Pluto Safety Encoders
Pluto Safety Encoders are units with rotational absolute value sensors. Together with a Pluto Safety PLC, they can be used for safe position determination.
This is particularly useful in the case of such equipment as gantry robots, industrial robots, etc. Also in eccentric shaft presses, existing cam mechanisms can be replaced by absolute value position sensors for safety positioning. The sensors are available in single and multi-turn versions.
Up to 16 absolute encoders can be connected to a Pluto CAN databus. A Pluto on the databus reads the sensor values, which are then evaluated. With a special function block in the PLC code, it is possible to design dual-channel solutions with the sensors. The user can obtain safe values for position and speed from these values. This enables supervision of stationary and overspeed conditions.
The absolute value sensors are standard sensors with modified software to meet the safety requirements.
Applications
- Safe Position and Speed Determination of Machine Movements
Features
- High resolution
- Selectable resolution
- Connected directly to the Pluto databus
- Standard function blocks
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Pluto Safety Encoders
Pluto Safety Encoders