Description
Multiturn absolute rotary encoder utilizes analog capacitive measurement method of angle of input shaft. No power is needed to count the number of turns of input shaft. After power is applied the encoder position can be read out using the SPI bus with resolution of 4096 turns and 1024 steps per turn. The SPI bus is synchronous and the encoder acts as SPI slave. Clocking and bus control and control of encoder position information are provided by master device. SPI transfer speed is 1 Mbps maximum.
Application
- position control of cameras and telescopes
- robotic joints
- servodrives and actuators
- control of antennas position
- solar panel position control
- positioning systems
- exoskeletons
- scientific instruments
- wheel speed monitoring
- geological instruments
Features
- Capacitive analog sensing of shaft angle
- Resolution of 4096 turns (12 bits), 1024 steps per turn (10 bits), 22 bits total
- No power needed for turns counting
- No internal battery
- Small dimensions and power requirements
- Working temperature range from -60 to +85 °C
- Built-in temperature sensor
