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Re: Speed Sensor

A tachometer (an AC motor in reverse) gives voltage and frequency output porportional to the velocity of its shaft, but these arn't very precise at low speeds.

I have heard many different things in regards to using a microcontroller other that the RC, is it allowed? Can I forexample use a PIC or someother microcontroller to handle low level stuff?