Medium-duty Absolute

Koyo TRD-NA series: Medium-duty Absolute Encoders

• Small body with 50mm diameter and 35mm depth
• Splash proof protection rating of IP65
• 8mm stainless steel solid shaft
• Models range from 5 bit to 10 bit Gray code outputs
• 20KHz maximum response frequency

Why use an absolute encoder?
When power is cycled when using an incremental encoder, any positioning information is lost until “home” position is triggered. 
An absolute encoder uses gray code to describe each position, so position data is not lost when power is cycled.