Parallax Digital Encoder for Boe-Bot Robot

This Digital Encoder kit provides wheel rotation feedback that your Boe-Bot robot can use to perform more consistent maneuvers. The encoder sensors mount next to the 8-spoke wheels, emitting infrared light and detecting reflections as the spokes pass by. 

Key Features:

Kit Contents:

• Modulated infrared sensors reduce interference from ambient light
• Slender mounting brackets attach with your Boe-Bot robot's existing servo screws
• Encoders work with the included 8-spoke wheels
• Socketed encoder cables connect to the robot's breadboard or the servo headers
• Voltage requirements: 5 VDC
• Current requirements: 60 mA
• Communication: Active-high (Vcc = reflection detected)
• Operating temperature range: +14 to +140 °F (-10  to +60 °C)
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  • (2) IR reflective sensors
  • (2) Encoder cables
  • (2) 10 k-ohm 1/4 W resistors
  • (2) Encoder mounting brackets
  • (2) #4-40 x 1/4" black machine screws
  • (2) 3-pin male-male headers
  • (2) 8-spoke SumoBot wheels
  • (8) Rubber band tires
  • Pack of 10 3" jumper wires

Application Ideas:

• Dead-reckoning exercises
• Solving mazes
• Mapping paths of travel