Siemens simatic s7-400 FM 450-1 - Encoders which can be connected

Encoder signals and their evaluation
9.5 Signal evaluation
Counter module FM 450-1
94 Manual, 02/2014, A5E03648739-02
9.2
Encoders which can be connected
Introduction
The counter module can process rectangular count signals which were generated by
incremental encoders or pulse generators.
Incremental encoders scan a barcode to generate rectangular electrical pulses. They differ in
terms of pulse amplitude and number of signals.
Pulse generators such as light barriers or proximity switches (BEROs) return only a
rectangular signal at a specific amplitude.
Connecting different encoders
The counter module supports different encoders which return pulses for the count signals.
The table shows these encoders and the corresponding signals.
Table 9- 1 Encoders which can be connected
Encoders
Signal
5-V incremental encoder
Differential signals A and /A, B and /B, N and /N
24-V incremental encoder
A*, B* and N*
24-V pulse encoder
24-V with directional signal
24-V proximity switch
24 V without directional signal