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.
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. The series, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, revolves around the Carringtons, a wealthy family residing in Denver, Colorado. Dynasty stars John Forsythe as oil magnate Blake Carrington, Linda Evans as his new wife Krystle, and later Joan Collins as his former wife Alexis. Dynasty was conceived as ABC's competitor to CBS's prime time series Dallas.