Yaskawa Serial Encoder Identification – Mitchell Electronics Inc

Yaskawa serial encoders come in several bit types and can be "Incremental" (INC), meaning singleturn with no battery backup, or "Absolute" (ABS), meaning multiturn with battery backup. Unfortunately it is hard to identify them by looking at the encoder as they typically do not have any identification on them. This table below will help identify which type of encoder is being used based upon the motor model.

For all Yaskawa Sigma (Σ) motors, the feedback identifier is always the 4th digit directly after the 5 digit model type. For example, this motor SGMAH-A1A2A21 has a "2" in the 4th digit which is a 17 bit ABS encoder type.

Encoder ID	Encoder Type	Encoder Model	Motor Series
1	16 bit ABS	UTSAH-B16	Σ-II
2	17 bit ABS	UTSAH-B17, UTTAH-B17, UTSAE-B17	Σ-II, Σ-III, Σ-7
3	20 bit ABS	UTTAH-B20	Σ-II, Σ-V
4	16 bit ABS (Super Cap)	unknown	Σ-II
5	17 bit ABS	UTSAH-B17, UTTAH-B17, UTSAE-B17	Σ-II
6	24 bit ABS	UTTAH-B24RU21	Σ-7
7	24 bit ABS	UTTAI-B24, UTTAH-B24RK21	Σ-7
A	13 bit INC	UTSIH-B13	Σ-II, Σ-III, Σ-V
B	16 bit INC	UTSIH-B16, UTSSH-B16	Σ-II
C	17 bit INC	UTTIH-B17	Σ-II, Σ-III
D	20 bit INC	UTTIH-B20	Σ-II, Σ-V
F	24 bit INC	UTTSI-B24	Σ-7
N	20 bit INC	Robot motor, no identification	Σ-II, Σ-V