Programmable Encoders 2.0

- Provide both incremental and absolute encoder functions on a common hardware platform

- Are available in a vast range of mechanical configurations and connector types – literally thousands of models are offered.

- Are available in very compact 36 mm versions – small enough to fit in the palm of your hand!

- Are supported by comprehensive configuration management tools that can be accessed by end users over the full working life of the encoder

- Can be programmed by any WiFi-enabled electronic device

With these new capabilities, the encoders'' performance characteristics can be extensively modified through software changes, without requiring any changes to physical components. In a related development, POSITAL is introducing the UBIFAST configuration tool, a hardware module that can be easily connected to programmable encoders through accessory cables. The UBIFAST tool features a built-in WiFi hotspot and webserver. Once the tool has been powered up, any WiFi-enabled smartphone, tablet, or laptop computer can connect to the WiFi hotspot and the configuration interface will automatically open up in a standard web browser window – no app, no software installation, and no Internet connection are required. POSITAL also presents an Internet-enabled configuration management system for IXARC programmable encoders. Whenever a device is reconfigured, the operator has the option of registering the changes with POSITAL through an automatic email interface.