AS Series Operation Manual 
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2.7  Counter Module Specifications   
2.7.1  General Specifications 
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Pulse Input   
Input signal type 
Phase differential (A/B): x1, x2, x4; CW/CCW; 
Max. transmission 
200 kHz at 30 m 
Circular counter, linear encoder 
SSI Input 
Max. data length 
31-bit (The single-turn, multi-turn, and 
be set.) 
Max. transmission 
250 kHz at 150 m, 500 kHz at 50 m, 625 kHz at 40 m,   
1 MHz at 20 m, 1.25 MHz at 10 m 
None, odd parity, even parity 
Circular counter, absolute counter 
Counter 
-2147483648 ~ 2147483647 (32-bit) 
Counter control 
Reset, preset, gate, capture,   
offset correction for absolute position   
Output state check 
Direction to count, counting overflow/underflow, linear 
counting beyond the lower and upper limit values, SSI 
feedback, SSI position exceeding the protection limit, SSI 
parity checking, SSI communication status, a zero point is 
set beyond SSI encoder resolution 
External input 
point (phase Z) 
2 (one for each channel) 
Reset, gate, capture 
OFF, 100 μs, 200 μs to 20 ms 
Min. software interrupt 
10 μs (hardware response time included) 
External output 
point 
Comparison 
function 
Instruction   
General comparison output instruction, table comparision 
output instruction   
Using comparision to achieve the interrupt function   
Measurement 
function 
Input frequency and revolution 
 
Electrical specifications for the inputs   
Model
Pulse input  External input 
4 (A+/B+, A-/B-)  2 (Z+/Z-) 
Action 
level 
OFF→ON
3 V
ON→OFF
1 V
Maximum input 
200 kHz 
20 kHz