Elma Electronic Inc. now offers a miniature rotary encoder that includes an illuminated 8+1 joystick, enabling seamless, accurate control using just one finger.

An inexpensive rotary encoder is used to control the output voltage – a single step of the encoder increments or decrements the voltage by a precise amount, providing easy up/down control like a ...

As for the volume knob itself, it’s not a real analog pot, instead it’s using a rotary encoder with a center push button.

Relative and Absolute are two primary types of rotary encoders. A quadrature encoder is in the relative encoder family and is most commonly used in high-speed motor control systems; it also ...

Position and motion sensor specialist Posital has announced that it has expanded its range of absolute rotary encoders and inclinometers to include support the popular Modbus RTU communications ...

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The Ploopy Knob is a 3D-printed, open-source rotary encoder featuring a high-precision sensor that runs QMK firmware. Or put another way, it's a multi-purpose dial controller for your computer.