If you want to eliminate the PC interface card that connects encoders to industrial PC or laptop, HEIDENHAIN has an alternative to consider. The EIB 742 external interface box connects a maximum of four HEIDENHAIN encoders, either with sinusoidal incremental signals (1Vpp) or with EnDat interfaces (EnDat 2.1 and EnDat 2.1). Certified to UL 61010-1 and CSA 61010-1 standards, a standard Ethernet interface using TCP/IP or UDP communication is standard for data output of the interface box permitting the direct connection to a PC or laptop.
For more information about the HEIDENHAIN EIB 742 interface box contact Nathan Mathiot at (847) 519-3398 or nmathiot@heidenhain.com.