Paddle wheel sensors - what is ouput?

Do we know what happens at a standstill - would the speed trace still give an indication of whether the transducer’s working or not?

Guessing the pulses get further and further apart ‘til were at a steady DC. Would we be expecting a steady High, so a steady Low indicates a fault?

Am working with an electromagnetic log, so there’s no paddlewheel you can flick to simulate boat speed.

(Hoping the picture will be visible - it wasn't until I started the reply.)

Cheers
I doubt it cares whether it's a steady high or low voltage. It's the pulses that matter.

ST60's were designed to send 12v to the paddlewheel but seem to work fine with 5v.
 
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