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OT Sensor

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-10-03 15:23 in General Discussion
Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff too..........

Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement with a
resolution of 0.0001".

First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking for other
possible ideas.

A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of that LVDT
reads this, what resolution did you get?


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-27 13:39
    One of the easiest ways to do this is with an encoder wheel mounted on
    the end of a thread. You can easily achieve one micron resolution with a
    1000 count encoder on a 1mm thread. Inexpensive encoder wheels can be
    bought here.
    http://www.encoders.com/products/optical-encoders.shtml?source=google

    Dave

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    Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 9:32 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT Sensor

    Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff
    too..........

    Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement with a

    resolution of 0.0001".

    First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking for
    other
    possible ideas.

    A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of that
    LVDT
    reads this, what resolution did you get?


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-27 17:25
    In a message dated 9/27/2003 7:33:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
    waddell@p... writes:
    One of the easiest ways to do this is with an encoder wheel mounted on
    the end of a thread. You can easily achieve one micron resolution with a
    1000 count encoder on a 1mm thread. Inexpensive encoder wheels can be
    bought here.
    http://www.encoders.com/products/optical-encoders.shtml?source=google

    Dave
    ______________________________________

    Thank you Dave!


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-29 22:46
    The best resolution that I have observed is roughly 1/2000th of an
    inch (0.0005) from a homemade LVDT... The main consideration is
    temperature compensation, otherwise the amount of drift will severely
    impact your results. Most of the examples that I have given over
    the years involve a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some
    sort is part of the resonate circuit. The latest tests I was working
    on before I changed jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction)
    method for reading the coil, which provided faster coil sampling, and
    was much more impervious to temperature variations.

    I must say, I am curious as to why you need the 10 thousandth of an inch
    resolution.

    Try visiting:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/

    ... and searching for these various topics below to see what I have
    contributed to the list since 2000. Somewhere I think there is an archive
    dating back further that might provide early E-mails where I myself
    discovered the LVDT concept in the early to mid 90's.

    Impact Sensor
    Force Sensor
    Measuring weight
    LVDT or LDVDT
    Linear displacement


    Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    National Semiconductor

    >Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff too..........
    >
    >Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement with a
    >resolution of 0.0001".
    >
    >First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking for other
    >possible ideas.
    >
    >A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of that LVDT
    >reads this, what resolution did you get?
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-29 23:32
    I have used a liquid level to level machines. one ten thousandth
    (tenth) of an inch over 8 inches. Very common machinests level.

    many milling machines and many metal working machines can do better
    than one tenth. Surface grinders take more than a few passes to get
    one tenth off a piece of metal.

    My CNC machine takes 26,000 steps per inch, not for accuracy but for
    torque reasons. I don't pretend that it is accurate, but it repeats
    very well to one thousandth. I did speed it up as when it was doing
    52,000 steps per inch it was too slow.

    Astromony tracking for photographic reasons need better than one
    tenth.

    Dave







    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Beau Schwabe" <bschwabe@a...>
    wrote:
    > The best resolution that I have observed is roughly 1/2000th of an
    > inch (0.0005) from a homemade LVDT... The main consideration is
    > temperature compensation, otherwise the amount of drift will
    severely
    > impact your results. Most of the examples that I have given over
    > the years involve a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some
    > sort is part of the resonate circuit. The latest tests I was
    working
    > on before I changed jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction)
    > method for reading the coil, which provided faster coil sampling,
    and
    > was much more impervious to temperature variations.
    >
    > I must say, I am curious as to why you need the 10 thousandth of an
    inch
    > resolution.
    >
    > Try visiting:
    > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/
    >
    > ... and searching for these various topics below to see what I have
    > contributed to the list since 2000. Somewhere I think there is an
    archive
    > dating back further that might provide early E-mails where I myself
    > discovered the LVDT concept in the early to mid 90's.
    >
    > Impact Sensor
    > Force Sensor
    > Measuring weight
    > LVDT or LDVDT
    > Linear displacement
    >
    >
    > Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    > National Semiconductor
    >
    > >Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff
    too..........
    > >
    > >Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement
    with a
    > >resolution of 0.0001".
    > >
    > >First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking
    for other
    > >possible ideas.
    > >
    > >A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of
    that LVDT
    > >reads this, what resolution did you get?
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-10-01 18:09
    Sub-micron displacements can be measured optically using various types
    of interferometry. I've not done it, but colleagues in hearing research
    use this approach to measure small movements of parts of the cochlea
    (hearing receptor in the inner ear).

    Dennis

    Original Message
    From: Beau Schwabe [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=MrlkK9fsyaruHIXG0RzEh6iIrqY_CIzd-0_cZc_YufWNUCPfx6YxFVOBv0in8Tw7AE4StfLX-wc1g5UJyR2GyA]bschwabe@a...[/url
    Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 2:47 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT Sensor


    The best resolution that I have observed is roughly 1/2000th of an inch
    (0.0005) from a homemade LVDT... The main consideration is temperature
    compensation, otherwise the amount of drift will severely impact your
    results. Most of the examples that I have given over the years involve
    a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some sort is part of the
    resonate circuit. The latest tests I was working on before I changed
    jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction) method for reading the
    coil, which provided faster coil sampling, and was much more impervious
    to temperature variations.

    I must say, I am curious as to why you need the 10 thousandth of an inch
    resolution.

    Try visiting:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/

    ... and searching for these various topics below to see what I have
    contributed to the list since 2000. Somewhere I think there is an
    archive dating back further that might provide early E-mails where I
    myself discovered the LVDT concept in the early to mid 90's.

    Impact Sensor
    Force Sensor
    Measuring weight
    LVDT or LDVDT
    Linear displacement


    Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    National Semiconductor

    >Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff
    >too..........
    >
    >Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement with
    >a resolution of 0.0001".
    >
    >First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking for
    >other possible ideas.
    >
    >A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of that
    >LVDT reads this, what resolution did you get?



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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-10-02 00:00
    > Most of the examples that I have given over
    > the years involve a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some
    > sort is part of the resonate circuit. The latest tests I was
    working
    > on before I changed jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction)
    > method for reading the coil, which provided faster coil sampling,
    and
    > was much more impervious to temperature variations.


    > Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    > National Semiconductor


    Hi Beau,

    I've reviewd your circuit using a coil as a free running oscillator,
    but not the pulse induction.

    do you have any examples ?

    any tips ?

    Dave
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-10-02 15:22
    At 11:00 PM 10/1/03 +0000, you wrote:
    > > Most of the examples that I have given over
    > > the years involve a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some
    > > sort is part of the resonate circuit. The latest tests I was
    >working
    > > on before I changed jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction)
    > > method for reading the coil, which provided faster coil sampling,
    >and
    > > was much more impervious to temperature variations.
    >
    >
    > > Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    > > National Semiconductor
    >
    >
    >Hi Beau,
    >
    >I've reviewd your circuit using a coil as a free running oscillator,
    >but not the pulse induction.
    >
    >do you have any examples ?
    >
    >any tips ?
    >
    >Dave

    I can't give you any complete schematics, because this was when I was with
    another company, and they own the rights. I can however explain some of
    the theory.


    Consider a basic coil test circuit for a scope:

    D
    o
    |<
    o--->GND
    R | |
    Square Wave>---/\/\---o---[noparse][[/noparse]COIL]---o
    |
    o
    >Scope

    There are two noticeable components that are effected by inductance changes
    to the coil. One is the 'time' interval in which the spike takes to decay,
    the Other is the 'amplitude' of the spike. You can use one or both methods
    for accurate coil readings with a proper conditioning circuit. (Several ways
    to skin a cat here)

    Note: A single PULSE or PING to the coil is sufficient for an accurate
    reading with this design.


    Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    National Semiconductor
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-10-03 12:50
    I would expect a properly designed and configured LVDT to measure in Microns not
    1/2 of a 1/10(0.0005) These are used in CMMS which are very accurate.


    Leroy

    Original Message
    From: "Beau Schwabe" <bschwabe@a...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:46 PM
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT Sensor


    : The best resolution that I have observed is roughly 1/2000th of an
    : inch (0.0005) from a homemade LVDT... The main consideration is
    : temperature compensation, otherwise the amount of drift will severely
    : impact your results. Most of the examples that I have given over
    : the years involve a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some
    : sort is part of the resonate circuit. The latest tests I was working
    : on before I changed jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction)
    : method for reading the coil, which provided faster coil sampling, and
    : was much more impervious to temperature variations.
    :
    : I must say, I am curious as to why you need the 10 thousandth of an inch
    : resolution.
    :
    : Try visiting:
    : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/
    :
    : ... and searching for these various topics below to see what I have
    : contributed to the list since 2000. Somewhere I think there is an archive
    : dating back further that might provide early E-mails where I myself
    : discovered the LVDT concept in the early to mid 90's.
    :
    : Impact Sensor
    : Force Sensor
    : Measuring weight
    : LVDT or LDVDT
    : Linear displacement
    :
    :
    : Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    : National Semiconductor
    :
    : >Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff
    too..........
    : >
    : >Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement with a
    : >resolution of 0.0001".
    : >
    : >First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking for other
    : >possible ideas.
    : >
    : >A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of that LVDT
    : >reads this, what resolution did you get?
    :
    :
    :
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-10-03 15:23
    Leroy,

    Yes, I absolutely agree that a properly designed and configured LVDT capable
    of measuring Microns, even sub-Micron measurements is possible. ...But
    not from a "homemade" variety as I describe.

    Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    National Semiconductor


    >I would expect a properly designed and configured LVDT to measure in
    >Microns not
    >1/2 of a 1/10(0.0005) These are used in CMMS which are very accurate.
    >
    >
    >Leroy
    >
    >
    Original Message
    >From: "Beau Schwabe" <bschwabe@a...>
    >To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    >Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:46 PM
    >Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT Sensor
    >
    >
    >: The best resolution that I have observed is roughly 1/2000th of an
    >: inch (0.0005) from a homemade LVDT... The main consideration is
    >: temperature compensation, otherwise the amount of drift will severely
    >: impact your results. Most of the examples that I have given over
    >: the years involve a "free-running" oscillator, where a COIL of some
    >: sort is part of the resonate circuit. The latest tests I was working
    >: on before I changed jobs in 2000, involved a PI (Pulse Induction)
    >: method for reading the coil, which provided faster coil sampling, and
    >: was much more impervious to temperature variations.
    >:
    >: I must say, I am curious as to why you need the 10 thousandth of an inch
    >: resolution.
    >:
    >: Try visiting:
    >: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/
    >:
    >: ... and searching for these various topics below to see what I have
    >: contributed to the list since 2000. Somewhere I think there is an archive
    >: dating back further that might provide early E-mails where I myself
    >: discovered the LVDT concept in the early to mid 90's.
    >:
    >: Impact Sensor
    >: Force Sensor
    >: Measuring weight
    >: LVDT or LDVDT
    >: Linear displacement
    >:
    >:
    >: Beau Schwabe - Mask Designer II
    >: National Semiconductor
    >:
    >: >Not only is this forum good for Basic Stamps, but hardware stuff
    >too..........
    >: >
    >: >Any suggestions/links for hardware that will measure displacement with a
    >: >resolution of 0.0001".
    >: >
    >: >First thought is a micrometer with a serial output, but looking for other
    >: >possible ideas.
    >: >
    >: >A while back somebody posted a home brew LVDT, if the creator of that LVDT
    >: >reads this, what resolution did you get?
    >:
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