Custom Motion Sensors

for OEM applications

 

 

 Products and Services

AnderMotion has a range if interface circuits that is offered together with our custom design services. 

 

Custom design target markets

  • Rotational absolute or incremental position encoders

  • Linear absolute or incremental position encoders

  • Solutions for low power and low speed battery applications

  • Solutions for high speed applications

  • Motor control and BLDC commutation support

Custom design key features 

  • Stand alone ASIC or controlled by micro processor with SPI interface

  • Programmable resolution

  • Capacitive sensor insenstive to magnetic field

Custom design key data

Resolution per wave length Up to 1024 increments
Resolution rotational sensor 0.1 degrees or better
Resolution linear sensor 10 µm or better
Power consumption ASIC 2 mA-10 mA for different ASICS
1 µA possible with sleep mode

Multi-turn encoder

Key feature and data

  • Absolute position over 16 turns even after power off. Serial interface.

  • Incremental position with quadrature signals

  • Resolution 1024 increments per turn or 16 384 increments over the full 16 turn range

  • Speed 60 rpm

  • Dimensions 58 x 58 x 20.3 mm. Shaft 11.8 mm.

Partner

Standard rotational encoders with Andermotion technology are supplied by our partner CUI Inc.
See www.cui.com or www.amtencoder.com.

We will help you design the sensor elements

AnderMotion’s extensive experience in designing capacitive sensors is made available to customers of these ASIC’s through our service for design of the sensor elements. With us involved in the design you will get the following benefits:

  • Fast evaluation of concepts for your application. Close collaboration with your staff  results in the best solution for your application.
  • You will get full rights to produce the sensor elements in conjunction with the purchase of our interface circuit.
  • For extremely high production volume we may design a new ASIC that is optimized for your application.

AnderMotion Technologies LLC offers many advantages as your custom encoder development partner

  • Extensive experience in developing capacitive and inductive  encoders for industrial and commercial  applications
  • Fast evaluation of concepts for your application
  • Economical solutions employing state of the art designs
  • Close collaboration with your staff results in the best solution for your application.
  • Custom interface circuit design, including ASIC’s for specialized, high volume applications.
  • Strong partnership with leading ASIC foundry.

For your Custom Encoder Development needs