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Your choice of actuator: Same quality, different levels Not every project demands the full range of I/O options. That is why you can choose between three levels of functionality: Basic, Full and Customised. With I/O Basic, you have all the benefits from IC with the integrated H-bridge. When choosing I/O Full, you can test and learn while exploring all the features of I/O. With I/O Customised, you make your decisions based on your learnings. Here the functionality and design are preconfigured to meet your needs. Actuator Connect™ - Configurator - Cabled or wireless BLE ® connection Upgrade to Full version - Directly in Actuator Connect™ Basic Basic functionality with all the benefits of IC ✓ ✓ Full Explore all the features with a full version Customised Pre-configured to your needs- both functionality and design ✓ ✓ ✓ Adjust movement Diagnostics Monitor Parallel Position feedback Protection 4
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I/O options Adjust movement With the Adjust movement features in Actuator Connect TM you can get more flexibility out of LINAK I/O actuators with various control options, virtual limits, and adjustable speed - allowing you to be completely in control of your linear movement behaviour. The I/O actuator offers various input and output wiring options, which give many opportunities when controlling and adjusting the actuator. The functionality of these inputs and outputs can be ccustomised directly in Actuator Connect and the wiring diagram will continuously be updated. Some of the wires are reserved for a specific functionality and therefore cannot be changed - but a total of 6 wires can be customised and are relevant to the Adjust movement option. Position feedback Accurate position feedback is essential for achieving optimal performance in most applications and is one of the main reasons for choosing an electric linear actuator over competiting technologies. This feedback can tell you the exact position of the piston or send a signal when it has reached either the physical or virtual end stops. Our I/O actuators feature advanced hardware, which allows various forms of position feedback based on pulses from magnetic hall sensors and the ability to store a position in the microcontroller when powered off. The same microcontroller can convert these hall pulses to, for exacmple, an analogue 4-20 mA output signal. In the past, this has typically been achieved by using a mechanical potentiometer - a component which wears down over time and has limitations when it comes to accuracy and stroke length options. 5
