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News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: AEAS-7500
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2005
Absolute encoder module slims to fit
Agilent Technologies today introduced a new, thinner version of what remains the industry's smallest high-speed absolute encoder module.
Agilent Technologies has released a new, thinner version of what remains the industry's smallest high-speed absolute encoder module When installed, a complete AEAS-7500 encoder is only 16mm thick - 2.85mm thinner than the AEAS-7000 absolute encoder Agilent introduced in 2004, yet providing the same performance
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The industry's smallest high-speed "plug-and-play" absolute encoder is claimed to reduce assembly time by half and cut costs for industrial automation systems by as much as 40%.
Absolute encoders are used in machines that need information about the position of components before any motion occurs.
The AEAS-7500 is targeted at space-constrained industrial automation applications such as servomotors, robotics, machine tools and wafer handlers.
The encoder consists of the sensor read head, LED and code wheel.
It is provided with a plastic (rather than metal) detector assembly, which means it can be installed with a wider variety of adhesives on more types of case materials.
Compared with traditional absolute encoders, the AEAS-7500 dramatically reduces the number of components needed from approximately 120 to as few as three.
This simplifies the customer's supply chain by decreasing inventory, manufacturing and purchasing costs.
The AEAS-7500 offers 65,536 absolute positions in a single revolution.
AEAS-7500 features include: 16MHz serial synchronous data output for high-speed applications such as servomotors up to 12,000rev/min; no hunting for most and least significant bits (MSB and LSB); Gray code correction to +/-1LSB reduces code wheel misalignment errors; serial output reduces wiring costs; -25 to +85C operating temperature range; additional sine/cosine analogue outputs; and single 5V supply voltage.
Agilent's AEAS-7500-1GSG0 package of LED, sensor read head and code wheel for 16bit operation is available now through Agilent's direct sales channel and worldwide distribution partners. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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