Avago Technologies, the world's largest privately held semiconductor company, today introduced an enhanced series of cost-competitive ultra-small optical encoder modules with resolutions of up to 360 ...

When the Prusa i3 MK3 was released in 2017, it was marketed as being “bloody smart” thanks to the impressive number of sensors that had been packed into the printer. The update wasn’t really about ...

Last year, Automation World examined the differences between accuracy, resolution, and precision in the encoder world. And while understanding the differences among these terms is important to ...

Encoders are a vital component in many applications that require motion control and feedback information. Whether a system’s requirement is speed, direction, or distance, an encoder produces control ...

Fargo Electronics Inc's new Pro-LX laminating card printer/encoder, with nearly a dozen major design improvements, replaces the Pro-L in Fargo's Professional Fargo Electronics Inc's new Pro-LX ...

Rotary encoders convert rotary movement or angular position into analogue or digital signals for use in measurement or control systems. They can be classified in a number of ways, primarily by the ...

A black and white paper made from a piece of printer paper and a sharpee pen are used to create the optical encoder as it keeps track of the current location by using an IR emitter and detector. A ...