Rotary encoders vs. price

[MoistRobot]

Originally Posted by Knufire

Grayhills are also sealed and require no assembly (read: stupid-proof). This is why we use them.

Re stupid-proof - no such thing; rather say "stupid resistant"

[MrRoboSteve]

AS5145B - low RPM, magnet must be positioned very precisely

TT 6120 -- haven't looked at this before -- isn't it a position sensor, not an encoder?

[ozrien]

Some more options...

CTRE Magnetic Encoder (absolute within one rotation and relative - we make this one)
These are unique in that it uses the same cabling as Talon SRX, so they plug right into the Talon.
http://www.ctr-electronics.com/srx-m...c-encoder.html

If you are using Versa, there is a slice with same CTRE sensor built in.
http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/al.../217-5046.html

Another analog encoder (MA3 US digital) I've used and seen teams use (absolute within one rotation)
http://www.usdigital.com/products/en...tary/shaft/ma3
Another popular quadrature encoder(relative - us digital) I've used and seen teams use.
http://www.usdigital.com/products/e4p

[Munchskull]

Alot of the popularity comes from how easy they are to mount. For example the greyhills yoy can easily zip tie down the wire and attach to a shaft via surgical tubing (so I hear). To some teams that justify the price. I perfer the CUI ATM-102V encoders because of the price, that said they are a pain to mount, but for my team that is a sacrifice we are willing to make.

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by ozrien

Some more options...

CTRE Magnetic Encoder (absolute within one rotation and relative - we make this one)
These are unique in that it uses the same cabling as Talon SRX, so they plug right into the Talon.
http://www.ctr-electronics.com/srx-m...c-encoder.html

If you are using Versa, there is a slice with same CTRE sensor built in.
http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/al.../217-5046.html

Another analog encoder (MA3 US digital) I've used and seen teams use (absolute within one rotation)
http://www.usdigital.com/products/en...tary/shaft/ma3
Another popular quadrature encoder(relative - us digital) I've used and seen teams use.
http://www.usdigital.com/products/e4p

Also the US Digital S4T, which is essentially the shafted version of the E4P.