Rotational direction is monitored with an encoder disc paired with simple electronics and a dual optical interrupter; with a bit of additional electronics, speed and relative shaft location are ...

The video, viewable after the break, starts by explaining the function of a salvaged printer carriage. A motor attached to a belt moves the carriage back and forth; the original linear encoder ...

US Digital operators can focus on more important tasks while a new robotic workstation handles disk-picking duty for the company’s new optical kit encoder. With more than 1,000 disks on each sheet, ...

Both the motor and the encoder are connected to an Arduino Pro Mini which receives step and direction commands from the printer controller. The controller takes care of telling the motor where to ...

Company is first thermal printer company to demonstrate the technology using existing and readily available printer/encoders VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- Zebra Technologies, a global leader in on-demand ...