The operation of the circuit in Figure 1 is simple. When the rotary encoder turns clockwise, the resistance from the wiper to terminal B1 of the digital potentiometer, RWB 1 , increments until the ...

Rotary encoders are electromechanical transducers that convert angular displacement into corresponding electrical signals ...

We’re all familiar with getting feedback from a rotating shaft, for which we usually employ a potentiometer or encoder. But there’s another device that, while less well-known, has some advantages that ...

Ever tear open a potentiometer? If you haven’t, you can still probably guess what’s inside. A streak of resistive material ...

Technical details on the operation, benefits, and use of cable-type position transducers are available free of charge from SpaceAge Control. The String Technical details on the operation, benefits, ...

Dart Controls presents the DP4, a microprocessor-based digital potentiometer that displays the digital readout in virtually ...

LSI Computer Systems (LSI/CSI) has created a family of 63 tap (6bit) digital potentiometers for direct connection to quadrature decoders, push buttons, GPIOs or SPI serial controls. Debounce circuits ...

The Model 510 mechanical encoder is designed to replace less precise potentiometers and more costly optical encoders in consumer and light industrial applications. These include volume, motor, and ...

Gear Potentiometers are also called Thumbwheel Potentiometers. Let’s investigate them. There are many varieties of compact gear potentiometers available. Most of them are single and dual – this time ...