| Designed to
interface PC-compatible computers to SSI rotary shaft encoders
and linear scales, the DEVA001 absolute SSI (synchronous
serial interface) encoder interface card makes it possible
to measure absolute position, velocity and acceleration in
such wide-ranging applications such as robotics, co-ordinate
measuring machines and CNC machine tools.
Based on a custom-designed ASIC multi-channel
SSI controller, the card provides three independent input
channels. Each channel reads encoder position into a 32-bit
register at clock speeds of up to 2.78MHz. Input channels
may be configured to operate with a wide range of encoder
types and cable lengths. This enables both OEMs and end-users
to create fully-featured and highly flexible PC-based measurement
systems.
A comprehensive software support package
includes libraries and examples for modern rapid application
development tools such as Visual Basic, Visual 'C' and LabVIEW.
Plug 'n' Play software support for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP
and Vista enables simple installation and automatic configuration
of up to 6 interfaces supporting a total of 18 encoders. The
card is also supplied with a multi-axis digital readout program
which is useful for system verification and experimentation. |
