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Absolute Encoder Interface Board Section 8-3
Precautions when
Selecting an Absolute
Encoder
One of the following three kinds of Absolute Encoders must be used in order
to take advantage of all of the Absolute Interface Board’s functions without
restrictions.
8 bit (256 resolution) gray binary
10 bit (1,024 resolution) gray binary
12 bit (4,096 resolution) gray binary
The resolution of the encoder that is being used with the Absolute Encoder
Board must be set in the PC Setup (bits 00 to 07 of DM 6643 or DM 6644) as
shown below.
8-bit resolution: 00
10-bit resolution: 01
12-bit resolution: 02
When an 8-bit encoder is used in 360
° Mode, the 256 resolution is converted
to 360
° Mode, so the values are converted as shown in the following table.
(The upper row shows the input value from the Encoder and the lower row
shows the output value after conversion to degrees.)
Input value0123456789101112131415
Output value 0° 1° 3° 4° 6° 7° 8° 10° 11° 13° 14° 15° 17° 18° 20° 21°
Input value16171819202122232425262728293031
Output value 22° 24° 25° 27° 28° 30° 31° 32° 34° 35° 37° 38° 39° 41° 42° 44°
Input value32333435363738394041424344454647
Output value 45° 46° 48° 49° 51° 52° 53° 55° 56° 58° 59° 60° 62° 63° 65° 66°
Input value48495051525354555657585960616263
Output value 67° 69° 70° 72° 73° 75° 76° 77° 79° 80° 82° 83° 84° 86° 87° 89°
Input value64656667686970717273747576777879
Output value 90° 91° 93° 94° 96° 97° 98° 100° 101° 103° 104° 105° 107° 108° 110° 111°
Input value80818283848586878889909192939495
Output value 112° 114° 115° 117° 118° 120° 121° 122° 124° 125° 127° 128° 129° 131° 132° 134°
Input value 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
Output value 135° 136° 138° 139° 141° 142° 143° 145° 146° 148° 149° 150° 152° 153° 155° 156°
Input value 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
Output value 157° 159° 160° 162° 163° 165° 166° 167° 169° 170° 172° 173° 174° 176° 177° 179°
Input value 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
Output value 180° 181° 183° 184° 186° 187° 188° 190° 191° 193° 194° 195° 197° 198° 200° 201°
Input value 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159
Output value 202° 204° 205° 207° 208° 210° 211° 212° 214° 215° 217° 218° 219° 221° 222° 224°
Input value 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175
Output value 225° 226° 228° 229° 231° 232° 233° 235° 236° 238° 239° 240° 242° 243° 245° 246°
Input value 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191
Output value 247° 249° 250° 252° 253° 255° 256° 257° 259° 260° 262° 263° 264° 266° 267° 269°
Input value 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207
Output value 270° 271° 273° 274° 276° 277° 278° 280° 281° 283° 284° 285° 287° 288° 290° 291°
Input value 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223
Output value 292° 294° 295° 297° 298° 300° 301° 302° 304° 305° 307° 308° 309° 311° 312° 314°
Input value 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239
Output value 315° 316° 318° 319° 321° 322° 323° 325° 326° 328° 329° 330° 332° 333° 335° 336°
Input value 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255
Output value 337° 339° 340° 342° 343° 345° 346° 347° 349° 350° 352° 353° 354° 356° 357° 359°