Comprehensive Update to the Pepperl+Fuchs PXV and PCV Portfolios: Absolute Positioning Taken to a New Level

Now Featuring a Compact New Design and IO-Link and EtherCAT® Interfaces.

The portfolio of camera-based linear positioning systems is expanding: The first PXV read heads in the compact and cost-effective F213 design are now available. The new read heads are equipped with either an SSI or an IO-Link interface. With continuous quality monitoring, they ensure high system availability.

In addition, four new read heads in the proven F200 design are now available for the PXV and PCV Data Matrix positioning systems. Each system is available with two interface options: PROFINET, as before, and EtherCAT for the first time. These are the first models of a new generation, with comprehensively revised hardware and software features that enable precise absolute positioning in real-time while opening up additional diagnostic options. As a future-ready solution, the new read heads also comply with the requirements of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Benefits of the PXV and PCV Positioning Systems

Highly reliable absolute positioning system featuring a unique combination of a 2-D camera and a Data Matrix code tape for non-contact positioning over distances of up to 100,000 m

Maximum system availability: Immunity to contamination or damage to the code tape thanks to multiple code redundancies

Cost-effective solution with a compact housing design opens up new application possibilities

Quick and easy commissioning via RS-485, SSI, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIsafe, EtherCAT, or IO-Link

Based on materials from: Pepperl+Fuchs