Twist insensitive mounting differential speed sensor with direction detection

A magnetic sensor configured to detect a rotation of an object, comprising:

• a plurality of sensor elements arranged in a sensor plane of the magnetic sensor, wherein the plurality of sensor elements is configured to generate a plurality of sensor signals in response to sensing an oscillating magnetic field modulated by the rotation of the object, with each sensor signal being generated by one of the plurality of sensor elements,
• wherein the plurality of sensor elements are arranged on a circumference of a circle,
• wherein plurality of sensor elements are grouped into a plurality of pairs of sensor elements, with each pair of sensor elements comprising two sensor elements that are oppositely disposed on the circumference of the circle;
• and
• a sensor circuit configured to generate a first pulsed output signal based on a selected differential measurement signal that is indicative of a rotational speed of the object,
• wherein the sensor circuit is configured to generate a plurality of differential measurement signals, one for each of the plurality of pairs of sensor elements, using the plurality of sensor signals,
• wherein each of the plurality of differential measurement signals is derived from sensor signals generated by a corresponding pair of sensor elements, and
• wherein the sensor circuit is configured to select a differential measurement signal having a greatest magnitude from among the plurality of differential measurement signals as the selected differential measurement signal.