Optical Encoders
WAVEFORM AND TRUTH TABLE
Clockwise Rotation
OUTPUT
A
OUTPUT
B
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
LOW
1
2
3
4
5
6
Position
1
2
3
4
Output A
Output B
•
•
•
•
POSITION NUMBER
• Indicates logic high; blank indicates logic
low. Code repeats every 4 positions.
SPECIFICATIONS
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature Range:
-40
0
C to 85
0
C
Storage Temperature Range:
-55
0
C to 100
0
C
Humidity:
96 hours at 90-95% humidity
at 40
0
C
Mechanical Vibration:
Harmonic motion with
amplitude of 15 g, within a varied frequency of
10 to 2000 Hz
Mechanical Shock:
Test 1: 100 g for 6 ms half-sine wave with a
velocity change of 12.3 ft/sec
Test 2: 100 g for 6 ms sawtooth wave with a
velocity change of 9.7 ft/sec
Rotational Torque:
H=1.70 ± 1.00 in-oz,
M=1.25 ± 0.75 in-oz, L=0.75 ± 0.5 in-oz
Mounting Torque:
15 in-lb maximum
Shaft Pull-Out Force:
45 lbs minimum
Shaft Push-Out Force:
45 lbs minimum
Terminal Strength:
15 lbs minimum terminal
pull-out force for cable or header termination
Solderability:
95% free of pin holes and
voids
Pushbutton Electrical and Mechanical
Specifications
Rating:
10 mA at 5 Vdc
Contact Resistance:
<10 ohms
Life:
3 million actuations minimum
Contact Bounce:
<4 ms make,<10 ms break
Actuation Force:
2=200±75 grams,
3=300±90 grams, 4=510±150 grams
Shaft Travel:
.025 ± .010 inches
Rotary Electrical and
Mechanical Specifications
Operating Voltage:
5.00±.25 Vdc
Supply Current:
30 mA maximum at 5 Vdc
Output:
Open collector phototransistor,
external pull-up resistors are required.
Output Code:
Two-bit quadrature, channel
A leads channel B by 90
0
electrically during
clockwise rotation of the shaft
Logic Output Characteristics:
Logic high signal shall be no less
than 3.0 Vdc
Logic low signal shall be no greater
than 1.0 Vdc
Minimum Sink Current:
2.0 mA
Power Consumption:
150 mW maximum
Mechanical Life:
3 million rotational cycles of
operation. One cycle is a rotation through all
positions and a full return
Series
Materials and Finishes
Bushing:
Zinc Diecast, Cadmium Plated per
QQP-416, Class II, Type II
Insert Molded into 25% Glass Reinforced
Nylon Zytel FR-50
Shaft:
NdFeB XE-3594 over Aluminum
Stator:
Powdered Metal per F-0000-20
Through Bolts:
305 Stainless Steel
Through Bolts Nuts:
Stainless Steel
Spacer Washer:
Brass
Snap Dome:
Stainless Steel
Printed Circuit Boards:
Nema Grade FR4,
Double Clad with Copper, Plated with Gold
over Nickel
Infrared Light Emitting Diode Chips:
Gallium Aluminum Arsenide
Silicon Phototransistor Chips:
Gold and
Aluminum Alloys
Resistor:
Metal Oxide on Ceramic Substrate
Solder Pins:
Brass, Plated with Tin
Code Rotor:
Acetal (Delrin 100)
Code Housing:
Polyamide Polymer (Nylon
6/10 Alloy)
Backplate Strain Relief:
Polyamide Polymer
(Nylon 6/10 Alloy - Hiloy-610)
Cable:
Copper Standard with Topcoat in PVC
Insulation (Cabled Versions Only)
Connector:
PA4.6 with Tin Plated Copper
Alloy (Cable/Connector Versions)
Label:
TT406 Thermal Transfer Cast Film
Solder:
Sn/Ag/Cu, Lead Free, No Clean
Mounting Hex Nut:
Cadmium over 1/2 Hard
Brass
Lockwasher:
8-18 Stainless Steel, Passivate
Finish
Pin Header:
Hi-Temp Glass Filled Thermo-
plastic UL94V-0, Phosphor Bronze (Pinned
Versions Only)
Optical and Mechanical
Encoders
Angle of Throw:
15 = 15
0
for code change and 24 detent positions
Rotational Torque:
H=High Torque (1.70 in-oz), M=Medium Torque (1.25 in-oz),
L=Low Torque (0.75 in-oz)
Pushbutton Option:
0=Non-Pushbutton, 2 = 200 grams, 3 = 300 grams, 4 = 510 grams
Termination:
CH =.100 Cable with Connector, SH = Cable with Stripped-End, PH = Pin Header
Cable Termination:
040 = 4.0in. Cable is terminated with Amp Connector P/N 3-640442-6.
See Amp Mateability Guide for mating connector details.
*Eliminate cable length if ordering pins (Ex: 62M22-42-PH)
62MXX-XX-040X
Grayhill, Inc. • 561 Hillgrove Avenue • LaGrange, Illinois
60525-5997 • USA • Phone: 708-354-1040 • Fax: 708-354-2820 • www.grayhill.com