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Contactless encoders with SSI interface –
Commissioning
Status displayed via LED
■ green steady on:
Sensor is supplied properly, asynchronous
mode
■ green flashes:
Sensor is supplied properly, synchronous
mode
■ green flashes rapidly:
Sensor is supplied properly but is not
receiving CLK pulses from the SSI master
■ yellow steady on:
Positioning element has reached the end
of the measuring range. This is indicated
by a weaker signal, see status bit 23.
■ yellow flashing:
Positioning element is outside the measur-
ing range, see status bit 24.
Multiturn error
■ red steady on:
Position was changed during power loss,
see status bit 22
4 Commissioning
Sensor and SSI-master are linked with a con-
nection cable. In order to ensure proper data
traffic, it is recommended that you always
use shielded twisted-pair lines.
Make sure that the SSI-master and the sen-
sor have the same settings. The sensor's
type code contains the factory-set data
frame length of 25 bits as well as the Gray
code. The encoder adjusts itself automati-
cally to the specified master clock frequency
(62.5 kHz to 1 MHz).
In dependence on the transmission frequen-
cies, the following line lengths are recom-
mended:
Cable length Clock frequency
< 25 m < 1000 kHz
< 50 m < 500 kHz
< 100 m < 400 kHz
< 200 m < 200 kHz
< 400 m < 100 kHz
If the selected SSI-master doesn't provide
the request packets on time, operate the
sensor in the factory-set asynchronous
mode. This mode also works with an accu-
rately functioning master.
In time-critical applications, such as in the
control technology or motor commutation,
it is necessary that the encoder provides
extremely short and, in particular, constant
(synchronous) signal propagation times.
Here, the sensor must be operated in syn-
chronous mode together with a suitable
master. The sensor's sampling rate depends
on the master's SSI-cycle time, allowing syn-
chronous operation with SSI-cycle times of
700 Hz to 5 kHz. In synchronous mode, the
signal propagation delay is 200 µs, regard-
less of the cycle time. On selecting the SSI
master, note that a jitter of < 5 µs is required
in synchronous mode.
The nominal distance between positioning
element and sensor is 1.5 mm. Use the in-
cluded mounting aid MT-QR24 to adjust the
distance.
If positioning element and encoder are
mounted too far away from each other, the
signal will be weak. This status is indicated
by a steady yellow LED. If the distance be-
tween positioning element and encoder is
too large, i.e. RLC coupling is not given. This
status is indicated by a flashing yellow LED.
In addition, status bits within the SSI-process
data deliver diagnostic messages for proper
RLC coupling. If the encoder is moved dur-
ing a power cut, this is – after reconnecting
power – indicated by a red LED and a status
bit.
The encoder is factory set to a data frame
length of 25 bit. In this case, the singleturn
process data are found in bits 0 to 15 and
the multiturn process data in bits 16 to 21.
Bits 22 to 24 contain the diagnostic data.
You can apply further settings with the
software tool PACTware™, the TURCK pro-
gramming box USB-2-IOL-0002 (ident no.
6825482) and the associated adapter cable
RKC8.302T-1.5-RSC4T/TX320 (ident no.
6625003) as well as the IODD-file "IODD_
IOL_Ri-QR24.zip". (PACTware™ and IODD-file
can be downloaded from www.turck.com).
You can change the data frame length (24,
25 or 26 bit), the coding (Gray/binary) or the
distribution of the process data for example.
You can also disable the diagnostic data and
use the vacant bits for multiturn or single-
turn resolution instead. Only the singleturn
bits have to be set – the remaining bits in the
data packet are filled with the multiturn and
status bits accordingly (if these are enabled).