Glossary Terms

Transistor input/output circuit implemented with an npn transistor, and thus negative switching.

Non-volatile; electronic non-volatile memory for electronic counters for value retention in case supply voltage is interrupt

A wheel that, mounted on a shaft encoder, converts a linear motion into a rotary motion.

See operating mode

Signal is active for a defined period.

Most Significant Bit

“Mean Time Between Failures”, a measure of average service life.

Shaft encoder which transmits the number of shaft revolutions as well as the angular position of the shaft.

Control input for storing (“freezing”) the data before they are read out.

Liquid Crystal Display; passive display requiring external light or backlighting to be read