Glossary Terms

The counter functions are carried out as long as the signal is present.

Maximum loading of shaft encoder shaft in radial direction.

“Random Access Memory” chip; this memory can be read from, written to, and erased freely. When the power goes off,…

See operating mode

See operating mode

Irregular gradation pattern that generates a single signal peak, to provide an absolute reference for an incremental shaft encoder.

Square-wave signal generated by a reference mark, usually only one increment wide, to provide an absolute reference for an incremental…

Degree of deviation for a point approached repeatedly under identical operating conditions.

Reset; see reset

Resetting of a counter to its initial value