What is meant by Rotary Incremental Encoder Index Pulse “Gating”?

May 7, 2020

An INDEX PULSE is a digital signal generated from an incremental encoder on an individual output channel, once per revolution. This unique pulse may be used for several purposes: In conjunction with a counter, it can be used to track the total number of shaft rotations. It may be used...

Incremental Encoder Lathe Automation

March 29, 2016

I have been working on a project to automate a manual lathing operation for our incremental encoder/optical encoder line. To keep things simple, thumb switches allow the set point, along with some offsets for fine-tuning, to be entered. I am not completely finished with project, but in the video below...

QD145 Incremental Encoder Shaft Tolerance

March 9, 2016

I received a phone call the other day that caught me a bit off guard. A customer was asking what tolerance they need to have on their motor shaft for it to fit with one of our incremental encoders.   I reflexively told the customer that we machine our shaft...

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