AB2005 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Dear all What is the difference between an Absolute Encoder & incremental Encoder? "Don't assume any thing, always check/ask and clear yourself". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Hello AB2005 An absolute encoder can be used to find the absolute position whereas an incremental encoder is used to show how much you have moved. You can sometimes use an incremental encoder to get an absolute position provided that you always begin at a calibrated home point. Best regards, Mark Empson | administratorSkype Contact = markempson | phone +64 274 363 067LMPForum | Power Factor | L M Photonics Ltd | Empson family | Advanced Motor Control Ltd | Pressure Transducers | Smart Relay | GSM Control | Mark Empson Website | AuCom | Soft Starters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB2005 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Thank you Marke Still some confusion. What is the inside/designing difference between these two encoders? For example, I have worked only with Incremental Encoder till now. I know that this encoder produces square wave type pulses in two channels A and B. we use these pulses in PLC for calculating the position of anything else. What about absolute encoder? "Don't assume any thing, always check/ask and clear yourself". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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