|
||
|
Product Alerts
Keep current on the latest products, new suppliers, and technical articles of interest to you. (See Topics) |
|
From Canon USA Encoders/Optoelectronic Components Group
Encoders are sensors that convert positional changes into electrical signals using high-precision scales (graduations). Drawing on its store of original technologies, Canon developed an ultra-compact encoder with a 4 x 5 mm detection head capable of high-resolution (0.1 µm) position detection. Achieving significantly reduced power consumption thanks to its MRA (Micro Roofmirror Array) scale and high-sensitivity, low-noise SR sensor, Canon's ultra-compact encoder is used in the company's digital video camcorders, interchangeable lenses (EF lenses) for SLR cameras, and broadcast television lenses. Other types of encoders include ultrahigh resolution laser rotary encoders that rely on optical diffraction and interference. Products & Services
Incremental rotary encoders are multi-turn sensors that use optical, mechanical, or magnetic index-counting for angular measurement. They contain no absolute reference, but instead count relative to the turn-on position.
Search by Specification |
Learn more about Incremental Rotary Encoders
Linear encoders sense and digitize linear position change for positional measurement and feedback to control systems.
Search by Specification |
Learn more about Linear Encoders
Product Announcements
Topics of Interest
The Canon SR encoder is an ultra-compact, high-resolution encoder making use of an LED as its light source. It has flexibility in application regardless of sensor head design, output signal type, or...
(Read More)
Galvano scanners are responsible for the high-speed, high-precision control of mirror angles, making them a critical component for patterning on high-density multi-layer substrates for mobile phone...
(Read More)
Galvano scanners are responsible for the high-speed, high-precision control of mirror angles, making them a critical component for patterning on high-density multi-layer substrates for mobile phone...
(Read More)
Encoders are widely used to help control machine position and speed. Typical encoder output, a series of quadrature signals, consists of two full square waves, offset by 90° in phase. The number of...
(Read More)
Using a semiconductor laser as a light source, laser interferometers employ a noncontact method to measure slight displacements and vibrations on the object's mirror reflection. Canon developed a...
(Read More)
|
|