Electronic Design

New-Look Position-Encoder Interfaces Enhance Motor Control

Position encoders are sensors that, when used in industrial settings, produce critical motor information such as speed and position. The encoder delivers data for display or data that may serve as ...
EDN

Allegro DVT Unveils its Hardware Dual-format (HEVC/H.265 and AVC/H.264) Encoder IP

Allegro DVT announces its dual-format encoder IP core, implementing the two mainstream video compression formats: HEVC/H.265 and AVC/H.264. With this new IP, Allegro DVT enlarges its video encoding IP ...
EDN

Allegro DVT Adds VP9 Support to its Multi-format Hardware Encoder IP

Allegro DVT announces the immediate availability of its multi-format hardware video encoder IP with H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC and VP9 support. This enhanced version of the Allegro DVT multi-format encoder ...
Machine Design

Talk this way

An absolute encoder includes a coding disk in binary or gray code format, the electronics to read it, and communications circuits. A multiturn encoder may have several disks connected by gears as ...