A 26-Bit Absolute Encoder System

David J. Barlow; Bobby L. Ulich; David W. Latham

doi:10.1117/12.963505

20 August 1986 A 26-Bit Absolute Encoder System

David J. Barlow, Bobby L. Ulich, David W. Latham

Proceedings Volume 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963505
Event: 1986 Astronomy Conferences, 1986, Tucson, United States

Abstract

In October, 1985, new encoder readout electronics were installed on the MMT to read the existing absolute encoders. With the new electronics, the angular resolution of the encoder system has been increased from 24 bits (0.077 arcseconds) to 26 bits (0.019 arcseconds) and the amplitudes of the raw uncorrected errors related to the period of the InductosynsTM* have been reduced from a few arcseconds to the order of +/- 0.5 arcseconds or better.

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David J. Barlow, Bobby L. Ulich, and David W. Latham "A 26-Bit Absolute Encoder System", Proc. SPIE 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III, (20 August 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963505

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