
Optical and Mechanical
Encoders
Grayhill, Inc. • 561 Hillgrove Avenue • LaGrange, Illinois 60525-5997 • USA • Phone: 708-354-1040 • Fax: 708-354-2820 • www.grayhill.com
Optical Encoders
SPECIFICATIONS
Pushbutton Specifications
Rating: 10mAat5Vdc
Contact Resistance:Lessthan10Ohms
Contact Bounce:Lessthan4mSatmake
andlessthan10mSatbreak
Actuation Life: 3,000,000actuations
Actuation Force:8-850±200g,5-550±200g
Shaft Travel:.020±.010inch
Rotary Specifications
Rating:5.0±.25Vdc
Supply Current: 60mAmaximumat5Vdc
Output: Open collector phototransistor,
externalpull-upresistorsarerequired
Output Code: One pulse per position per
rotation(360degreesCW/CCW)
Logic High:3.0Vminimum
Logic Low:1.0Vmaximum
Power Consumption:300mWmaximum
Mechanical Life:1millioncyclesof
operation(1cycle=360°rotation)
Rotational Torque:H-10.0±3.0in*oz,
(initial) L-4.0±1.5in*oz
(torqueshallbewithin50%ofinitialvalue
throughoutlife)
Shaft Pushout Force:50lbs.minimum
Shaft Pullout Force:50lbs.minimum
Environmental
Operating and Storage Temperature
Range: -40°Cto+85°C
Humidity:90-95%RelativeHumidityat
40°Cfor96hours
Vibration:Harmonicmotionwithamplitude
of15g,withinavariedfrequencyof
10-2000hZ
Mechanical Shock:100g’s,6ms,HalfSine,
12.3ft/sand100g’s,6ms,Sawtooth,9.7ft/s
Series
“M” Style
Angle of Throw: Detent
12=30°or12positions
61MXX-XX
Pushbutton Force: 0=noPB,5=550g,10=1,000g
Rotational Torque:L=lowtorque,H=hightorque
ORDERING INFORMATION
Available from your local Grayhill Component Distributor.Forpricesanddiscounts,contactalocalSalesOfce,anauthorizedlocal
Distributor,orGrayhill.
Custommaterials,styles,colors,andmarkingsareavailable.Controlknobsavailable.
CIRCUITRY and TRUTH TABLE
Materials and Finishes
Shaft: Stainlesssteel
Detent/Bushing Housing: Stainlesssteel
Code Rotor:ReinforcedThermoplastic
Stop Arm:Stainlesssteel
Deck Spacer:Reinforcedthermoplastic
Detent Springs:Pianowire
Detent Balls:Nickelplatedstainlesssteel
Pushbutton Actuator:Zytel70G33L
Domes:Stainlesssteel
Backplate: ReinforcedThermoplastic
Printed Circuit Boards: NEMAGradeFR-4,
doublecladcopper,goldplatedovernickel
Phototransistor: Planarsilicone
Infrared Emitter: Galliumaluminumarsenide
Solder Pins: Tinplatedbrass
Header: Hi-temp glass lled thermoplastic
UL94V-0,phosphorbronze
Resistor: Metaloxideonceramicsubstrate
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
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POSITION
PIN NUMBER
Note:
BlankIndicateshighstate
•Indicateslowstate
Coderepeatsevery12positions
Note:Externalpull-upresistorsrequiredpins1-12.
PushbuttonForce
Rotational
Torque
0
none
5
550g
10
1,000g
L
5in-oz
L0 L5 L10
H
10in-oz
H0 N/A H10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
PB
+5 G
PB