In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, bernoulli wrote: The use of a Hall-Effect sensor would work well with your design. There are different types available and these links may help you to review some of them: [url]http://www.allegromicro.com/en/Products/Categories/Sensors/index.asp[/url] [url]http://www.allegromicro.com/en/Products/Design/Tech_Pubs.asp#B[/url] I am enclosing a PDF file which Allegro MicroSystems published and is freely available on the internet. These sensors cost around $1.50 or less and can be found on sites like [url]http://www.Mouser.com[/url] and [url]http://www.Digikey.com[/url]. The link for the attached PDF is: [url]http://www.allegromicro.com/en/Products/Design/an/an27701.pdf[/url] ---------- End of Message ---------- You can view the post on-line at: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&p=1&m=266217#m266221 Need assistance? Send an email to the Forum Administrator at forumadmin@parallax.com The Parallax Forums are powered by dotNetBB Forums, copyright 2002-2008 (http://www.dotNetBB.com)