Optical Joystick for Medical, Military

The LightStick’s patented noncontact optical sensor technology ensures highly repeatable operator feedback for the life of the controller

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CTI Electronics (Stratford, CT), an affiliate of Electro Switch Corp., has launched a new line of optical joystick motion controllers and mouse pointing devices. Made in the USA, LightStick Series controllers exceed medical and military performance standards for electromagnetic and RF disturbance in applications to 200V/m — without additional shielding.

The LightStick’s patented noncontact optical sensor technology ensures highly repeatable operator feedback for the life of the controller — up to 10 million cycles and an MTBF greater than 10 years of operation.  The LightStick joystick maintains its high repeatability in each axis — stability and no drift at center — even when exposed to electromagnetic interference of 200V/m over a frequency range of 2MHz – 18GHz (per MIL-STD-461G, RS103 Military Standard using Amplitude Modulation) as well as electromagnetic interference of 30V/m over a frequency range of  30MHz – 2.7GHz  (per EN61000-4-3 Medical Standard).

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