Installation video: LA11 linear absolute magnetic encoder system

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LA11 is an absolute magnetic linear encoder system designed for motion control applications as a position and velocity control loop feedback element. The encoder system is highly reliable due to contactless absolute measuring principle, built-in safety algorithms and high quality materials/components used.



The measuring standard is a magnetic scale which consists of a stainless steel substrate with an elasto-ferrite layer. The elasto-ferrite layer is magnetised with two tracks. The incremental track is magnetised with 2 mm long (alternating south and north) poles and the absolute track is magnetised with a pseudo random binary sequence (PRBS) absolute code with 13 bit length. The elasto-ferrite layer is immune to chemicals commonly found in industry.



The readhead includes Hall sensor arrays for PRBS track reading, an AMR sensor for incremental track reading, interpolation electronics and custom logic circuitry. The data from the Hall arrays and interpolator are processed in the internal MCU using special algorithms to determine the absolute position.



The electronics design provides short response and recovery times. Diagnostic information is available through a serial communication channel and status LED.