CC-Link certified Ethernet encoders open to future automation

To address market demands and deliver value-adding products to its customers, Lika Electronic has developed the new EXM58 and EXO58 absolute encoders compatible with network technologies from the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA).

Lika Electronic's Ethernet encoders family grows and adds the CC-Link IE Field Basic compatibility to its EXM58 magnetic and EXO58 optical series. CC-Link IE Field Basic is the popular, 100 Mbit version of the CC-Link IE open industrial Ethernet. It is an ultra high speed and ultra large capacity network, which provides both synchronous deterministic (cyclic) communication and asynchronous on-demand messaging (transient) communication. Originated with the CC-Link (Control & Communication) fieldbus in 1996 developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, it is managed by the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) currently, https://www.cc-link.org/en/. CC-Link is among the most popular Ethernet-based networks in the world. It is a de facto standard in Asia, but the USA and the United Kingdom are using CC-Link increasingly.

Marco Calabrese, Managing Director - Sales & Marketing at Lika, explains: “This latest development project started when one of our customers asked our specialists for a reliable encoder solution that could communicate through the CLPA’s standards. This also aligned perfectly with our ongoing plans to strengthen our portfolio by adding products that are interoperable with a wide variety of solutions offered by many other CLPA partners. This also helps us to expand the support we offer for the creation of advanced Industry 4.0 setups”.

The EXM58 and EXO58 absolute rotary encoders are CC-Link certified and belong to Lika's wide Ethernet family which also includes Profinet, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, POWERLINK, and MODBUS/TCP devices.

The EXM58 encoders mount the robust magnetic sensing technology while the EXO58 encoders are equipped with the high accuracy optical sensing technology. They are very light and compact thanks to the integration of the Energy Harvesting Technology circuit. It enables the multiturn counter to be battery-free and gearless and the risk of mechanical failures to be significantly reduced at the same time. The range of the working temperature is extended from -40°C to +100°C (-40°F to +212°F) to cover many industrial applications. They can mount solid and blind hollow shafts. Also the Universal power supply circuit is very useful, it enables an input voltage of +5Vdc +30Vdc.

Singleturn versions provide resolutions up to 18 bits while multiturn versions offer resolutions up to 30 bits. They have axial connector outlet.