Position Sensors

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Operating Characteristics/ Specifications Cylinder Position Sensor Rotary Position Sensor
Inputs
Supply Voltage 10V + 1/-3V 10V + 1/-3V 18V-32V 9V-32V or 8V
Supply Current 100mA max 100mA max 40mA max 30mA max
Angular Range -- -- 140 and 120 deg. 72,102, & 310 deg.
Outputs
Output Signal PWM PWM PWM PWM
Frequency 500 Hz +/-100Hz 115 Hz +/-15Hz 350-700 Hz 350-700 Hz
Output Low (Sink) <1.0V <1.0V <1.0V @ 9mA sink <5.0V @8mA sink
Output High (Source) >3.9V >3.9V -- <4.0V @ 1.0mA source
Output (PWM) V (low) max 1.0V and V (high) minimum>3.9V Yes yes -- --
Maximum Velocity 2000mm/s 2000mm/s -- --
Hysteresis <1.5 X resolution +.6mm <.12 X resolution +0.004% or 0.15mm 2% 1% for sensors with spring return
Resolution <4mm @1 MHz, and <1 mm @5MHz <0.5mm @1 MHz, and <0.1mm @ 5 MHz -- --
Position Accuracy +/-0.1% of full stroke or +/- resolution +/-0.05% of full stroke or +/- resolution -- --
Displacement Range 50mm to 1200mm 50mm to 2000mm -- --
Sensor Life 2 million strokes 2 million strokes 3 million cycles 10 million cycles
Max Sink Current -- -- 10Ma 9Ma
Linearity -- -- +/-2.0% Full scale +/-2.5% Full scale
Short to Ground or Vs Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
 

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