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A new crop of magnetic switches, sensors, and PCB-based position encoders aims to redefine position sensing in…

A new crop of magnetic switches, sensors, and PCB-based position encoders aims to redefine position sensing in automotive, industrial, and robotic designs.

With over 35 new MCU offerings across 3 families, Renesas hopes to make motor control easier for designers.

With over 35 new MCU offerings across 3 families, Renesas hopes to make motor control easier for designers.

Position sensors have been trending, especially with the increasing need for them in industrial settings. What new…

Position sensors have been trending, especially with the increasing need for them in industrial settings. What new products have companies come up with and how have they advanced monitoring technology?

Stepper motors work well in a wide range of applications but can struggle with torque ripple and current distortion…

Stepper motors work well in a wide range of applications but can struggle with torque ripple and current distortion issues. Learn about QuietStep, a proprietary algorithm from Allegro MicroSystems, as a possible solution. 

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC…

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC package sizes. This article shows how an optical sinusoidal encoder provides a higher resolution and increased speeds with a 2x3 mm dual simultaneous-sampling SAR-ADC.

What can Melexis' new hall-effect sensor teach us about non-contact torque sensors and electric power-assisted steering…

What can Melexis' new hall-effect sensor teach us about non-contact torque sensors and electric power-assisted steering in general?

What methods of servo control can make life easier for designers?

What methods of servo control can make life easier for designers?

This article is the second of a series on microcontroller timers. This article describes a more complex timer called the…

This article is the second of a series on microcontroller timers. This article describes a more complex timer called the PWM or pulse-width modulation timer.

DC motors are ubiquitous machines found in a variety of electronic equipment used in various applications.

DC motors are ubiquitous machines found in a variety of electronic equipment used in various applications.

TRINAMIC has announced their first range of brushless smart motors. Capable of precise movement, these BLDCs also…

TRINAMIC has announced their first range of brushless smart motors. Capable of precise movement, these BLDCs also integrate closed-loop feedback for quality control across a range of applications.

The Monolithic Power Systems mCar EV demo at electronica 2018 showed off angle position sensors and motion control.

The Monolithic Power Systems mCar EV demo at electronica 2018 showed off angle position sensors and motion control.

This article shows how to implement an analog PID controller, including adjusting of the angular position of a DC motor…

This article shows how to implement an analog PID controller, including adjusting of the angular position of a DC motor shaft, editing the design to control its speed, and tuning PID parameters for reliable performance.

Ongoing developments in microcontroller performance and integration continue with product lines such as the PIC32MK.

Ongoing developments in microcontroller performance and integration continue with product lines such as the PIC32MK.

We’ll continue our discussion of the C-BISCUIT demo bot by looking at portions of the RCB schematic that weren’t…

We’ll continue our discussion of the C-BISCUIT demo bot by looking at portions of the RCB schematic that weren’t covered in the previous article.

This project covers integrating servo control and object detection.

This project covers integrating servo control and object detection.

Learn how to communicate between your PC and the SAM4S using the Atmel Software Framework’s USB module and simple ASCII…

Learn how to communicate between your PC and the SAM4S using the Atmel Software Framework’s USB module and simple ASCII commands.

Part One in this two-article series focuses on the hardware setup and on using a pulse-width-modulated signal to control a servo.

Part One in this two-article series focuses on the hardware setup and on using a pulse-width-modulated signal to control a servo.

Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 and is an American automotive and energy storage company. This article will focus on how…

Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 and is an American automotive and energy storage company. This article will focus on how Tesla's Roadster electric motor works. The basics of the car are pretty standard and straightforward, but the intricate details are much more intriguing. It will also detail the key differences between an internal combustion engine and Tesla's electric motor. At just about the size of a watermelon, the motor converts electricity into mechanical power and also acts as a generator, turning mechanical power into electricity.

Controlling a motor with an Arduino is relatively easy. In addition to simply spinning the motor, you can control the…

Controlling a motor with an Arduino is relatively easy. In addition to simply spinning the motor, you can control the position of the motor shaft if the motor has a rotary encoder.