The CANcoder is an easy to use circuit board which counts incremental encoder pulses and sends values to a CAN network master. The circuit is suitable for mounting directly on an encoder to digitize the device. Factory-mounted CANcoders are also available.

The CANcoder communicates on the CAN network with a minimal implementation of the CANopen CiA 406 protocol. It supports 32-bit 4x quadrature decoding, pulse counting, index pulse, and value preset functions. LEDs indicate node ID and communications status.

The device is powered from either 5 V_DC power or an optional 6 V to 16 V_DC DCDC mezzanine. The device has solder pads which allow easy chaining of devices. Device programmability is achieved via an RS-232 adapter.

PCB dimensions: 1,46 inch × 1,10 inch (37 mm × 28 mm)