompany encoders or other through shaft sensing devices.

“The measurement performance and reliability of motion control systems employing traditional optical encoder sensors can be severely impacted by dirt, dust and grime contaminants. Due to the ...