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 detection ...

Intended for applications such as avionics, vehicle systems, and others where behind-panel space is at a premium, the 62S Series optical encoder has a package size less than 13 mm deep. The device has ...

The AEDR-850x encoder is the smallest 3 channel optical encoder in the world with digital outputs employing reflective technology for motion control purposes. The encoder is designed to operate over ...

BEDFORD, Mass. — Celera Motion, a business unit of Novanta Inc., announced new sizes and capabilities for its Aura TM Absolute Chip Encoder Series of rotary and linear optical encoders with MicroE ...

BEDFORD, Mass. BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celera Motion, a business unit of Novanta Inc., today announced the introduction of the Field Calibration IncOder®, a groundbreaking new absolute ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded ZS Instruments, which is a startup connected to Purdue University, a 2-year/$1 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant ...

New surface-mount optical sensors increase vertical headroom, enabling more flexible encoder and position-sensing designs across industrial and consumer electronics.

Providing a 3-channel signal output (A, B and index) in a package with shielded or seared ball bearings, the RS15 self-contained incremental encoder is designed to offer improved performance and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University-connected startup has received federal funding to innovate an industry projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2028. The funding will be used to improve the ...

If you have a motor and you’d like to know where the shaft position is, you are likely to turn to an optical encoder scheme. However, as [lingib] points out, you can also use a magnet and a ...