Highlights
- Interface CANopen®
- Redundant version
- Magnetic sensing method
- Operating temperature -40…+85 °C
- Protection IP 67
- Flange connector M12, 5-pin
- Designed for harsh environmental conditions
- Removable rubber plugs for drainage
- E1 approval (KBA), UL approval / E217823
- Load dump protection
- Integrated inclination sensor
Technical Specifications
| Technical data – electrical ratings | |
|---|---|
| Voltage supply | 8…36 VDC |
| Reverse polarity protection | Yes |
| Short-circuit proof | Yes |
| Consumption typ. | 30 mA (24 VDC, w/o load); 60 mA (24 VDC, w/o load, redundant) |
| Initializing time typ. | ≤ 0.5 s after power on |
| Interface | CANopen® |
| Function | Linear position feedback |
| Profile conformity | CANopen® CiA DS 301, DS 406, DS 410 |
| Measuring range | Up to 7.8 m (linear position); 0…360° (inclination angle) |
| Resolution | 0.1 mm (linear position); 0.1 ° (inclination angle) |
| Temperature coefficient | 0.04 °/K (inclination angle) |
| Linearity | ±0.3 % (linear position); ±0.2° (inclination angle) |
| Absolute accuracy | ±0.6 % FS (+25 °C / linear position); ±1.1 % FS (-40…+85 °C / linear position); ±0.3 ° (+25 °C / inclination angle) |
| Sensing method | Magnetic |
| Code sequence | Programmable |
| Load dump protection | ISO 16750-2; Test Level 4, 12 V / 24 V systems |
| Interference immunity | EN 61000-6-2 |
| Emitted interference | EN 61000-6-4 |
| Programmable parameters | Operating modes; Rotating direction; Scaling; Zero position |
| Approval | UL approval / E217823; E1-type UN ECE 10R06; CE |
| Technical data – mechanical design | |
| Protection EN 60529 | IP 67 (housing, drainage holes closed); IP 54 (cable inlet) |
| Material | Cable: stainless steel cable AISI 304 coated with nylon PA12; Housing: plastic |
| Operating temperature | -40…+85 °C |
| Service life | Typ. 500.000 strokes (depends on the type of load) |
| Measuring length | 7.8 m |
| Cable acceleration | ≤10 m/s² |
| Cable speed | ≤1 m/s |
| Cable diameter | 0.7 mm |
| Cable fastening | Eyelet; Height: 5 mm; Internal diameter: 8 mm; Outer diameter: 15 mm |
| Pull-in force | >1.5 N (pull-in force reduced at low temperatures) |
| Pull-out force | ≤8 N |
| Resistance | EN 60068-2-6; Vibration 10 g, 10-2000 Hz; EN 60068-2-27; Shock 50 g, 11 ms |
| Weight approx. | 625 g |
| Connection | Flange connector M12, 5-pin |
| Instruction | Please consider the assembly instructions |
Order code
| GCA5-PM078.RCN.CC0.A.136 | [078] 7.8 m · [N] flange socket radial, M12, 5-pin · [CC] 8…36 VDC, CANopen (DS 406) redundant (2-channel design) · [136] inclinometer 1-dimensional / 0…360° |
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