Cologne – At this year's SPS/IPC/DRIVES trade show, POSITAL introduces a new line of absolute single turn professional encoders featuring a CANopen interface. Meas-uring only 35 mm, the new OPTOCODE encoders require little installation space. The devices provide IP67 protection thanks to double-sealed ball bearings supplier and a pressed-on housing which minimizes the sealing surface. They are therefore suitable for use in rugged environments, such as in outdoor applica-tions or in mobile machines. The encoders use a tried and tested optoelectronic scanning method (based on the concurrent analysis of a Gray code pattern and two incremental tracks) to record position values. They provide a maximum resolution of 15 Bit per revolution. Node address and Baud rate can be adjusted via SDO telegrams, moreover, counting direction, preset value and resolution per revolution can be programmed via the CAN bus. All parameters can be stored in the encoder's non-volatile memory. The devices are connected via a 5-pin micro-style interconnection.