Industry- and application-specific benefits

Automation

  • HMC 2 hybrid cable
  • Bus operation
  • Sensor integration (e.g., easy connection of a temperature sensor inside the servomotor, with characteristic curve selection for a KTY 84-130 or PT 1000)
  • Acquisition and storage of operating status data
  • System information for automatic configuration
  • Diagnostic capabilities
  • Functional safety

Machine tool

  • Mechanically robust cabling
  • Integration of complex sensors and sensor boxes
  • Multi-dimensional measurement technology
  • System information for automatic configuration
  • Diagnostic capabilities
  • Functional safety

Electronics industry

  • Weight reduction due to thinner cables and bus operation
  • Multi-dimensional measurement technology
  • System information for automatic configuration
  • Diagnostic capabilities

EnDat 3 offers the following characteristics:

High-performance

      • Short cycle times
        • 15 µs can be achieved with very low position-measurement jitter
      • High bandwidth
        • 12.5 Mbit/s at 100 m cable length, or 25 Mbit/s at 40 m

      Communicative

      • Transmission of position values and sensor data
        • Send lists permit predefined communication for various operating scenarios
        • Access to the encoder memory during normal operation
      • Extensive system monitoring for Industry 4.0
        • Automatic system installation and diagnostics
        • Sensor data

      Universal

      • Wide range of encoders from various manufacturers
      • Encoders with different measuring and scanning methods
        • Absolute, incremental
        • Photoelectric, inductive, magnetic
        • Singleturn, multiturn with gears, multiturn with buffer battery backup
      • Encoders with mutually compatible mounting solutions
      • Convenient cabling
        • Hybrid cable technology
        • Bus operation
        • Integration of sensor boxes
      • Integration of additional sensors
        • Sensors inside the encoder
        • External sensors