Lots of digital radios these days. Most tuning arrangements use encoders. Many stereos and car radios use encoders for rotating knob features (tuning, volume, balance, fade, mode, etc.) since many of the functions are controlled by digital and not analog inputs now.
Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sven Wesley" <[email protected]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: [Emc-users] DIY encoder chipset >I was Googleing for encoders when I found a bunch of radio amateur web >pages > where people have made DIY encoders with the following chip: > http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/eng/Products/Magnetic-Encoders/Rotary-Encoders/AS5040 > > Anyone tried it? It looks really nice even though it may be too few pulses > for some of you guys. > I have 400 ppr on my router, gear ratio 3:1 on 5 mm/rev ballscrews, so > it's > still more precise than the machine can handle. > > Why do radio amateurs build encoders? Automatic antenna adjustment. :) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
