He ended up building his own magnetic rotary encoder which is shown above. At the heart of the system is an AS5043 magnetic rotary sensor. The chip, which runs from $6.50-$11, can detect and ...

One of new bot’s features will be magnetic position encoders for the wheels. In the past, [Erich] has used the encoder disks that Pololu sells without issue. At 69¢ each, they don’t exactly ...

Nidec Instruments has announced a new range of high-accuracy AC servomotors with battery-free magnetic absolute encoders, as well as other enhancements including higher peak and cogging torques, top ...