There are millions of gas and water meters installed all around the globe. Wiegand technology can help service providers and consumers by making these meters smarter and more efficient. A permanent magnet can be mounted on the meter’s rotating shaft, close to a Wiegand sensor. As the shaft turns, the rotation of the magnetic field triggers a pulse. The strength and duration of each current pulse is independent of how quickly or slowly the shaft rotates. This is one of the major benefits of Wiegand technology compared to other analog magnetic sensors (e.g., Hall effect sensors) which are often used in metering applications. It provides a much higher signal-to-noise ratios which ensures that the meter’s counter circuit receives clear and unambiguous signals with each rotation of the shaft. This presents a simple method to digitize existing mechanical counting systems.