Laser encoder interfaces
Flexible laser interfaces for high resolution applications.
RLI20-P laser interface – Panasonic
The RLI20-P interfaces a Renishaw laser encoder system with a Panasonic controller (MINAS A5-SERIES). Using the 1 Vpp analogue quadrature signals from the laser encoder the output is passed through a high speed interpolator before being output as incremental position reading in an RS485 format.
Features and benefits
- Panasonic capability – directly compatible with Panasonic controller (MINAS A5-SERIES)
- Fast communications – high speed internal position update rate (100 MHz)
- High accuracy – low SDE contribution (± 0.5 nm)
Specifications
| Resolution | 1nm(plane mirror system) 2 nm(retroreflector system) |
| Maximum velocity | 1 m/s (plane mirror system) 2 m/s (retroreflector system) |
| Output signal | 2.5 Mbps RS485, compatible with Panasonic MINAS A5 series controllers |
| PMI | PMI | RRI | RRI | |
| Velocity | <50 mm/s | <1 m/s | <100 mm/s | <2 m/s |
| SDE* | 0.5 nm | 2 nm | 1 nm | 4 nm |
*Non-linearity error
RLI20-P laser interface – Panasonic
