Hi all,
I need to sense the position of a rod, it always returns to 0.
Travel needs to be around 12"/30cm, I had initially thought about a potentiometer and a/d on a pic, however ones that length are expensive!
Reducing travel might be tricky.
Latest idea is to threaded bar and something like a crankshaft position sensor?
Any suggestion as to what sensor I can use? Cheaper and more cheerful the better! If it can run on 5v even better.
Cheers Geoff
I need to sense the position of a rod, it always returns to 0.
Travel needs to be around 12"/30cm, I had initially thought about a potentiometer and a/d on a pic, however ones that length are expensive!
Reducing travel might be tricky.
Latest idea is to threaded bar and something like a crankshaft position sensor?
Any suggestion as to what sensor I can use? Cheaper and more cheerful the better! If it can run on 5v even better.
Cheers Geoff