Quadrature encoder output
From What I Understand the rotary encoders are the same as the quadrature encoder.So the following writing I did is for understanding such a system.
Following helped me in understanding the rotary encoder,
Following helped me in understanding the rotary encoder,
The below site has good visuals and writing about the type of encoders:
http://www.anaheimautomation.com/manuals/forms/encoder-guide.php#sthash.YJMaBtVs.dpbs
So points that I feel must be remembered while doing so are(These where obtained from a PDF material I got from Internet regarding the various encoders as I have no experience with these - So if the owner of the content wants me remove these please ask me so and I will be happy to do it),
Rotary encoders, also called rotary shaft encoders or rotary shaft-angle encoders.
- They provide rate and positioning information in servo feedback loops.
- A rotary encoder can sense a number of discrete positions per revolution.
- The number is called points per revolution (Analogous to the steps per revolution of a stepper motor).
- The speed of an encoder is in units of counts per second.
- Rotary encoders can measure the motor-shaft or lead screw angle to report position indirectly, but they can also measure the response of rotating machines directly.
- The most popular rotary encoders are incremental optical shaft-angle encoders and the absolute optical shaft-angle encoders.
- There are also direct contact or brush-type and magnetic rotary encoders, but they are not as widely used in motion control systems.
- Commercial rotary encoders are available as standard or catalog units,or they can be custom made for unusual applications or survival in extreme environments.
- Standard rotary encoders are packaged in cylindrical cases with diameters from 1.5 to 3.5 in. Resolutions range from 50 cycles per shaft revolution to 2,304,000 counts per revolution.
- A variation of the conventional configuration, the hollow-shaft encoder,eliminates problems associated with the installation and shaft run-out of conventional models. Models with hollow shafts are available for mounting on shafts with diameters of 0.04 to 1.6 in. (1 to 40 mm).
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