Product category:
Rotary Controls, Joysticks etc
News Release from: Abacus Group | Subject: EC11J incremental encoders
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 March 2008
Incremental encoders suit automotive
controls
Designed for surface mount and reflow soldering, the EC11J's compact 11.7x14.2mm footprint and 4.5mm height allow trouble-free mounting even on high-density PCBs.
Abacus has released 11mm devices suitable for volume adjustment and menu selection in automotive audio and navigation systems The EC11J family of incremental encoders comprises 18 models, including versions with and without a centre-push switch
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Windows XP Embedded available from stock
The new Windows XP Embedded operating system is available from stock at Abacus Polar.
All benefit from operating lives of up to 1,000,000 switching operations and 1,000,000 rotational cycles.
Shaft wobble has been reduced by 30% compared with existing encoder switches, ensuring more comfortable operation and an accurate feel.
With 6mm diameter metal shafts and operating length of around 13mm, the range provides either 18 detents and nine pulses or 30 detents/15 pulses per rotation.
Detent torque is 0.01Nm.
Output from the encoders' A and B pins is proportional to the phase difference between the signals.
There is a choice of 5, 7 and 10mm bushing lengths and push-pull strength is specified as 100N.
Models with a centre-push switch provide single-pole, single-throw functionality for currents up to 1mA at 5V DC.
Required operating force is 5+/-2N and actuating travel is either 0.5 or 1.5mm nominal.
Maximum initial contact resistance is 100mohm.
Designed for surface mount and reflow soldering, the EC11J's compact 11.7x14.2mm footprint and 4.5mm height allow trouble-free mounting even on high-density PCBs.
The operating temperature range is -40 to +85C.
• Abacus Group: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• Electronicstalk Home Page
