Here is a 3D animation of how a rotary encoder works.
There are many more available at:
http://learncnc.org/
This video was made for the LearnCNC project done at the University of British Columbia. It is one of many videos and animations embedded into a 3D interactive learning tool on the basics of CNC technology and tooling.
Thanks for the comment engineering89aaa. Our animator did a really good job on this one :) Of course, I would have liked to go more in-depth content-wise, but it was beyond the scope of the learning module.
dixter20 1 year ago 2