High Performance with Simple Operation POSITAL’s new optical encoders with EtherCAT provide high-speed data for positioning and speed control – they ensure extremely short cycle times of up to 62 µs. Thanks to their distributed clock function, they allow users to synchronize axes with a deviation of <1 µs.="" the="" ethercat="" encoders="" support="" cable="" redundancy,="" thus="" minimizing="" breakdown="" times="" in="" case="" of="" cable="" breaks:="" if="" special="" plcs="" with="" two="" network="" cards="" are="" used,="" a="" maximum="" of="" one="" cycle="" is="" lost.="" a="" round="" axis="" functionality="" enables="" users="" to="" implement="" applications="" with="" non-binary="" gearing="" factors="" (e.g.="" 6="" revolutions).="" the="" firmware="" can="" be="" updated="" through="" standard="" configuration="" tools="" such="" as="" twincat,="" with="" a="" password="" protection="" that="" restricts="" access="" to="" authorized="" personnel.="">