Help Picking the Resolution of an Incremental Encoder

February 9, 2016

I recently received an e-mail asking for some help picking the right resolution for an optical incremental encoder.  I have removed the personal information and the drive/controller information, otherwise the e-mail is verbatim: Hi, I am using a  motor controller in dual loop velocity mode. What resolution incremental encoder would...

Choosing the Resolution of a Rotary Incremental Encoder

May 1, 2013

“What resolution of rotary encoder do I need?” is a question designers often ask themselves. A common mistake is that a higher resolution is always better. This may or may not be the case.  Ultimately it is the nature of the application that decides. Here are some things to take...

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