DS-25 Data Sheet , V 2.0b ,June 2013 
DS-25 
Absolute position, rotary Electric Encoder™ 
The DS-25 is a member of the DS series of Electric Encoders, 
based on Netzer Precision proprietary technology. These 
encoders offer many advantages, some unparalleled: 
Low profile (8 mm). 
Hollow, floating shaft. 
No bearings or other contacting elements. 
High precision. 
High tolerance to temperature, shock, moisture, EMI & RFI. 
Insensitive to magnetic fields. 
Very low weight. 
The DS-25 is suited to demanding application such as: aerospace, 
medical, instrumentation, automation, etc. 
The holistic 
structure 
of the Electric Encoder™ 
provides generous mounting tolerance, thus 
obviating the need for internal ball bearings. 
The lack of bearings and components 
such as flexible couplers, glass disc, 
light sources and detectors, along with 
very low power consumption makes 
the DS-25 encoder virtually failure free. 
The internally shielded, DC operated Electric 
Encoder™ includes an electric field generator, 
a field receiver, a sinusoidal shaped 
dielectric rotor, and processing electronics. 
The outputs signals of DS-25 Electric Encoder™ 
are analog Sine / Cosine representing the 
rotation angle, incremental or absolute position. 
Mechanical 
Allowable mounting eccentricity (operational) ±0.1 mm 
Allowable rotor axial motion (operational) ±0.1 mm 
Rotor inertia 11.13 gr · mm2 
Total weight 4gr 
Outer diameter / Inner diameter / Profile 25/6/7mm 
Material (stator, rotor) Ultem™ polymer 
Material mounting clamps , M2 Ultem™ 
Electrical 
Supply voltage 5V ± 5% 
Interconnection Ø 3.5 mm Shielded cable 
Environment 
EMC IEC 6100-6-2, IEC 6100-6-4 
Operating temperature range -40°C to +85°C 
Relative humidity <98 % - non condensing 
Shock endurance IEC 60068-2-27 
100 g for 11 ms 
Vibration endurance IEC 60068-2-6 
20 g 10 – 2000 Hz 
Protection IP 40 
Performance 
Electrical Cycles – Fine/Coarse channels 16 / 3 
Angular resolution (using 12 bit A/D conversion) 17 bits 
Static error (with offset compensation) < 15 mDeg (0.262mrad) 
Maximum operational speed 1,500 rpm 
Measurement range Unlimited rotation 
Output SSi absolute position 
BIT (build in tests , optional) Included (SSi version) 
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Digital - SSi Interface (absolute position) 
DS-25 
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Synchronous Serial Interface (SSi) allows for serial transmission 
of absolute position data from the Electric Encoder™ 
responding to controller clock pulses. The Encoder and 
controller are linked by clock and data differential signal lines. 
n n - 1 1 0 
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Output signal parameters 
Signal latency ~250 μSec 
Output code Binary 
Serial output SSi Differential RS-422 
Clock SSi Differential RS-422 
Monoflop time 25 μSec 
Clock Frequency 0.5 ÷ 2.5 MHz 
Position update (Max) 30 KHz 
Electrical parameters 
Current consumption ~ 180 mA 
SSi - Wires color code 
# Name Color Function 
1 Clock + Grey 
SSi Clock 
2 Clock - Blue 
3 Data - Yellow 
SSi Data 
4 Data + Green 
5 GND Black Ground 
6 +5V Red Power supply 
t1 T 
n * T 
t3 
Clock 
t2 MSB 
LSB 
Data 
Monoflop 
Recommendations 
n total number of data bits 
T clock period (sec) user defined 
1/T clock frequency 0.5 ÷ 2.5 MHz (user defined) 2.5 MHZ 
t1 
minimum time required for the encoder to freeze data and preset 
the shift registers before receiving the first rising edge to prompt the MSB 
T/2 
t2 data transmission delay (increases with cable length) “0” on standard cable length 
t3 equired delay to refresh position data between subsequent position >25usec
Digital - SSi Interface (absolute position) 
DS-25 
Software tools: 
Sold & Serviced By: 
Advanced calibration and monitoring options available by using the Electric Encoder Explorer software ( factory 
supplied ) using the NCP (Netzer Communication Protocol) , the Encoder Explorer enables: 
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Analog - Sine / Cosine , 1 Vp-p interface 
DS-25 
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Wires color code 
# Name Color Function 
1 GND Black Ground 
2 C/F Grey Coarse / Fine 
3 Sine Blue Sine signal 
4 Vr Green V reference 
5 Cosine Yellow Cosine signal 
6 +5V Red Power supply 
Output signal parameters 
Signal latency 250 μSec 
Fine-mode output noise (DC to 1kHz) 100 μV (p-p) 
Fine-mode output amplitude 0.5V ± 20% 
Coarse-mode output amplitude 0.5V ± 20% 
Phase relationship (CW shaft rotation - seen from top) Sine leads Cosine 
Signal bandwidth DC to 1 kHz 
Coarse and Fine channels 
The DS-25 has two operation modes: 
a Coarse-mode and a Fine-mode - 
equivalent to two separate encoders 
in a common housing. The modes are 
selectable by a logic C/F command; logic 
“0” (0V to +0.5V) selects the Coarse-mode, 
which has 3 Electrical Cycle/Revolution 
(EC/R) while logic ”1” (+3V to +5V) selects 
the Fine-mode which has 16 EC/R. The 
switching time is less than 1 ms. 
The Coarse-mode outputs need to be read 
only upon system initiation after which 
the encoder is permanently switched to 
the Fine mode. Coarse and Fine sine/ 
cosine pairs are used to calculate the initial 
absolute position, from that point tracking 
the Fine-channel outputs provides the 
absolute mechanical rotation angle with the 
specified accuracy and resolution. 
All output signals are referenced to an 
internally generated voltage Vr (~2.25V) 
Absolute Position calculation: 
The analog Sine /Cosine outputs convey the electric angle of the Coarse or Fine signals. The absolute 
mechanical angle is computed by digitizing the analog signals and applying factory-supplied 
algorithms. Please refer to AN-02 and AN-03 .
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DS-25 
DS 
Product line 
OD mm 
Outputs: 
D - Digital : SSi (external module) 
C - AqB +I (external module) 
0 - Analog 
- n n n 
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Interconnection: 
0 - Loose wires 250 mm 
S - Shielded cable 
C -Capsulated external module 
Resolution Binary 
Code Bit CPR 
D 15 32,768 
E 16 65,536 
F 17 131,072 
DS - 25 - 16 - D- - S 
Fine EC/R 
F 0 
0 - flying leads 
C- connector 
Analog 
Code 0 
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250 mm 250 mm 
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Interconnection options 
DS-25 
SC2SSi external module 
250 mm 250 mm 
SC2SSi external capsulated module 
250 mm 
AWG30 shielded cable 
250 mm 
AWG30 shielded cable 
AWG32 Teflon isolated 
AWG30 shielded cable 
AWG30 shielded cable AWG30 shielded cable 
Digital SSi Analog 
30 AWG twisted pairs (3) 
Braided shield 
Jacket 0.45mm 
Ø 3.45 ± 0.20 
Netzer Cat No.: CB00014 , 30 AWG twisted pair (3) : 
2 (30 AWG 25/44 tinned copper , 0.15 PFE to Ø0.6 ± 0.05 ). 
Cable: Three 30 AWG twisted pairs. 
Shield: Tinned copper braided 95% min. coverage. 
Jacket:0.45 silicon rubber to Ø3.45 ±0.2 
Pair # Color 
1 
2 
3 
Red / Black 
Gray / Blue 
Green / Yellow 
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The information contaned in this drawing is the sole property ot Netzer Precision Motion Sensores Ltd. Any reproduction in part or 
whole without the written permission of Netzer Precision Motion Sensors Ltd.is prohibited. The drawing is confidential,and is the 
property of Netzer Precision Ltd. it must not be disclosed to a third party without written consent of Netzer Precision Ltd 
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UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: 
DIMENSIONS ARE IN mm 
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ANGULAR TOLERANCES: 0.5 deg 
ALL CHAMFER: 0.1 mm X 45° 
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Netzer ds 25-specsheet

  • 1.
    DS-25 Data Sheet, V 2.0b ,June 2013 DS-25 Absolute position, rotary Electric Encoder™ The DS-25 is a member of the DS series of Electric Encoders, based on Netzer Precision proprietary technology. These encoders offer many advantages, some unparalleled: Low profile (8 mm). Hollow, floating shaft. No bearings or other contacting elements. High precision. High tolerance to temperature, shock, moisture, EMI & RFI. Insensitive to magnetic fields. Very low weight. The DS-25 is suited to demanding application such as: aerospace, medical, instrumentation, automation, etc. The holistic structure of the Electric Encoder™ provides generous mounting tolerance, thus obviating the need for internal ball bearings. The lack of bearings and components such as flexible couplers, glass disc, light sources and detectors, along with very low power consumption makes the DS-25 encoder virtually failure free. The internally shielded, DC operated Electric Encoder™ includes an electric field generator, a field receiver, a sinusoidal shaped dielectric rotor, and processing electronics. The outputs signals of DS-25 Electric Encoder™ are analog Sine / Cosine representing the rotation angle, incremental or absolute position. Mechanical Allowable mounting eccentricity (operational) ±0.1 mm Allowable rotor axial motion (operational) ±0.1 mm Rotor inertia 11.13 gr · mm2 Total weight 4gr Outer diameter / Inner diameter / Profile 25/6/7mm Material (stator, rotor) Ultem™ polymer Material mounting clamps , M2 Ultem™ Electrical Supply voltage 5V ± 5% Interconnection Ø 3.5 mm Shielded cable Environment EMC IEC 6100-6-2, IEC 6100-6-4 Operating temperature range -40°C to +85°C Relative humidity <98 % - non condensing Shock endurance IEC 60068-2-27 100 g for 11 ms Vibration endurance IEC 60068-2-6 20 g 10 – 2000 Hz Protection IP 40 Performance Electrical Cycles – Fine/Coarse channels 16 / 3 Angular resolution (using 12 bit A/D conversion) 17 bits Static error (with offset compensation) < 15 mDeg (0.262mrad) Maximum operational speed 1,500 rpm Measurement range Unlimited rotation Output SSi absolute position BIT (build in tests , optional) Included (SSi version) Sold & Serviced By: ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com
  • 2.
    Digital - SSiInterface (absolute position) DS-25 Sold & Serviced By: ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com Synchronous Serial Interface (SSi) allows for serial transmission of absolute position data from the Electric Encoder™ responding to controller clock pulses. The Encoder and controller are linked by clock and data differential signal lines. n n - 1 1 0 - 2 - Output signal parameters Signal latency ~250 μSec Output code Binary Serial output SSi Differential RS-422 Clock SSi Differential RS-422 Monoflop time 25 μSec Clock Frequency 0.5 ÷ 2.5 MHz Position update (Max) 30 KHz Electrical parameters Current consumption ~ 180 mA SSi - Wires color code # Name Color Function 1 Clock + Grey SSi Clock 2 Clock - Blue 3 Data - Yellow SSi Data 4 Data + Green 5 GND Black Ground 6 +5V Red Power supply t1 T n * T t3 Clock t2 MSB LSB Data Monoflop Recommendations n total number of data bits T clock period (sec) user defined 1/T clock frequency 0.5 ÷ 2.5 MHz (user defined) 2.5 MHZ t1 minimum time required for the encoder to freeze data and preset the shift registers before receiving the first rising edge to prompt the MSB T/2 t2 data transmission delay (increases with cable length) “0” on standard cable length t3 equired delay to refresh position data between subsequent position >25usec
  • 3.
    Digital - SSiInterface (absolute position) DS-25 Software tools: Sold & Serviced By: Advanced calibration and monitoring options available by using the Electric Encoder Explorer software ( factory supplied ) using the NCP (Netzer Communication Protocol) , the Encoder Explorer enables: - 3 - ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com
  • 4.
    Analog - Sine/ Cosine , 1 Vp-p interface DS-25 - 4 - Sold & Serviced By: ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com Wires color code # Name Color Function 1 GND Black Ground 2 C/F Grey Coarse / Fine 3 Sine Blue Sine signal 4 Vr Green V reference 5 Cosine Yellow Cosine signal 6 +5V Red Power supply Output signal parameters Signal latency 250 μSec Fine-mode output noise (DC to 1kHz) 100 μV (p-p) Fine-mode output amplitude 0.5V ± 20% Coarse-mode output amplitude 0.5V ± 20% Phase relationship (CW shaft rotation - seen from top) Sine leads Cosine Signal bandwidth DC to 1 kHz Coarse and Fine channels The DS-25 has two operation modes: a Coarse-mode and a Fine-mode - equivalent to two separate encoders in a common housing. The modes are selectable by a logic C/F command; logic “0” (0V to +0.5V) selects the Coarse-mode, which has 3 Electrical Cycle/Revolution (EC/R) while logic ”1” (+3V to +5V) selects the Fine-mode which has 16 EC/R. The switching time is less than 1 ms. The Coarse-mode outputs need to be read only upon system initiation after which the encoder is permanently switched to the Fine mode. Coarse and Fine sine/ cosine pairs are used to calculate the initial absolute position, from that point tracking the Fine-channel outputs provides the absolute mechanical rotation angle with the specified accuracy and resolution. All output signals are referenced to an internally generated voltage Vr (~2.25V) Absolute Position calculation: The analog Sine /Cosine outputs convey the electric angle of the Coarse or Fine signals. The absolute mechanical angle is computed by digitizing the analog signals and applying factory-supplied algorithms. Please refer to AN-02 and AN-03 .
  • 5.
    - 5 - DS-25 DS Product line OD mm Outputs: D - Digital : SSi (external module) C - AqB +I (external module) 0 - Analog - n n n Sold & Serviced By: Interconnection: 0 - Loose wires 250 mm S - Shielded cable C -Capsulated external module Resolution Binary Code Bit CPR D 15 32,768 E 16 65,536 F 17 131,072 DS - 25 - 16 - D- - S Fine EC/R F 0 0 - flying leads C- connector Analog Code 0 Ordering ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com
  • 6.
    Sold & ServicedBy: 250 mm 250 mm - 6 - Interconnection options DS-25 SC2SSi external module 250 mm 250 mm SC2SSi external capsulated module 250 mm AWG30 shielded cable 250 mm AWG30 shielded cable AWG32 Teflon isolated AWG30 shielded cable AWG30 shielded cable AWG30 shielded cable Digital SSi Analog 30 AWG twisted pairs (3) Braided shield Jacket 0.45mm Ø 3.45 ± 0.20 Netzer Cat No.: CB00014 , 30 AWG twisted pair (3) : 2 (30 AWG 25/44 tinned copper , 0.15 PFE to Ø0.6 ± 0.05 ). Cable: Three 30 AWG twisted pairs. Shield: Tinned copper braided 95% min. coverage. Jacket:0.45 silicon rubber to Ø3.45 ±0.2 Pair # Color 1 2 3 Red / Black Gray / Blue Green / Yellow ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com
  • 7.
    - 7 - Sold & Serviced By: ENCODER BOTTOM VIEW The information contaned in this drawing is the sole property ot Netzer Precision Motion Sensores Ltd. Any reproduction in part or whole without the written permission of Netzer Precision Motion Sensors Ltd.is prohibited. The drawing is confidential,and is the property of Netzer Precision Ltd. it must not be disclosed to a third party without written consent of Netzer Precision Ltd Coating: Revision : A C D E F A 0.05 0.02 8 7 1 2 3 4 B 1 2 3 5 C D 4 6 7 8 A B TITLE: MATERIAL: 01 CAT NO. : . SIGNATURE VADIM.D JACOB N 14.03.13 DS-25 ICD SCALE: 1:1 A3 SHEET 1 OF 1 DWG NO. : NAME DATE DRAWN CHK'D APPV'D UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: DIMENSIONS ARE IN mm SURFACE FINISH: N6 LINEAR TOLERANCES: 0.1 mm ANGULAR TOLERANCES: 0.5 deg ALL CHAMFER: 0.1 mm X 45° 14.03.13 3 6 ++ 0.06 0.04 A 3 SLOTS FOR ENCODER CLAMP EQ.SP ENCODER TOP VIEW SECTION A-A SCALE 5 : 1 MAUNTIG SURFACE 0.70 5.60 1.50 - + 25 8 +0.30 7 0 1 ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com
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    - 8 - Sold & Serviced By: ELECTROMATE Toll Free Phone (877) SERVO98 Toll Free Fax (877) SERV099 www.electromate.com sales@electromate.com