User Manual

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AUTOMATION & PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
952
TheBlueOxQuadratureisamagnetostrictivelinear
displacementtransducer(LDT)forcontinuous
machinepositioninginavarietyofindustrial
applications.Thequadratureoutputmakesit
possibleforcustomerstohaveadirectinterfaceto
virtuallyanyincrementalencoderinputorcounter
card,eliminatingcostlyabsoluteencoderconverters
andspecialPLCinterfacemodules.
TheBlueOxQuadratureLDTislabtestedandeld
proventostanduptohighshockandvibration
withouteffect.Withtestresultsof2,000Gsofshock
and30Gsofrandomvibrationwithoutfalsesignals
ormechanicaldamage,theBlueOxQuadrature
LDTisreadytoperforminthemostdemanding
applications.
TheBlueOxQuadratureLDTcanbeorderedwith
1to9999cyclesperinchofoutputresolution
andthepositiondataisabsolute.Thetransducer
featuresaninputtore-zerotheprobe“onthey”.
Anotheruniquefeatureisthe“burst”mode.An
inputonthetransducertriggersadatatransfer
ofalltheincrementalpositiondatarelativetothe
transducer’sabsolutezeroposition.Thiscanbe
usedtoachieveabsolutepositionupdateswhen
powerisrestoredtothesystem.
TheBlueOxQuadratureisshippedfromthefactory
pre-calibratedandreadyforinstallation.Inaddition
toitsabilitytowithstandshockandvibration,
theBlueOxQuadratureisruggedinotherways.
Sensingtubeconstructionisweldedstainless
steel,suitableforinsertionin5,000PSIhydraulic
cylinders.
Theelectronicsareenclosedbehindanaluminum
housingwithO-ringseals.TheBlueOxQuadrature
LDT,withitsruggedconstruction,isathomein
heavydutyareassuchaslumbermills,steelmills,
stampingplantsandanyotherharshenvironment
whereaccurateandreliablecontinuouslinear
positionsensingisneeded.
Specifications
Input Voltage
13.5 to 26.4 VDC
Current Draw
< 200mA at 15 VDC
Output
Quadrature Output A+, A-, B+, B-, Z+, Z-.
Line Drivers: 5V or Input Power
Inputs
10 to 30 VDC
Resolution
0.001”
Linearity
<.05% (+/- .002” Min)
Repeatability
0.001% of Full Stroke (+/- .002” Min.)
Hysteresis
+/-.02% of Full Scale
Operating Temperature
Head Electronics
Guide Tube
-40° to 155° F (-40° to 70° C)
-40° to 220° F (-40° to 105° C)
Operating Pressure
5000 PSI Operational, 10,000 PSI Spike
Span Length
2” to 168”
Null Zone
2.0”
Dead Band
2.5”
Connectors
1/4 Turn MS Connector Standard. Potted Pigtail Assembly
Available Optionally
Update Time
Approx. 1ms for 1” to 50”
Approx. 2ms for 51” to 100”
Approx. 3ms for 101” to 150”
Approx. 4ms for 151” to 168”
Enclosure
IP67
Specications are subject to change without notice.
Specications are based on a typical 36” LDT .
952QD BlueOx Magnetostrictive
LDT with Quadrature Output