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Re: PID encoders vs hall sensors

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
The first Gear Tooth Sensor supplied in the Kit of Parts actually did give direction information. It provided a single output pulse for each gear tooth passing by, with a short pulse width indicating one direction and a longer pulse width indicating the other.
Sounds pretty cool. Also sounds like it had more smarts than just an simple hall effect sensor. Was this the pre CRIO kit of parts?
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