MicroE Systems offers standard hubs for each of our standard rotary scales. Should customers want to design a hub themselves, this document describes the key factors that should be incorporated into the design.

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This document describes two different methods of aligning rotary scales: (1) optically centering the grating pattern track using a CCD camera; and (2) using two sensors to “electrically” center the grating.

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This document provides design guidelines for customers who want to design their own holders for rotary scale segments.

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This data sheet provides formulas for calculating custom linear, rotary, and rotary segment dimensions.

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Mercury encoder interface cable specifications are provided. The document covers grounding, shielding, cable dressing, and related topics.

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The role of cable termination in any data transmission scheme is to eliminate or at least minimize signal reflections and obtain the best combination of signal quality, speed, and power dissipation. Four different termination techniques are discussed: No Termination, Series Termination, Parallel Termination, and AC Termination.

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This document assists users with specifying and interfacing with the Mercury Serial Interface. Binary data processing fundamentals, transmitting serial words, Mercury’s data word content, and special features such as “trigger mode” and numerous index modes are reviewed. Examples are included.

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SmartPrecision Software has a data-buffering system that will store about 70 seconds of data at 38400 Baud. This allows the user to stop viewing live data, go back into the buffered data, and view that data in real-time, i.e. just as it was acquired. This data buffer can also be saved to file and reloaded for viewing later.

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