Transducers (such as optical or magnetic encoders) sense position or orientation for use as a reference or active feedback to control position: A rotary encoder converts rotary position to an analog (e.g., analog quadrature) or digital (e.g., digital quadrature, 32-bit parallel, or USB) electronic signal. A linear encoder similarly converts linear position to an electronic signal. Such encoders can be either absolute or incremental.
The show premiered Jan. 12, 1981, and, by 1982, was in the top 10 before landing at No. 1 in 1985. Dynasty was nominated every year from 1981 through 1986 for a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Drama. Its stars went on to far-reaching careers in Hollywood and beyond.
Roots rebooted: 1977 classic mini-series about US slavery gets modern remake. The historic mini-series Roots will return to TV in 2016, The History Channel announced on Thursday. The original television miniseries aired in 1977 and is based after the book Roots: The Saga of an American Family written by Alex Haley.