Series D60, D61 & D62 High-Resolution, Digital-Output Position Transducers

Series D60 high-resolution, digital-output position transducer

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CREEDMOOR, NORTH CAROLINA USA -- Adding to its line of miniature position transducers, Firstmark Controls now offers the Series D60, D61, and D62 family of digital-output position transducers that offer measurement ranges of up to 43.13 inches (1095 mm). The products deliver extended-life, high-reliability linear position measurement with digital output and a variety of resolutions. The units are the highest-resolution string encoders available in the world. Initial applications for the products include machine control, medical device feedback, and robotic control.

The flexible and space-efficient products use a stainless steel cable wound around a threaded machined aluminum drum. The bearing-mounted drum is mated to a precision incremental encoder that translates linear position information to a digital electrical signal. This transducer technology gives high precision, easy installation, and compact size. The products may be quickly mounted using a standard rotatable mounting base or a variety of optional mounting hardware.

The flexible and space-efficient products use a stainless steel cable wound around a threaded machined aluminum drum. The bearing-mounted drum is mated to a precision incremental encoder that translates linear position information to a digital electrical signal. This transducer technology gives high precision, easy installation, and compact size. The products may be quickly mounted using a standard rotatable mounting base or a variety of optional mounting hardware.

The products feature line driver quadrature output with index lines and standard resolutions up to 3598 pulses per inch (142 pulses per mm), a -20° to +100° C or better operating temperature range, 5 to 26 VDC power requirement, and operate in excess of 100 million cycles. A variety of electrical outputs are available.

Firstmark Controls designs and manufactures miniature position transducers that are small, flexible alternatives to LVDTs, encoders, and potentiometers. The ISO 9001-compliant company was started in 1968 and is located in Creedmoor, North Carolina USA. The company may be reached at 1-866-912-6232 (fax: 919-682-3786, info@Firstmarkcontrols.com, http://www.Firstmarkcontrols.com).

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