Patent ID: 9733109
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G01D

Claim:
1. An absolute position-measuring device, comprising: a first subassembly having a measuring standard on which at least one coded track is provided, and a scanning unit adapted to generate position signals for generation of an absolute digital position value by scanning the at least one coded track in a measuring direction; a second subassembly having at least one peripheral unit adapted to execute a supplementary or an auxiliary functionality of the position-measuring device; and a plurality of electrical lines connecting the first subassembly and the second subassembly to each other for transmission of electrical signals; wherein the position-measuring device is operable in an initialization mode and in a standard operating mode, all components of the first subassembly required for operation in the standard operating mode being suitable for use in a radiation region of a machine, the first subassembly including an initialization memory adapted to store data required for operation in the standard operating mode and being unsuitable for use in a radiation region of a machine, content of the initialization memory being transmittable in the initialization mode to a memory unit arranged outside the radiation region, the content of the memory unit being is used for operation in the standard operating mode.