Using an AEMT-12-16L

Here a short introduction of our latest demo-unit.

It’s featuring a 2232 BX4 BLDC motor having a?3:1 22GPT gearhead and – most important here – one of our new AEMT-12-16L multi-turn absolute encoders.

This a an encoder having 12 bits of single-turn resolution and a 16 bit counter for the motor turns. Once aligned to a machine the position is kept even when the system is de-energized. A battery on a small adapter is used to supply the counter for the turns in that case. Check about the live-time of our recommended batteries.

Details about the installation can be found in our related ProductApplicationNote.

So whenever I start, I can directly move to any of the three positions A-B-C the three digital inputs are programmed for. No more homing procedures necessary. The single LED at the front is lit while moving.

The movement here – so starting directly after power up is controlled by a BASIC script the colleagues created for the demo and using the potentiometer connected to one of the analog inputs the speed can be changed for any new movement at any time too.

So a nice example for the capabilities of the multi-turn encoder and for operating such a MotionController without being connected to a master too.