A simple electromechanical rotary encoder

Creating a design for a CNC that is easy to replicate and suitable for diverse drives.

Norbert Heinz • 05/29/2016 at 12:57•2 Comments

I have build a simple electromechanical rotary encoder using three resistors and some wire:

More infos are on my project page:

Only one analog input is needed to read the sensor. I will do some experiments if this type of sensor can be used to build a linear drive, soon.

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danjovic wrote 05/31/2016 at 00:27

Ingenious!

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Eric Hertz wrote 05/30/2016 at 20:49

nice!

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