US Digital

Vancouver, WA - US Digital is proud to announce the release of our newest optical shaft encoder, the H6.

The H6 shaft encoder is fully assembled with a shaft, two 1/4" ID by 1/2" OD heavy duty ball bearings and a mounting plate. The shaft of the H6 is either made of brass (polycarbonate version) or stainless steel (metal version) and feature either single-ended or differential output.

This non-contacting rotary to digital position feedback devices provide resolutions of 64 to 2500 CPR (256 to 10000 counts per revolution) and include a finger-latching polarized connector.

The H6 encoder converts real-time shaft angle, speed, and direction into TTL-compatible quadrature outputs with or without index from DC to 100kHz. They feature an unbreakable mylar disk, LED light source, monolithic electronics and single +5V operation.

The H6 is available from stock with little or no lead-time.

Available Versions:

• Polycarbonate Single-ended (H6S)
• Polycarbonate Differential (H6D)
• Metal Single-ended (H6MS)
• Metal Differential (H6MD)

Features:

• Heavy duty ball bearings track up to 10,000 RPM
• Low cost
• Small size
• Tracks from 0 to 100,000 cycles/sec
• Single +5v supply

 Applications:

• Closed loop servo feedback
• Office automation
• Velocity control
• Robotics
• Stepper motor position verification

Additional Documentation:

• H6

New Convenient Hub / Disk Assembly Part Numbers

Vancouver, WA - US Digital is proud to announce the release our new codewheel (hub / disk assembly) part numbering system.

US Digital offers a wide variety of standard hub / disk assemblies (HUBDISK) which are a mylar disk assembled to an aluminum hub to aid with attachment to a shaft.

A codewheel with a 1" diameter disk is available with bore sizes ranging from 2mm to 10mm in diameter. A 2" diameter codewheel is available with bore sizes ranging from 2mm up to 1 inch in diameter.

Published in Press Releases on Monday, August 22, 2005

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