Optical encoders are nothing new; they can be found in everything from mice to printers. They’re great for allowing DC motors to know their exact position and even current direction. If this … ...

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NUMERIK JENA’s LIK 41 kit-style optical linear encoder is ideally suited for those motion feedback applications where space is limited. Related To: HEIDENHAIN Corporation NUMERIK JENA’s LIK 41 ...

They seamlessly emulate a 512-turn, 1,024-pulse/rev encoder with outputs that offer industry-standard control protocols such as SSI, DeviceNet, Profibus DP, Ethernet IP, and parallel interfaces ...

SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwired - October 15, 2015) - NUMERIK JENA's LIA 2 series optical linear encoder series is designed to be more robust against certain contaminations like dust and fingerprints due ...

“Building a Lower-power Linear Actuator with Arduino: quite a few people have asked me about scaling down openDog to make it lighter and cheaper, so I thought I’d discuss the options in this ...

ZS Systems LLC, dba ZS Instruments, has received a two-year, $1 million Phase II SBIR from the National Science Foundation to develop a novel method to produce high-accuracy optical encoders. Optical ...