How To Substantially Reduce Encoder Cost While Gaining Functionality With Multi-Turn Rotary Position Sensors
Many applications require rotation counters that can measure angles greater than 360º. However the low-cost 10-turn potentiometers most design engineers are familiar with can’t always meet user requirements for resolution– which can be less than 0.1%. As an alternative, optical absolute encoders are too expensive for many applications– typically costing 8 times higher cost than potentiometric technology products.
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