Application Notes

APPLICATION NOTES

Our products have been developed in order to offer a complete 'one stop shop' for all your joystick control requirements. Our standard product lines have been designed in such a way that they meet industry requirements, but we retain flexibility to tailor them to suit specific needs.

Product Overview.

The product catalogue currently contains four product series.

The following recently launched products will be included into the new product catalogue:

• 3000 Series - Contactless / hall effect joysticks with the latest technology and smallest installed depth. 
• 8000 Series - Rugged switch joysticks aimed at heavier duty environments.

My application only requires control of single speed, so should I choose the 1000 or the 8000 Series?

For applications where single step, directional on/off switching is required the 1000 Series is the ideal choice. This range of low cost, yet robust panel mounted joysticks offers the ability to switch 5A, 10A or up to 15A in any one direction and can be configured with an open gate allowing two switches to be activated simultaneously, (e.g. to a North-East movement) Typically the 1000 Series might be used in machine control style applications whereby the user is directing the machine to predetermined positions at fixed speed. (e.g. - CCTV applications, machine tool control, overhead warehouse gantries.)

The above panel appearance of the 1000 series may be customised using either screw (1000-V), or bush (1000-D) mounting, and a range of fully interchangeable handles and accessories.

Apem also produce a larger more rugged switch joystick, the 8000 series joysticks are based on the proven mechanics of the 9000 Series, these joysticks utilise high quality microswitches to provide a range of possible outputs, including the option of progressive switching on a single axis for dual speed control.

The 8000 Series is ideal for more rugged and hard working applications then the 1000 Series would be used for. This family of robust joysticks also has a large variety of configurations including variants of switching, limiter, handle and bezel options.

1000 SERIES      8000 SERIES

My application requires proportional control, so should I choose the 4000, the 5000, or the 3000 Series?

The main difference between these product series is to be found in the method of positional sensing employed by the joystick. Whereas the 4000 and 5000 Series both employ potentiometers, the 3000 joysticks are contactless, hall effect sensing units.

If potentiometers are the desired sensing then the 4000 Series offers high end performance and a truly robust mechanism, whereas the 5000 Series offers a solution that is engineered for lower cost.

If contactless sensing is required then the 3000 Series offers the latest solution and replaces the older 7000 Series and 9000 Series.

The potentiometer based 4000 Series may be chosen where the following are requirements -

The potentiometer based 5000 Series may be chosen where the following are requirements -

The contactless 3000 Series has been recently released to replace our older models the 7000 and 9000 series, it offers -

• Shallow installed depth (Truly class leading depth, <19mm below panel)
• Metal ball-pivot mechanism (Tested to withstand far greater forces than older generations)
• Low voltage 3.3V options
• PWM output options
• Dual (redundant) output options (with either the same or inverted polarity)
• Centre detect output
• Hall effect sensing (Latest technology, a reduced part count and an ease of integration)
• High EMC Immunity (Integral shielding)
• Pre-wired (with cables and connectors)
• Significantly reduced part count (the vastly simplified design assures reliability over life)
• Many more configuration options
• and many, many more handle options

If you still have any doubt about which Joystick is right for you contact us by clicking here