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yourself with the conventions used in it. The last section of this chapter high-

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Audience

This manual explains the installation and operation of AMCI's DC60 series of multi-turn resolver based

encoders with analog outputs. It is written for the engineer responsible for incorporating the DC60 into a

design as well as the engineer or technician responsible for its actual installation.

Applicable Units

This manual is applicable to all DC60 multi-turn encoders with analog outputs. All of these units offer sixteen

bit position resolution and can be ordered to encode from 1 to 1,024 turns. Outputs include multiple voltage

and current options.

Navigating this Manual

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for use in other documents. If you own Adobe Acrobat Reader version X+ or Adobe Acrobat version 7.0 +,

you are allowed to add notes and annotations. If you decide to print out this manual, all sections contain an

even number of pages which allows you to easily print out a single chapter on a duplex (two-sided) printer.

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