Datasheet
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B
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B
C
E
A Dimensional scale on guideway
B Sensor in carriage
MINISCALE PLUS Product Overview
10.2.2 MINISCALE PLUS Components and Working Method
MINISCALE PLUS is an optical, incremental measuring system that consists of the
MINIRAIL guide system and the following additional components:
A Dimensional scale on the guide rail
B Optical sensor on the carriage
C Flexible print (must not be exposed to dynamic loads)
D Interface module with D-Sub 9 connector
The control cable E with D-Sub 9 connector must besupplied by the customer
and bea flexible cablewhere necessary.
Dimensional scale and optical sensor
The high-precision dimensional scale is part of the hardened guideway’s surface
with a scale increment of 100 µm.
The sensor illuminates the dimensional scale and records the optical signals. The
raw signals supplied by the sensor are processed by the interface module.
Axis with MINIRAIL, MINISCALE PLUS and interface module