# RLS Orbis True Absolute Through-Hole Rotary Encoder

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Compact 14-bit through-hole absolute magnetic encoder for when an on-axis encoder can't sit at the shaft end; budget sibling of AksIM.

- Maglev ID: ac-rls-orbis
- Brand: RLS
- MPN: Orbis (BR10 readhead family; configured)
- Category: actuators / Magnetic Encoders
- Origin: SI (maker HQ, factory not confirmed)
- Maker: RLS d.o.o. (brand, SI)
- NDAA: unknown · Blue UAS: unknown · FCC: n/a
- HTS: 9031.80.80.85 (typical)
- MOQ: unknown · Lead time: unknown
- Confidence: VERIFIED

## Price
- No public price. Request a quote via POST /api/rfq or the order pad.

## Specifications
- Resolution: 14-bit
- Accuracy: ±0.25° (BR10), ±0.3° (BR20), ±0.5° (BR30); thermal drift ±0.003°/°C; optional self-calibration after installation
- Max speed: 12,000 rpm
- Interface: BiSS C; SSI; SPI; asynchronous serial (UART); PWM; analog sin/cos, ABZ and UVW in separate BRD14 variant
- Form: hollow-shaft module (through-hole PCB readhead + BM ring magnet, axial reading)
- Sensing: Hall
- Supply: 4.5-5.5 V at connector
- Bore: magnet ID 12, 16, 22 or 30 mm (BM magnet options)
- Outer diameter: magnet OD 19, 24, 32 or 44 mm
- Multi-turn: yes, 16-bit counter option (stored, ±90° unpowered limit); battery-backup multiturn (BBM) variant per BRD08
- Operating temp: -40 to 105 °C
- Latency: unknown

## Links
- Product: https://www.rls.si/eng/orbis-true-absolute-rotary-encoder
- Datasheet: none
- CAD: none

## Equivalents
- RLS AksIM-2 Off-Axis Absolute Rotary Encoder (ac-rls-aksim-2)
- MagnTek MT6701 14-bit Hall Magnetic Angle Sensor IC (ac-magntek-mt6701ct-std)
- RLS Orbis Housed Through-Hole Rotary Encoder (17 / 25 mm bore) (ac-rls-orbis-housed)
- RLS Orbis Battery Backup Multiturn Through-Hole Encoder (BiSS C) (ac-rls-orbis-bbm)

## Sources
- https://www.rls.si/eng/orbis-true-absolute-rotary-encoder (specs: 14-bit max, ±0.25° after self-calibration, 5 V, outputs)
- https://cdn.rls.si/documents/datasheets/BRD01.pdf (Orbis datasheet BRD01: 14-bit, 12,000 rpm, accuracy per readhead, 4.5-5.5 V, magnet sizes, multiturn, temperature)