Most of the hacks we see around these parts have to do with taking existing components and cobbling them together in interesting new ways. It’s less often that we see existing components gutted and ...

Because optical encoders are functionally similar, “resolution” is often used as a main characteristic for magnetic encoders, a device providing the angle of a magnet attached to a mechanical shaft ...

Why are there so many different angle encoders on the market? Why do they use different scanning and measuring methods? And which one should a designer choose? To answer those questions, engineers at ...

The GP2Y3A001K0F/2K0F/3K0F wide-angle optical sensors use five beams to detect and triangulate over a 25° angle. The units have distance measuring ranges of 4 to 30, 20 to 150, and 40 to 300 cm, ...