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AUTOMATION & PROCESS
TECHNOLOGIES
955
Thetransducercanbemountedverticallyorhorizon-
tallyusingourmountingfeetwhichslideonthelower
partoftheextrusionandclampdownwhentightened.
Thispackagingprovidesacompactandeasymethodof
mountingformachinebuilders.
The955eBrik™isdesignedforapplicationswhereeco-
nomicalcontinuousfeedbackisnecessary.Thesensor
canbeacosteffectivereplacementtolinearpotentiom-
eters,limitandproximitysensors.
Applicationsincludepresses,blowmolding,injection
molding,extruding,rollpositioning,tirepress,andmany
more.
955 eBRIK
TM
High Resolution
Magnetostrictive LDT In A Low
Profile Package
The955eBrik™isanaccurate,programmablezeroand
span,auto-tuning,non-contactlinearpositionsensorin
aneconomical,low-prolepackage.Thesensorutilizes
oureld-provenMagnetostrictivetechnologytoprovide
absoluteposition,repeatableto.001%ofthesensing
distance.The955eBrik™isacosteffectivelinearsens-
ingsolution.
Thestreamlinedanodizedaluminumextrusionhouses
thesensingelementandelectronics.Themagnetmoves
overthesensingelementthatdeterminestheposition
andconvertsittoareadableoutput.The955eBrik™is
aself-containedunitanddoesnothavea“can”orhead
assembly.Alloftheelectronicsareincorporatedinthe
transducer,whichislessthanoneinchtall.
Unitscanbeorderedinspanlengthsupto72inches
longin1inchincrements.Theslidemagnetisdesigned
tomoveeffortlesslyalongthetransduceringuidetracks,
oraoatingmagnetassemblycanbepositionedabove
theunit.Avarietyofhardwareisavailableforattaching
themagnetslidetothemovingportionoftheprocess.
Thetransducercanbeorderedwith0to10VDCor4to
20mAoutput.
Allunitsareprovidedwithourstandard5pin12mmEuro
Microconnector,mountingfeetandmagnetassembly.
Matingcablesaresoldinvariouslengthsandmustbe
orderedseparately.
The955eBrik™hasafewtrulyuniquefeatures.One
featureistheLDT’sauto-tuningcapability,theabilityto
sensethedistancebetweenthemagnetandthesens-
ingsurfaceandadjustitssignalstrengthaccordingly.As
abonusfeature,the955eBrik™offersProgrammabil-
ity,theabilitytorescaletheZeroandSpanpositions
orinvertthepositionsintheeld.Thisisanoptional
featureandmustbecalledoutattimeoforderunderthe
“Options”eld.Allunitscomefullyprogrammedfromthe
factory,are100%absolute,anddonotrequirerepro-
grammingunlessdesired.Thereisauniquediagnostic
thatisbuiltintotheanalogoutputoneveryunit.Ifthere
isalossofmagnet,orifthemagnetassemblymoves
beyondtheprogrammedrange,theanalogoutputwill
transmitafaultvoltageorcurrent,warningthehostcon-
trollerthatitisoutofrange.
Specifications
Input Voltage 24 VDC +/- 20%
Current Draw 1.1w (44 mA typical)
Output
0 to 10 VDC
10 to 0 VDC
4 to 20 mA
20 to 4 mA
Non-Linearity
Less than +/- 0.03% of stroke,
or +/- 0.013” whichever is greater
Resolution 16 Bit (1 part in 65535)
Update Time 1 ms
Repeatability .001%
Operating Temperature -40° to 85° C
Span Length 1” to 72”
Null Zone 2.75”
Dead Zone 2.75”
Connectors 12mm Micro 5 Pin
Enclosure IP67
Approvals CE
Specifcations are subject to change without notice.