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News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: AEDR-8400-14x surface mount optical encoders
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 May 2007
Optical encoder series expanded
Avago's AEDR-8400-14x reflective surface mount optical encoders are robust and can operate over a wide temperature range.
Avago Technologies has expanded its series of miniature reflective incremental optical encoders, which are currently the smallest in the industry, with a new high-resolution encoder With dimensions of 3 x 3.28 x 1.26mm, Avago's AEDR-8400-14x reflective surface mount optical encoders are robust and can operate over a wide temperature range making them an ideal choice for use in a variety of office and industrial automation applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Avago is a leading supplier of analogue interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications.
Avago's AEDR-8400-14x series of high-resolution optical encoders provide up to 318 lines per inch (LPI) resolution, have two-channel quadrature digital output for directional sensing, and are transistor-transistor logic (TTL) compatible.
These high-resolution optical encoders also incorporate an LED light source and photo detector IC in a single leadless package, and uses reflective technology to sense rotary or linear position.
Moreover, the AEDR-8400-14x encoder can be interfaced directly with most signal processing circuitries to provide design-in flexibility and easy integration into existing systems.
The AEDR-8400 series of encoders is suitable for use in miniature motor applications, housed encoders, digital still cameras, scanners, printers, and a wide range of other office and industrial automation applications where space is limited.
Avago's AEDR-8400 series of reflective encoders provide accurate real-time position sensing that's superior to competing encoders in terms of duty, state and phase.
The sensors are also insensitive to axial play and maintain performance and accuracy over a wide variation in the gap between sensor and code wheel or strip.
The AEDR-8400 series can be used with a reflective code wheel to sense rotary position and velocity, or with a linear code strip to sense linear position and velocity.
With the addition of the AEDR-8400-14x encoder, Avago can now provide designers of office and industrial automation applications with a choice of two miniature reflective optical encoder options.
The higher resolution AEDR-8400-14x offers up to 318 LPI while the AEDR-8400-13x offers up to 254 LPI. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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