More and more keyboards and video game controllers employ Hall effect sensors, but what exactly is this technology? We break it down.

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Hall effect proximity sensors are used to detect the proximity, presence or absence of a magnetic object using a critical distance. They function via an electrical potential that is developed across ...

Hall effect position sensors are noncontact devices that convert energy from a magnetic field into an electrical signal. The sensors use the Hall effect, an electrical potential (the Hall voltage) ...

Instead, he used hall effect sensors and a square magnet for each axis, which gives good resolution over a small throw angle. The pivot that couples the two rudder pedals also makes use of a hall ...