The Mercury II Encoder offers high levels of versatility, offering such features as reels of laser tape up to 50 meters in length, stick-on optical index and limit markers, broad alignment tolerances, and SmartPrecision^TM II Software. The encoder also features programmable resolution, output frequency, and alarms.

Furthermore, the Mercury II features a new optical design that is contamination resistant. It is also designed with fail-safe discrete left and right limits, as well as gain, offset and phase correction.

The Mercury II is RoHS compliant, and with its pushbutton setup and low Z-height sensor, is a product that is undeniably easy to use.