Beaverton, Ore. — CUI Inc. has introduced a new miniature absolute encoder for applications such as medical, instrumentation and robotics where limited space is a key consideration. Measuring 13 mm in ...

An absolute encoder includes a coding disk in binary or gray code format, the electronics to read it, and communications circuits. A multiturn encoder may have several disks connected by gears as ...

16-mm-thick device slashes parts count over standard motion-control solutions Offered as the industry's smallest such device, the AEAS-7500 high-speed absolute encoder module is only 16 mm thick.

According to [Lee Teschler], the classic representation of encoders showing code rings is out of date. His post says that most industrial absolute encoders use a special magnetic sensor known as a ...