Reference Data

Length - Inches to Metric

Millimeters (mm) Microns (µm) Angstroms (Å)
1 Inch (1.00") 25.4 25,400 254,000,000
1 Thousandth (0.001") 0.0254 25.4 254,000
1 Micro inch (0.000001") 0.0000254 0.0254 254

 

Length - Metric to Inches

Inches Thousandths Micro inches
1 Millimeter (mm) 0.03937 39.37 39,370
1 Micron (µm) 0.00003937 0.03937 39.37
1 Angstrom (Å) 0.000000003937 0.000003937 0.003937

 

Linear Measurement to Angle

Chord Length Per Inch 10 Inches Per Foot
0.000001" 0.206 sec 0.021 sec 0.017 sec
0.000025" 5.157 sec 0.516 sec 0.430 sec
0.00005" 10.3 sec 1.03 sec 0.860 sec
0.0001" 20.6 sec 2.06 sec 1.72 sec
0.001" 3 min 26 sec 20.6 sec 17.2 sec
0.005" 17 min 11 sec 1 min 43 sec 1 min 43 sec

 

Angle to Linear Measurement

Angle Per Inch 10 Inches Per Foot
1 sec 0.000005" 0.000048" 0.000058"
5 sec 0.000024" 0.000242" 0.000291"
10 sec 0.000048" 0.000485" 0.000582"
20 sec 0.000097" 0.000970" 0.000163"
30 sec 0.000145" 0.001454" 0.001745"
1 min 0.000291" 0.002909" 0.003491"

 

Shaft Encoder Resolution Table

N (bits) Counts per Revolution Angular Resolution
Deg, Min, Sec Rad, Millirad

1

2

180.0 deg

3.14 rad

2

4

90.0

1.57

3

8

45.0

0.785

4

16

22.5

0.393

5

32

11.3

0.196

6

64

5.63

0.0981

7

128

2.81

0.0491

8

256

1.41

0.0245

9

512

42.2 min

12.3 millirad

10

1024

21.1

6.13

11

2048

10.5

3.07

12

4096

5.27

1.53

13

8192

2.64

0.767

14

16384

1.32

0.383

15

32768

39.6 sec

0.192

16

65536

19.8

0.0958

17

131072

9.89

0.0479

18

262144

4.94

0.0240

19

524288

2.47

0.0120

20

1048576

1.24

0.00599

21

2097152

0.618

0.00299

22

4194304

0.309

0.00150

23

8388608

0.154

0.000749

24

16777216

0.077

0.000374

 

Other Useful Values

1 radian = 57.295780° = 3437.7468' = 206264.806"
1° = 0.0174533 radians = 17.4533 milliradians
1' = 0.000290888 radians = 0.290888 milliradians
1" = 0.00000484814 radians = 0.00484814 milliradians
1 second = 0.00485 mm per meter
1 mm per meter = 3 min 26 sec
1 mil (exact) = 0.001 radian = 202.50 sec
1 mil (military) = 300"/6400 = 206.26 sec

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