GUI aligns & zeroes an encoder in a matter of seconds

4th December 2014

CUI Inc

Siobhan O'Gorman

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The AMT Viewpoint GUI has been introduced by CUI to support its recently released AMT11 incremental and AMT31 commutation encoder series. Based on CUI’s proprietary capacitive encoder platform, the AMT family consists of rugged, high accuracy encoders which offer resistance against contaminants in industrial environments. According to the company, the family’s digital-based design provides users with outstanding programmability and diagnostic capabilities.

Allowing users to configure a range of encoder parameters, including resolution, zero position, and in the case of commutation models, pole count and direction of rotation, the AMT Viewpoint software speeds development. For quick analysis during design, the software provides engineers access to a range of diagnostic data. To interface to the encoder, the GUI simply requires just a USB cable. Here the GUI implements a simple serial-data format.

Programming an encoder through the GUI takes approximately 30 seconds to complete. While a non-programmable optical or magnetic encoder requires a multi-step process of physically aligning the commutation signals, which can take 15 to 20 minutes, the AMT Viewpoint aligns and zeroes an encoder for either A, B, index or commutation mode in a matter of seconds.

“We are thrilled to combine the AMT Viewpoint software with our innovative and intelligent AMT11 and AMT31 encoder models,” commented Jeff Smoot, Vice President of Motion Control, CUI. “Our AMT encoder platform delivers an unrivalled combination of accuracy and durability without the need to compromise, while our GUI allows for unmatched visibility and control, creating a powerful pairing for engineers designing motion control systems.”