Slip Rings -Slew Indication Part 2
Posted on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 @ 01:21 PM
...Continued from Blog: Slip Rings -Slew Indication Part 1
A variety of encoders have also been used with UEA slip ring assemblies over the years but relatively new on the scene are encoders with a CANopen or J1939 output. These are most frequently used, at this point, on mobile or construction equipment with similar needs to those supplied by the potentiometers. Because they operate on a CAN communications system the encoder can become just another sensor on the system and its position above or below the center of rotation is immaterial once attached to the CANbus circuits passing through the slip ring. As more engine controls and remote sensors adopt the CANopen or J1939 output the use of this type of encoder will become even more popular.
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-Brent, Senior Design Engineer