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Diagram 2:
Shaft speed and resulting output frequency as a function of the number of
signal periods per revolution
Shaft speed [min
–1
]
f
Signal periods per revolution
Output frequency [kHz]
f
HEIDENHAIN absolute encoders for “digi-
tal” drives also supply additional sinusoidal
incremental signals with the same charac-
teristics as those described above. Abso-
lute encoders from HEIDENHAIN use the
EnDat interface (for Encoder Data) for the
serial data transmission of absolute posi-
tion values and other information for auto-
matic self-confi guration, monitoring and
diagnosis. (See Absolute Position Values –
EnDat.) This makes it possible to use the
same subsequent electronics and cabling
technology for all HEIDENHAIN encoders.
Important encoder specifi cations can be
read from the memory of the EnDat en-
coder for automatic self-confi guration, and
motor-specifi c parameters can be saved in
the OEM memory area of the encoder. The
usable size of the OEM memory on the ro-
tary encoders in the current catalogs is at
least 1.4 KB (f 704 EnDat words).
Most absolute encoders themselves
already subdivide the sinusoidal scanning
signals by a factor of 4 096 or greater. If the
transmission of absolute positions is fast
enough (for example, EnDat 2.1 with
2 MHz or EnDat 2.2 with 8 MHz clock
frequency), these systems can do without
incremental signal evaluation.
Benefi ts of this data transmission technol-
ogy include greater noise immunity of the
transmission path and less expensive con-
nectors and cables. Rotary encoders with
EnDat 2.2 interface offer the additional fea-
ture of being able to evaluate an external
temperature sensor, located in the motor
coil, for example. The digitized temperature
values are transmitted as part of the
EnDat 2.2 protocol without an additional
line.
Bandwidth
The attainable gain for the position and
speed control loops, and therefore the
bandwidth of the drives for command
response and control reliability, are
sometimes limited by the rigidity of the
coupling between the motor shaft and
encoder shaft as well as by the natural
frequency of the coupling. HEIDENHAIN
therefore offers rotary and angular
encoders for high-rigidity shaft coupling.
The stator couplings mounted on the
encoders have a high natural frequency
up to 1800 Hz. For the modular and
inductive rotary encoders, the stator and
rotor are fi rmly screwed to the motor
housing and to the shaft (see also
Mechanical design types and mounting).
Fault exclusion for mechanical coupling
HEIDENHAIN encoders designed for
functional safety can be mounted so that
the rotor or stator fastening does not
accidentally loosen.
Size
A higher permissible operating tempera-
ture permits a smaller motor size for a spe-
cifi c rated torque. Since the temperature of
the motor also affects the temperature of
the encoder, HEIDENHAIN offers encoders
for permissible operating temperatures
up to 120 °C. These encoders make it pos-
sible to design machines with smaller mo-
tors.
Power loss and noise emission
The power loss of the motor, the
accompanying heat generation, and the
acoustic noise of motor operation are
infl uenced by the position error of the
encoder within one signal period. For this
reason, encoders with a high signal quality
of better than ± 1 % of the signal period
are preferred. (See also Measuring
Accuracy.)
Bit error rate
With rotary encoders with purely serial
interface for integration in motors,
HEIDENHAIN recommends conducting a
type test for the bit error rate.
When using functionally safe encoders
without closed metal housings and/or
cable assemblies that do not comply with
the electrical connection directives (see
General electrical information) it is always
necessary to measure the bit error rate in a
type test under application conditions.
Data transfer in hybrid cables
For particularly limited spaces in machines
or drag chains, motors that contain encod-
ers with the EnDat22 interface can be con-
nected to the subsequent electronics
through hybrid cable technology. The HMC
6 hybrid cables save a good deal of space
because they contain all the lines for the
encoder, the motor, and the brake. Cable
lengths up to 100 m are permissible.
Properties and mounting
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