To help minimize encoder inventories and their associated
costs, Baumer has introduced four new families of programmable incremental
encoders that can be quickly and easily programmed using either user-friendly
PC software or mechanical DIP switches. Available with either optical or
magnetic sensing principles and in various shaft designs, these encoders allow
both impulse count and rotational direction to be programmed. These encoders
allow users to select and specify speed monitoring and positioning parameters
for their application.
Operating on an optical sensing principal, the compact ITD2P
encoder can be programmed using a PC to specify impulse count to 4,096 impulses
(in increments of one), TTL or HTL output circuit, zero index width/position,
and index. Requiring no dedicated programming cable or line, this encoder is
configured by a PC using only the supply line. Supply voltage for the ITD2P
encoder ranges from 4.75 to 30 VDC.
PC-programmable encoder lines also include the compact
BHF/BHG optical encoders and magnetic EcoMag encoders. BHF/BHG optical encoders
offer high resolution and angular accuracy to +/-40 in. Impulse count can be
programmed between 2,048 and 320,000 impulses. These encoders offer several
programming stages via the PC software. Featuring no breakable components,
EcoMag BRIH/BRID/BRIV encoders operate with a robust magnetic sensing principle
that provides high shock and vibration resistance. Impulse count is
programmable to a maximum of 2048 impulses.