optical encoders
ChipEncoder™
Superior resolution, seamless integration.
Compact Integration
Designed to break the price-performance barrier, the ChipEncoder integrates directly into your system to minimize both system size and total cost. This modular SMT kit is engineered for high-volume OEM applications, supporting automated pick-and-place and solder reflow manufacturing. Its ultra-miniature footprint (7mm x 11mm) enables high-accuracy motion feedback in space-constrained designs where traditional encoders simply cannot fit.
High-Resolution Performance
The ChipEncoder series breaks the price-performance barrier, offering up to 327,000 counts per revolution for rotary applications and 1 μm resolution for linear designs. With on-board interpolation and digital output, it delivers the precision and stability required for high-speed motion control without the overhead of external electronics. Its non-contact, reflective optical design ensures long-term reliability and high-speed capability across both linear and rotary platforms.
Overview
- ChipEncoder breaks the price performance barrier to open new possibilities for your motion control designs
- Integrates with other components on your PC board for lowest total system cost; designed for low cost automated PC board assembly
- High resolution with on-board interpolation and digital output improves motion system accuracy and stability
- High speed capability enhances motion system performance
- Non-contact design for high reliability
- Small size enables ultra-miniature, low cost motion control
Specifications
| Linear | Rotary | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6.1 x 6.1 x 3.9 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 3.9 mm |
| Interface, Digital | A quad B | A quad B with index |
| Interface, Analog | – | – |
| Interpolation | up to 40x in sensor | up to 40x in sensor |
| Resolutions | 10 µm – 1 µm | 3000 CPR to 327K CPR |
| Accuracy Class, Glass | up to +/- 1 µm | up to +/- 2 arc-seconds |
| Grating Pitch | 40 µm | 40 µm |
| Max Speed | 14 m/s | 26,000 rpm |
| Operating Environment | Atmospheric | Atmospheric |