3 Product Description
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Version: 1.0.0
MP124E
V-273 VC Linear Actuator
3.5.3 Force Sensor
The V-273.431 model is equipped with a force sensor. The force sensor is mounted
on the moving rod (p. 8).
The force sensor allows the application of a defined force and the measurement of the
counterforce that is applied orthogonally to the contact piece of the sensor (p. 17).
Forces up to 10 N can be measured, and forces up to 6 N can be applied, each with
an open-loop resolution of 1 mN.
The force sensor works as an incremental sensor. When the controller is switched on
or rebooted, the connected force sensor always measures 0 N, regardless of the
actual force exerted on the force sensor.
3.5.4 ID Chip
The V-273 linear actuators contain one ID chip per sensor on which the following data
is stored:
Information on the linear actuator:
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Type
−
Serial number
Coefficients of the polynomial for mechanics linearization
Settings for the sensor: E.g. interpolation rate, corrections of hysteresis, phase
and offset, gain values
Data for checking the validity when the contents of the ID chip are read out
When switched on or rebooted, controllers from PI read the data from the ID chip.
For more information on the ID chip recognition, see the manual of the controller used.