On Jun 13, 2009, at 11:36 PM, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: >> 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-Encod > ers/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. > > > This has been mentioned once before. The magnet is hard to source. > You can
You can get the magnets here: https://www.hkcm.de/ Now I only need a supplier for one or two of those encoders. I thought the austria microsystems itself sold them by piece, but now they only list prices for 1000 pieces. Dirk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
