{"id":8557,"date":"2026-03-20T07:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/product\/mii6000-mercury-ii-series-cabled-encoders\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T04:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:49:40","slug":"mii6000-mercury-ii-series-cabled-encoders","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/product\/mii6000-mercury-ii-series-cabled-encoders\/","title":{"rendered":"MII6000 Mercury\u2122 II Series Cabled Encoders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"hero alignfull hero--wide hero--large has-overlay has-overlay-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hero__image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2560\" class=\"attachment-design-max size-design-max\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?resize=320%2C107&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?resize=400%2C133&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?resize=840%2C280&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?resize=1200%2C400&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?resize=1680%2C560&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 1680w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/featured-banner.jpg?resize=1920%2C640&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"hero__content hero__content--vertical-align-middle\" style=\"--one-novanta-hero-pre-heading-acent-line-color: #4bb295\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__content-wrap has-medium-font-size has-heading-font-family\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__pre-heading shiny-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCABled optical encoders\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__heading line-expanding has-display-font-size\">\n\t\t\tMII6000 Mercury\u2122 II Series Cabled Encoders\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull large-text-block is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<p class=\"large-text-block__text has-heading-font-family has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Superior resolution, seamless integration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"featured-content featured-content--media-align-right\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"featured-content__media\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-1.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840\" class=\"attachment-design-md size-design-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-1.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-1.png?resize=320%2C175&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-1.png?resize=400%2C219&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"featured-content__content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-compact-performance-in-tight-envelopes\">Compact Performance in Tight Envelopes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mercury series is engineered for applications where the sensor must fit into an extremely small mechanical space while the electronics are housed remotely. With a sensor head just 8.4mm tall, these kit encoders are significantly smaller and lighter than traditional models, making them perfect for medical robotics and semiconductor handling. The remote electronics module keeps heat-generating components away from precision stages, ensuring maximum thermal stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-da267d74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill has-arrow type-light\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#one-novanta-single-product-all-features\">To Product Features<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"featured-content featured-content--media-align-left\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"featured-content__media\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-2.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840\" class=\"attachment-design-md size-design-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-2.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-2.png?resize=320%2C175&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Cabled-Encoders-2.png?resize=400%2C219&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"featured-content__content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-maximum-noise-immunity\">Maximum Noise Immunity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Built for durability, the Mercury Cabled series features a double-shielded, high-flex-life cable that provides best-in-class EMI\/RFI immunity. This ensures consistent signal integrity even in the most electromagnetically noisy industrial environments. The series is highly versatile, with a single sensor capable of working across linear tape, linear glass, and rotary scales, allowing for a unified feedback solution across multiple machine axes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-da267d74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-arrow type-light is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#one-novanta-single-product-all-features\">To Full Specifications<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"one-novanta-single-product-all-features\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<rt-tabs class=\"novanta-tabs-wrapper\" current-tab=\"tab-overview-features-1\" >\n\n\t<rt-tabs-nav class=\"novanta-tabs-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\"  active=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-overview-features-1\">Overview &amp; Features<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-specifications-2\">Specifications<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-documents-downloads-3\">Documents &amp; Downloads<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-related-articles-faqs-4\">Related Articles &amp; FAQs<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-3d-cad-models-5\">3D CAD Models<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-overview-features-1\"  open=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"two-columns--media-align-left wp-block-one-novanta-fifty-fifty-wrapper two-columns two-columns--vertical-align-top\">\n\t\n<div class=\"two-columns__column\">\n\t<h2 class=\"one-novanta-50-50-wrapper__heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Overview<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"two-columns__column\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-fifty-fifty-wrapper alignfull\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mercury II\u2019s encoder technology achieves the highest resolution and accuracy in its class, with low cyclical error, low jitter, smaller sensors, and lower power consumption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mercury II\u2019s low cyclical error surpasses every other 20\u03bcm encoder. The benefits are smoother velocity control for linear motors, stages and wire bonders; More precise, and faster linear positioning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smallest tape scale system available: only 6mm wide, including index and limits<\/strong> \u2013 less than 1\/2 the width of other encoder systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broadest Alignment Tolerances: With the broadest alignment tolerances in the industry, a full +\/-2 degrees, Mercury II is the easiest and the fastest sensor to align and setup. You can align the Mercury II sensor in under 30 seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built-in or Stick-on Optical Index and Limits: Order tape or linear glass scales with built-in markers for fastest installation, or install stick-on index and limit markers anywhere on cut-to-length tape scales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-tab>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-specifications-2\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xxx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-specifications\">Specifications<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-wp-novanta-specifications-table has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Linear<\/th><th>Rotary<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Dimensions<\/td><td>22.6 x 12.7 x 8.1 mm<\/td><td>22.6 x 12.7 x 8.1 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interface, Digital<\/td><td>A quad B with index and limits<\/td><td>A quad B with index and limits<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interface, Analog<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interpolation<\/td><td>up to \u00d716,384 in the connector<\/td><td>up to \u00d716,384 in the connector<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Resolutions<\/td><td>5 \u00b5m &#8211; 1.2 nm<\/td><td>20k to 268M CPR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Accuracy Class, Glass<\/td><td>up to +\/- 1 \u00b5m<\/td><td>up to +\/- 2 arc-seconds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grating Pitch<\/td><td>20 \u00b5m<\/td><td>20 \u00b5m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max Speed<\/td><td>5 m\/s<\/td><td>6,000 rpm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Operating Environment<\/td><td>Atmospheric<\/td><td>Atmospheric<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Accuracy values vary depending on the axis of measurement. For detailed specifications and axis-specific accuracy data, please contact our sales team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-tab>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-documents-downloads-3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"align wp-block-one-novanta-documents wp-one-novanta-table wp-one-novanta-table--has-background--secondary\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-one-novanta-table__header\">\n\t\t\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-one-novanta-table__filter one-novanta-filter-dropdown\" data-filter-column=\"2\">\n\n\t\t<button class=\"one-novanta-filter-dropdown__button wp-one-novanta-button wp-one-novanta-button--secondary\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t<span class=\"text\"><span class=\"one-novanta-filter-dropdown__selected\"><span class=\"has-medium-font-size one-novanta-filter-dropdown__selected-value-prefix\"><\/span><span class=\"has-medium-font-size one-novanta-filter-dropdown__selected-value\">Filter by Type<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span 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