A quadrature encoder uses two output channels offset in phase to detect both direction and position with greater precision.

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What is a rotary encoder? A rotary encoder (RT) is a device that you can rotate infinitely. On most rotary encoders, when you rotate them you will feel a bump (known as steps), and most RTs have about ...