Kit encoders are specifically designed to be built into electric motors or other types of rotating machinery and provide precise position feedback for the control system. While they have the same performance characteristics as the absolute encoders from the add-on rotary encoder program, kit encoders are slimmed down versions without shafts, bearings or seals. In the kits, the rotating element – a 2312 permanent magnet array – is attached directly to the motor shaft, while the electronics package with the measurement module is designed to fit onto the motor housing. The result is a compact, low-cost assembly that measures the rotational position of the motor shaft and provides precise position control for servo or stepper motors.