T
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2025
So, this is a hall effect rotary which outputs an analog value that can be read by a microcontroller / ADC. At 12 bits, it's good a great deal of precision. It operates at 5V, so it's quite easy to interface with most popular microcontrollers. I've used it in a couple audio projects and it's somewhat unique. It's not like, say, a potentiometer; it can keep turning in either direction and resets at a specific point. Really useful for synths and stuff like that, but not great for, say, lights.
tsymyn
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2025
Accurate and meets specified precision.
Josh
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2024
Accurately cycles from 0-VDD with one full rotation keeping the Rand in the same step every time regardless of power reset. Feels like quality metal parts and I expect it to last a long time. It spins freely very smooth and could be used for a variety of projects and applications. Included mounting hardware is nice but mine seems to be short one screw.
Dylan Powell
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
This is a fairly specialized product, so if you don't have experience with using these kind of encoders I'd recommend something a bit more simple and user-friendly. If this is what you need, it works absolutely perfectly. It has extremely precise output and extremely smooth action. This happened to be a perfect drop-in replacement for what I needed, so it really was just plug-and-play. It's been running nonstop for weeks now without issue, and it was a much better value than the hard-to-find piece it's replacing.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2024
This review is for DEWIN Rotatable Hall Sensor, 0.088°0-360 Degrees Rotatable Hall Angle Sensor 0-5V Output Full Circle 12Bit DC 5V Supply Voltage DC 0-5V Output VoltageThis is an analog Hall effect sensor that outputs a voltage from near 0V to slightly less than 5V as the shaft rotates through 360 degrees in one direction. The voltage will increase in one direction of rotation and decrease in the opposite rotational direction. The voltage will reset back to 0V at a specific point in the rotation, which is continuous. This reset point appears to be quite persistent, meaning it always occurs at the same point in the rotation, even if power is removed and reasserted on the device. I was not able to verify the 4096 steps per rotation, but it does seem that the steps are quite small. Note: the maximum rate of rotation is not specified, but I would not go too fast, perhaps limiting it to 60 rpm for continuous movement.You should consider passing the output from this through a filter to remove jitter caused by small motions of the shaft. This jitter is especially noticeable at the index point where the voltage steps from 5V to 0V or 0V to 5V. This is not a defect in the device, but an unavoidable consequence of random variations in mechanical motion.This is a great device to measure the specific position of a system, with the constraint that you only have a range of 360 degrees. I really like the fact that the positional information is retained through power cycles. I plan to use this is an azimuth/elevation controller for satellite antenna pointing.Overall a accurate way to measure position and velocity within the specified limits.
Posigrade
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
Rotation is smooth, and absolute position is reported as a voltage. The encoder appears to be stable, accurate and precise. The build quality appears to be good. The shaft is solid, and the casing is aluminum. A few notes:There are no hard stops, this can rotate in either direction indefinitely. The zero-point where the output voltage wraps around 5V back to 0V is always in the same place and doesn't move on power cycles, even if the shaft is moved while powered down.This appears to operate down to 4V. I would not recommend intentionally operating it lower than 4.5V. I pushed it as far as 5.5 without issue but I didn't want to push any farther.The output is rail to rail, so the actual output is 0-Vcc. Variations in the input voltage will also scale the output. Your design should take this into consideration. This isn't bad (can even be good), just important to know. The short version of one possible configuration is to make sure that your ADC's reference voltage is also Vcc and they will scale together.I do not see a temperature spec on the listing. I tested this down to approximately -20C and it operated perfectly fine.Because this is Hall effect, it is possible that this could have issues around strong magnetic fields. However I did test it around a small but strong magnet and I at most I saw only a minimal effect, if any at all.
A. B.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
If you don't want to go through the complexity of implementing a digital rotary encoder or hall sensor, this module gives you a quick and easy way to detect the current angle of its shaft by simply reading an analog output with your microcontroller's ADC input pin. Operating at a hobbyist-friendly 5V, this couldn't be simpler to set up and use from an electrical perspective - just apply power, rotate the shaft, and watch the voltage on the output pin to see it vary between 0V and VCC.I would have liked some additional hardware to help connect this to other systems - a little widget that screws onto the shaft that has other holes for mounting to another device would have been appreciated, but it's not the end of the world. It is nice that the shaft has a flat edge for convenience with set screws.
Dave Evers
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
At first glance, this seemed like a traditional encoder that output a digital signal based on rotation. But then I realized it had an analog output that varies from 0 to 5v across the range of rotation. This opens up many possibilities, such as a replacement for a traditional potentiometer that would never get “scratchy” as the resistance element deteriorates. In this application, you would have to provide mechanical endstops, because this model rotates continuously. I am still considering new applications for this. Perfect complement to an Arduino.