Abstract: A measuring arrangement for distance or angle measurement and a corresponding measuring method are described. In accordance with one example, the measuring arrangement comprises a scale having magnetization which varies along a measuring direction and which brings about a correspondingly varying magnetic field. The measuring device furthermore comprises at least one scanning head which is permeated by the varying magnetic field depending on the relative position with respect to the scale in the measuring direction. The scanning head comprises the following: at least one ferromagnetic film having, on account of the magneto impedance effect, a local electrical impedance that is dependent on the magnetic field and varies along the measuring direction, and at least one sensor unit configured to generate at least two phase-shifted sensor signals which are dependent on the local electrical impedance of the film.

Abstract: A measuring arrangement for distance or angle measurement and a corresponding measuring method are described. In accordance with one example, the measuring arrangement comprises a scale having magnetization which varies along a measuring direction and which brings about a correspondingly varying magnetic field. The measuring device furthermore comprises at least one scanning head which is permeated by the varying magnetic field depending on the relative position with respect to the scale in the measuring direction. The scanning head comprises the following: at least one ferromagnetic film having, on account of the magneto impedance effect, a local electrical impedance that is dependent on the magnetic field and varies along the measuring direction, and at least one sensor unit configured to generate at least two phase-shifted sensor signals which are dependent on the local electrical impedance of the film.

Abstract: A position-measuring device includes a module configured to vary a signal period of a position-dependent sinusoidal analog scanning signal. A conversion unit is configured to receive the sinusoidal analog scanning signal and to generate therefrom a sinusoidal digital output signal having a varied signal period compared to the sinusoidal analog scanning signal. A digital-to-analog converter is configured to generate, from the sinusoidal digital output signal, a sinusoidal analog output signal having a varied signal period. The conversion unit is configured to change an operating mode in dependence upon a frequency of the sinusoidal analog scanning signal in such a way that in a case of higher frequencies of the sinusoidal analog scanning signal, the sinusoidal digital output signal is fed to the digital-to-analog converter at a higher output rate and with a smaller word width than in a case of lower frequencies of the sinusoidal analog scanning signal.

Abstract: A position-measuring device includes a module configured to vary a signal period of a position-dependent sinusoidal analog scanning signal. A conversion unit is configured to receive the sinusoidal analog scanning signal and to generate therefrom a sinusoidal digital output signal having a varied signal period compared to the sinusoidal analog scanning signal. A digital-to-analog converter is configured to generate, from the sinusoidal digital output signal, a sinusoidal analog output signal having a varied signal period. The conversion unit is configured to change an operating mode in dependence upon a frequency of the sinusoidal analog scanning signal in such a way that in a case of higher frequencies of the sinusoidal analog scanning signal, the sinusoidal digital output signal is fed to the digital-to-analog converter at a higher output rate and with a smaller word width than in a case of lower frequencies of the sinusoidal analog scanning signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for detecting absolution positions, comprising a sensor unit (N, M) as a planar coil structure and a scale having alternating areas of variable reluctance or conductivity along the measuring line. The invention is characterized in that the measuring device has at least two divisions (T1, T2) for determining the absolute position within the measuring length, the at least two divisions being coded aperiodically and in a bitwise manner and extending parallel to each other and, for each bit formation, having opposite effects on a coil element (S2, S3, S4) as part of the entire sensor structure. Preferably, each coil element (S2, S3, S4), comprising its own emitter and receiver windings (E, R), is balanced in offset, and the entire sensor structure provides approximately equal signal amplitudes for each individual bit of the absolute value at any position of the coded scale by means of compensation windings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for detecting absolution positions, comprising a sensor unit (N, M) as a planar coil structure and a scale having alternating areas of variable reluctance or conductivity along the measuring line. The invention is characterized in that the measuring device has at least two divisions (T1, T2) for determining the absolute position within the measuring length, the at least two divisions being coded aperiodically and in a bitwise manner and extending parallel to each other and, for each bit formation, having opposite effects on a coil element (S2, S3, S4) as part of the entire sensor structure. Preferably, each coil clement (S2, S3, S4), comprising its own emitter and receiver windings (E, R), is balanced in offset, and the entire sensor structure provides approximately equal signal amplitudes for each individual bit of the absolute value at any position of the coded scale by means of compensation windings.

Abstract: A position-measuring device for detecting the relative position of two bodies capable of motion relative to each other includes a measurement standard with a scale division connected to one of the bodies and a scanning head (MK) connected to the other body for reading the scale division, wherein the scanning head is connected to an electronic evaluation unit. The electronic evaluation unit has a nonvolatile memory in which correction values for the measurement values recorded by the scanning head are stored, wherein the correction values are determined during a preceding calibration of the position-measuring device together with the use of at least one other scanning head to scan the same measurement standard.

Abstract: A position-measuring device for detecting the relative position of two bodies capable of motion relative to each other includes a measurement standard with a scale division connected to one of the bodies and a scanning head (MK) connected to the other body for reading the scale division, wherein the scanning head is connected to an electronic evaluation unit. The electronic evaluation unit has a nonvolatile memory in which correction values for the measurement values recorded by the scanning head are stored, wherein the correction values are determined during a preceding calibration of the position-measuring device together with the use of at least one other scanning head to scan the same measurement standard.

Abstract: An inductive length measuring system which, by scanning a scale with a graduation of periodically variable reluctance and a coil system in a linear arrangement, can detect information relating to the position and/or the movement of the coil system with reference to the scale. The coil structure comprises a multi-ply arrangement of a combination of coils in the form of planar spiral windings or turns having a plurality of receiver pairs, each pair having two differentially connected receiver elements which can be interconnected for the purpose of signal generation for each of at least two measuring channels, and wherein at least one emitter element is provided which is inductively coupled to the receiver elements as a function of the relative position in the measuring direction relative to the measuring scale, thereby generating at least one output signal which is compensated for offset and/or sinusoidal shape and/or amplitude.

Abstract: An inductive length measuring system which, by scanning a scale with a graduation of periodically variable reluctance and a coil system in a linear arrangement, can detect information relating to the position and/or the movement of the coil system with reference to the scale. The coil structure comprises a multilayer design as a combination of coils with contours in the form of quasi-closed turns having a plurality of receiver pairs, each pair having two differentially connected receiver elements which can be interconnected for the purpose of signal generation for each of the at least two measuring channels, and wherein at least one emitter element is provided which is inductively coupled to the receiver elements as a function of the relative position in the measuring direction relative to the material measure, thereby generating at least one output signal which is compensated for offset and/or sinusoidal shape and/or amplitude.

Abstract: A magnetic position measuring device includes a sensor and a scale. At least one of the sensor and scale is movable in relation to the other. The sensor includes four sensor elements positioned along a longitudinal axis parallel to the direction of the movement. The scale is made of alternating and repeating first and second sections. The first sections have a first reluctance and the second sections have a second reluctance. The first sections each have a length "l" and the second sections each have a length "s". The Sensor includes a field plate and four sensor elements positioned on the field plate along the longitudinal axis. The four sensor elements include first and second outer sensor elements and first and second inner sensor elements.