| Digital encoders are industrial and mechanical systems | | | | shaft on a 360 degree basis. Output is available at |
| which convert the angular cycles of industrial | | | | 10-bit and 12-bit resolutions, and shaft speed is at a |
| equipment to make sure their performances are | | | | maximum of 100 RPM in continuous motion. |
| precise and without disturbance. These encoders | | | | Incremental encoders used in mechanical or optical |
| come in absolute and incremental forms. Used to be, | | | | systems produce two outputs instead of one like the |
| there were rotary binary encoders that convert | | | | absolute encoders; these are the mechanical and |
| angular and rotational information into binary code. | | | | optical outputs. Car stereos normally make use of |
| The most common kinds of digital encoders would be: | | | | incremental encoders to operate the volume of the |
| the optical encoders, the magnetic shaft or rotary | | | | speakers. These encoders come available with up to |
| encoders, and the metric incremental encoder. | | | | 10,000 counts per turn and use two sensors to ensure |
| Absolute encoders report the absolute position instead | | | | precision. |
| of the incremental or changes in the position of the | | | | These and all encoders can be used for robotics, |
| shafts in an industrial equipment. The encoder follows a | | | | photographic lenses, valves, gates and a lot more |
| 32-bit counter and a microcontroller converts the | | | | industrial equipment. They ensure that certain |
| position into images transmitted to a receiving device. | | | | equipment work as smoothly as possible and allow |
| The optical rotational encoders make sure applications | | | | accuracy and precision in the rotations necessary for |
| run smoothly and does not need a PC interface. | | | | industrial equipment to operate and deliver outstanding |
| Magnetic shaft encoders report the position of the | | | | performance. |