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The advantages of capacitive vs. optical encoders

Capacitive vs Optical Encoders15 Feb 2021
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Same Sky has developed a way to measure rotational movement with ASIC, which detects changes in signal frequency modulated by capacitive reactance.

By comparing the technology most frequently used rotary encoders today, Same Sky has determined that capacitive encoding offers more advantages than its optical encoding counterpart.

Read on to learn more about what these advantages are and how capacitive encoding technology is applied.

READ MORE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF CAPACITIVE VS. OPTICAL ENCODERS

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