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

HEIDENHAIN introduces the innovative KCI 120 Dplus absolute rotary encoder designed to fulfill two critical needs via a single component in high accuracy robots. Extremely compact, the KCI 120 Dplus ...

As you may have noticed, I’ve been working with an STM32 ARM CPU using Mbed. There was a time when Mbed was pretty simple, but a lot has changed since it has morphed into Mbed OS. Unfortunately, that ...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the new Arcminaxis MLX90384 sensors from Melexis. These sensors feature cutting-edge ...

I want to write about something a little different this time. I removed the mechanical scroll wheel rotary encoder from a discarded optical mouse and used it in a little project. I really liked the ...

Encoders are widely used in the motion control and automation industry to monitor the position and speed of motors. This information can be used by the motion control electronics to detect if the ...

In the era of touch screens and capacitive buttons, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have the occasional pang of nostalgia for the good old days when interfacing with devices had a bit more heft to ...

Due to some hard drive problems, I need to rip all my cds again. I'm planning on using 192 or 224 mp3s for this. I know I could use EAC+lame, but I like to use iTunes to organize my music. So just ...