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What is the difference of absolute and incremental encoder?

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Question added by Mark Sanchez , Electrical and instrumentation specialist , S-chem, saudi chevron phillips, saudi polymer company.
Date Posted: 2016/11/25
Ahmed Hosni El-Mahlawy
by Ahmed Hosni El-Mahlawy , Regional Facilities Manager- Operation and Maintenance Manager , Andalusia For Medical Services, Egypt

The absolute encoder has a distinguished code for every position  because its coded disk allow this. while the incremental encoder code is only a cyclic signal. So that the incremental encoder used with speed measuring applications. While the absolute encoder used with position measuring applications.

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