[Sanghera]

Hi,
I was wondering if there is a cheap software to convert the measurements made from linear plunger type encoders along a contour to a graph of some sort. I want to be able to have a precision shaft with a linear encoder on it attatched to a plunger encoder (which will be in contact with the surface I want to measure), so I have essentially an x axis and a z axis. I don't need the y axis. Basically it is two encoders, one for x axis and one that measures the z-depth. I want to be able to drag this encoder over objects to get a profile from the side. So I will end up with a 2d graph. The plunger encoder is:
http://www.usdigital.com/products/pe/

Do you know of any easier ways to do this?
Thanks.

[svenakela]

What you is looking for is a DRO (Digital Read Out) with recording functionality. I don't know if there's anyone cheap around, but it shouldn't a lot of work to do a DIY-version.

Regards,
Sven