Skip to product information
Representative HEIDENHAIN rotary encoder image, not the exact ID
  • Representative HEIDENHAIN rotary encoder image, not the exact ID
  • Representative HEIDENHAIN rotary encoder image, not the exact ID
HEIDENHAIN ERN 480 Incremental Rotary Encoder

HEIDENHAIN ERN 480 Incremental Rotary Encoder

Key specifications

  • Incremental rotary encoders with integral bearing
  • Stator coupling for plane surface
  • Blind hollow shaft or hollow through shaft
  • Very high positioning accuracy
  • Housing diameter ≈ 56 mm
  • Incremental rotary encoder with integral bearing and mounted stator coupling
  • Axial tolerance up to ±1 mm
  • Housing diameter approx. 56 mm
  • Output: 1 VPP
  • 1000 to 5000 lines

Download historical specifications (2009 catalog, PDF)

Current specifications

May 2026 catalog. Match the full HEIDENHAIN ID, interface and shaft version before selecting a replacement.

  • ERN 480, valid for ID 385480-xx: 1 VPP, DC 5 V ±0.5 V, current consumption without load ≤120 mA; cutoff frequency ≥180 kHz.
  • Blind hollow shaft or hollow through shaft, Ø8 mm or Ø12 mm; mounted stator coupling; axial tolerance ±1 mm; approx. 0.3 kg. Speed ≤6000 rpm, or ≤12,000 rpm with two shaft clampings on hollow-through-shaft versions only.
  • Maximum operating temperature 100 °C, or 80 °C with 4096 or 5000 lines; speed and voltage conditions apply. Current line counts: 1000, 1024, 1250, 2000, 2048, 2500, 3600, 4096 and 5000.

Download current ERN 480 specifications (May 2026, PDF)

Historical configuration specifications

From the HEIDENHAIN Rotary Encoders catalog, October 2009. Values are catalog values; confirm your unit's configuration from its ID label.

  • ERN 480: 1 VPP, 5 V ±10%, 120 mA, cutoff frequency at least 180 kHz.
  • Shared options in the series (not tied to one unit): blind hollow shaft or hollow through shaft, D = 8 mm or 12 mm; available line counts 250 to 5 000. Mounted stator coupling, approx. 0.3 kg, max. speed 6 000 rpm (12 000 rpm with two shaft clamps, hollow through shaft only), IP 67 at housing and IP 64 at shaft inlet (IP 66 with hollow through shaft).
  • Operating temperature –40 °C to 100 °C.

Documents

Pricing and lead times on request. Use Request a Quote and include measuring length, interface, and accuracy grade.