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r/simracing on Reddit: Potentiometer VS hall sensor
May 22, 2020 -
What do you think is a better way to measure pedal travel and why? (load sensor excluded)
I read a lot about hall sensors being better because of no moving parts. But potentiometers still seems good enough for cars. Also supercars.
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The pots in your gaming pedals are worth a couple $ at most. There is no pot in a drive by wire car or supercar pedal assembly. Therewere pots used as throttle position sensor 20 years ago, on the throttle assembly, and they wear out and die, so manufacturers replaced them with light based position sensors.
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I used to fix joysticks with pots in them and they seemed to fail very frequently. The ones with the Hall effects rarely failed. I’ve found deadzones with the pot even when brand new and 5% tolerance.
P3 America
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Hall Effect vs Potentiometer Joysticks - P3 America, Inc.
Based on the change in magnetic field, the hall effect sensor acts just like a potentiometer but eliminates the degradation of the element because there is no need for a physical wiper arm.
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What’s the difference between a potentiometer and a Hall effect sensor?
A potentiometer is a passive resistive device that provides an analog voltage output based on mechanical position. It requires physical contact between the wiper and resistive element. In contrast, a Hall effect sensor is contactless and detects changes in a magnetic field, often providing digital or analog output. Potentiometers are simpler and more cost-effective but wear mechanically over time. Hall sensors tend to last longer in harsh or high-use environments but are more complex and expensive.
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Can Potentiometers Replace Hall Effect Sensors?
Can I use a potentiometer on a 3.3V system?
Yes. Potentiometers are passive voltage dividers and can operate at any supply voltage within their rated limits. When used with 3.3V logic, the input voltage to the potentiometer should match that level to ensure compatible output voltages.
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Can Potentiometers Replace Hall Effect Sensors?
How do I connect a potentiometer to my microcontroller or analog input?
Connect one end of the resistive track to your system voltage (e.g., 3.3V or 5V), the other end to ground, and the center wiper terminal to the analog input. The microcontroller will read a voltage that varies proportionally with the wiper position.
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Can Potentiometers Replace Hall Effect Sensors?
All About Circuits
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Hall Effect vs potentimeter | All About Circuits
March 27, 2016 - More detailed and specific information can make you more clear. Hall effect used in moving magnet creates changes in magnetic field strength that are detected by an electromagnetic sensor where potentiometer is a Variable resistor where an electrical contact moves across conductive plastic element.
DIY Electric Car Forums
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TPS vs Hall-effect throttle | DIY Electric Car Forums
The TPS we use for our throttle assembly is actually a potentiometer. It's the same one as used by the OEMs, though, and they overwhelmingly prefer them to Hall effect for the usual reasons (good enough reliability; much lower cost). It is true that the Hall effect sensor is fail safe in that a loss of either power or ground should result in 0V output.
All About Circuits
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Difference between a Hall effect potentiometer and a regular one? | All About Circuits
February 6, 2020 - No, all you need is a 5K linear potentiometer available just about anywhere. Something like this will do fine or you can get fancy and look for a 10 turn 5K linear pot. Whatever you choose just make sure you have a knob included. I know what a hall effect switch is and I know what a potentiometer is but I haven't a clue what a hall effect potentiometer is?
Endless Sphere
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Hall sensor and potentiometer | Endless Sphere DIY EV Forum
September 16, 2023 - So, what's different between a hall sensored throttle, and a potentiometer type. In this instance the fact that a hall sensored throttle requires POWER to operate. Unlike the potentiometer which is a simple voltage divider using resistance.
Spectra Symbol
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Can Potentiometers Replace Hall Effect Sensors?
June 11, 2025 - In many use cases, the expected lifespan or environmental conditions do not justify the cost or complexity of Hall Effect or similar sensors. As a result, potentiometers—particularly sealed and miniature variants—can be a more efficient and sufficient solution.
Adminstrumentengineering
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Comparison: Precision Potentiometer vs. Hall Effect Sensor | ADM Instrument Engineering
Despite these minor drawbacks, ... complete stroke cycles. Hall effect is the voltage that is produced across a conductive material, such as a semiconductor, when a current is flowing through it while subjected to the presence of a magnetic field....
HiTech Creations
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Potentiometers vs Hall Effect Sensors
Potentiometers vs Hall Effect Sensors
Arduino Forum
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Need help to convert from potentiometer to hall effect sensor controlling motor speed - Programming - Arduino Forum
December 24, 2022 - Hi i made a car using the BTS7960 and it works just fine, but instead of changing the speed of the motors using a potentiometer i want to use hall effect sensor throttle on pin A0 (with is throttle) but a hall effect throttle is 0.86v to 4.23v instead of the 0v to 5v like a pot do so there ...
Mouser
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Pot vs. sensor - Mouser Electronics
Hall Effect · A moving magnet creates changes in magnetic field strength that are · detected by an electromagnetic sensor (typically an ASIC). The raw signal · is converted into a stable voltage output. Can be either rotary or linear. Potentiometer · Variable resistor where an electrical ...
Controllers
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Hall Effect Versus Potentiometer Desktop Controllers - Controllers
June 4, 2022 - Although hall effect joysticks offer many advantages over potentiometer controllers, they too have some downsides. For one, the available voltage supply will be a limiting factor. Hall effect controllers need a 5VDC whereas the potentiometer joysticks can work with a range of voltages.
HeliFreak
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Why isn't everyone using hall effect sensors instead of pots in servos? - HeliFreak
Honeywell APS00B rotary hall sensor is around 90 cents a unit in bulk, less than a high quality pot and other such chips are similar in price. So why
X Simulator
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Replacing potentiometers with Hall effect sensors
I just finished a full scale test after replacing the potentiometers in one of our controllers both steering and pedals with Hall effect sensors. The...
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r/HotasDIY on Reddit: Potentiometer vs Hall Effect Throttle
March 19, 2024 -
What are your thoughts on Pots vs Hall Effect? I know Pots are easier to set up, but is there an advantage to using hall effect?
Im trying to make a collective/throttle setup like the virpil collective has. I enjoy the box look and would like to do that as well. I just don't know how to do that with hall effect.
Any Tips?
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r/AskElectronics on Reddit: Sim racing pedals with a potentiometer vs hall effect sensor?
February 28, 2021 -
I think this is the right place to ask about this.
Basically, I'm looking at making some sim pedals and wheel (I'm starting with the pedals since they seem easier) and I'm not sure whether to use a potentiometer or a hall effect sensor. From my understanding, a potentiometer would have a lower resolution than the hall effect sensor would over the same degree of rotation but I'm not sure if the potentiometer's lower resolution would be noticeable or not for sim racing.
I'd like to use the same components for the pedals and the wheel, and while the potentiometer would be simpler for the design if it has a low resolution I can figure some way out to use a hall effect sensor instead. How many different input values could I get from a potentiometer? I know with the hall effect sensor it would be limited to 1024 because of the Arduino, but I'm not sure if the potentiometer would have fewer values or not.
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Personally I would go with a rotary encoder.
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Ctielectronics
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Potentiometer Joystick, Hall Effect Joystick, Inductive Joystick & Optical Joystick from CTI Electronics
The hall effect joystick has an advantage over the potentiometer joystick in that there is no physical contacting wear issue with the sensor itself. But the bails mechanism or gimbal mechanism for each magnet does move and will wear over time thus causing mechanical hysteresis.
ProModeler
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About pots vs Hall Effect sensors
Why don't ProModeler servos use Hall Effect sensors instead of pots (potentiometers), aren't they better? Click to read more · E: [email protected]
Jrmerritt
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Understanding Hall-Effect Joysticks For Mobile Equipment | J.R. Merritt Controls | JR Merritt
A Hall-Effect joystick is a type of controller that utilizes Hall-Effect technology as its core electronic output to determine the joystick’s position. Unlike traditional potentiometer joysticks, Hall-Effect joysticks offer contactless operation, ensuring a long lifespan.