Encoder

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Encoder
An encoder is a device, circuit, transducer, software program, algorithm or person that converts information from
one format or code to another, for the purposes of standardization, speed, secrecy, security or compressions.
Examples
Media
Software for encoding audio, video, text into standardized formats:
A compressor encodes data (e.g., audio/video/images) into a smaller form (See codec.)
An audio encoder may be capable of capturing, compressing and converting audio
A video encoder may be capable of capturing, compressing and converting audio/video
An email encoder secures online email addresses from email harvesters
A PHTML encoder preserves script code logic in a secure format that is transparent to visitors on a web site
A multiplexer combines multiple inputs into one output.
8b/10b encoder used for fast speed in communication system
Job positions
A Data Entry Encoder may enter data from phone surveys in a coded format into a database.
A Data Entry Encoder may enter payment amounts from legal tender documents from financial institutions into a
database.
A Manual Encoder may manually scan code tags on baggage that were missed by an automated system.
Security
A device or person that encodes or encrypts military messages, such as the ADFGVX cipher in WWI or the
Enigma device in WWII.
A Microchip hopping encoder integrated circuit for non-fixed-code secured entry.
Medical encoding software
EncoderPro searches ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II medical codes, to increase accuracy and allow ease
of auditing for compliance.
Transducers
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 signal from an absolute encoder gives an unambiguous
position within the travel range without requiring knowledge of any previous position. The signal from an
incremental encoder is cyclical, thus ambiguous, and requires counting of cycles to maintain absolute position within
the travel range. Both can provide the same accuracy, but the absolute encoder is more robust to interruptions in
transducer signal.
Encoder
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Telecommunications
A device used to change a signal (such as a bitstream) or data into a code.
Electronic circuits
A simple encoder assigns a binary code to an active input line.
Priority encoders establish the priority of competing inputs (such as interrupt requests) by outputting a binary
code representing the highest-priority active input.
External links
asic-world's Digital Combinational Logic (part III)
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- an overview of encoders in circuitry.
References
[1] http:/ / www. asic-world.com/ digital/ combo3.html
Article Sources and Contributors
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