Incremental and Absolute Encoders: which is suitable for you？！

As the name suggests, an absolute encoder maintains  a recprd pfots position within some absolte coordinate system,whreas an incremental encoder outputs incremental changes from a pre-defined home position. As a result, an incremental encoder requires  additional electronics (typically a PLC, counter, or drive) to count pulses and convert the data into speed  or motion, while an absolute encoder produces digital words identifying absolute location. Not surprisingly, incremental encoders are typically better suited to simpler, lower performance applications, while abso lute encoders are most often used in more complex, mission-critical applications with higher speed  encoder  and position encoder  control requirements. The correct choice of output type depends on the application.

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