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Orbis™

Rotary Magnetic Encoder Module

Orbis™ is a non-contact through-hole rotary encoder designed for applications where a typical OnAxis encoder cannot be mounted at the end of the rotating shaft due to space constraints.

Orbis™ through-hole encoder system consists of a readhead and diametrically magnetised permanent magnet ring.

Output signals are provided in industry standard absolute, incremental, and analogue sinusoidal (sin/cos) signals.

For BISS-C, SPI, SSI, Asynchronous serial and PWM communication please refer to BRD01 Data sheet.

For Analogue sin/cos, commutation and incremental outputs please refer to BRD14 Data sheet.

Orbis™ is an absolute, through-hole rotary encoder suitable for applications where a typical OnAxis encoder cannot be mounted at the end of the rotating shaft due to space constraints.

 

The encoder comprises a diametrically magnetized permanent magnet ring and a printed circuit board. Geometric arrangement of 8 RLS’ proprietary Hall sensors on a PCB enables generation of one period of sine and cosine signals per mechanical magnet revolution. Moreover, it also enables cancellation of third harmonic component that becomes non-negligible at low magnet ride height.

 

An adaptive filtering function ensures high resolution at low rotation speeds and low angle phase delay at high rotation speeds. Orbis™ also features an additional built-in self-calibration algorithm that improves encoder’s accuracy after installation.

 

Orbis™ through-hole measuring principle allows customization, with various board and magnet sizes to suit your application.

Benefits

  • Output formats: BiSS-C, SSI, SPI, Sin/Cos, ABZ, UVW, PWM and Asynchronous serial
  • Through-hole design enables its mounting anywhere along the shaft
  • Multi-turn counter option
  • Status LED
  • Optional self-calibration after assembly
  • Wide installation tolerances
  • Built-in self-diagnostics
  • Zeroing function
  • High speed operation