Thanks for your reply. I have contacted CUI technical support which backs the fact that Arduino should not have any issue powering the sensor.
This leads me to (1) a connector problem, (2) a code issue and (3) a sensor issue. Since I already downloaded and ran the Cui code directly from their website and tried the third sensor I bought to no avail, I am lost as to why is this not working. The arduino itself?
To make sure the sensors are properly working I bought an USB to connector cable and will try connecting the encoder to the AMT Viewpoint software. Then I will be able to isolate the pb.
I will let you know how it goes..
Any other feedback is most welcomed!
M.