Name of the sensor
Name of the sensor
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Hello to everybody,
I hope this is the correct section where to place this question.
I am planning to make a little automation to my home shutters and to know the specific position where the shutter is in every moment I found the detector that can view in the attachment.
Spite this, I am wishing to buy some of this rotating sensor, but i don't have any idea of its english name (it may sound likely roller arm to detect rolling shutter/Wheel operated detector for shutters...) may someone help me in the translation of this stuff? Internet did not helped me after a couple of hours of surfing...
How would you definetely call this sensor? How would you type it to found a seller over the Internet?
Thanks to everybody for any suggestion.
Andrea
I hope this is the correct section where to place this question.
I am planning to make a little automation to my home shutters and to know the specific position where the shutter is in every moment I found the detector that can view in the attachment.
Spite this, I am wishing to buy some of this rotating sensor, but i don't have any idea of its english name (it may sound likely roller arm to detect rolling shutter/Wheel operated detector for shutters...) may someone help me in the translation of this stuff? Internet did not helped me after a couple of hours of surfing...
How would you definetely call this sensor? How would you type it to found a seller over the Internet?
Thanks to everybody for any suggestion.
Andrea





RE: Name of the sensor
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RE: Name of the sensor
That one linked appears to be a big old potentiometer. Perhaps a modern tiny tilt sensor of the sort Arduio hobbiests use would be better in most regards. Tilt assumes horizontal blinds.
RE: Name of the sensor
Adding to this with pulses coming from the sensor i can be more sure about the real movement of the shutter without any obstacle( if the shutter cannot move for any reason, lets jmagine a box left below i that s blocking it the motor will be overloaded till domething will be break. Better to know ghe movement status from real.
I Will post che whole Project detail once realized.
Main doubt is the English name of that kind of sensor...any suggest in how to find it over the web?
RE: Name of the sensor
Could someone help me in finding the right translation to identify this device?
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=3...
Thanks to everybody.
Andrea
RE: Name of the sensor
RE: Name of the sensor
It should be more a roller microswitch with pulses output? Going crazy to find out its name...
RE: Name of the sensor
If you search for pancake encoder, you'll find a couple PCB-based devices: http://www.optical-encoders.eu/pancake-encoders.ht...
or search for optical encoders, in general.
TTFN
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