Servo motors are typically employed in closed-loop position control; for example let us consider the following application, where the angular…
ZigBee is an open wireless standard for low-rate networks. It is an IEEE standard 802.15.4 protocol. The physical layer radio…
Modbus is an open standardized communication protocol that was founded by Modicon. Initially it was designed for the communication among…
In a serial interface, the data is sent 1 bit after the other on a single wire. Serial data is…
We would like to design a system to measure and display the rotational speed of a shaft. To accomplish this,…
This is a variable-reluctance transducer used to detect small motions, giving output signals as low as 0.01° of changes in…
Sercos is a short form for serial real-time communication system; a digital automation bus that interconnects motion controls, drives, I/O,…
Null Instrument The null technique is one of the operational modes for a measuring instrument. A null instrument employs the…
Analog Sensors Analog sensors provide a signal that is continuous in both its magnitude and its temporal (time) or spatial…
Several mechanical input sensors, as well as some sensors which measure humidity or temperature, operate by the transduced quantity causing…