Absolute position measuring device

An absolute angle coding comprising:

• a first cyclically continued code sequence that cyclically continues a first code sequence a multiple number of times, wherein said first code sequence is disposed within 360° and comprises a first succession of code elements that defines a first angle sector;
• and
• a second cyclically continued code sequence that cyclically continues a second code sequence a multiple number of times, wherein said second code sequence is disposed within 360° and comprises a second succession of code elements that defines a second angle sector, wherein said first cyclically continued sequence and said second cyclically continued code sequence in combination unambiguously absolutely encode said 360° and
• wherein said first angle sector is not equal to said second angle sector, and at least one of said second code sequences of said second cyclically continued code sequence is embodied only partially within said 360° and with a succeeding second code sequence forms a joint.

An absolute angle measuring device, comprising:

• an absolute angle coding comprising:
• a first cyclically continued code sequence that cyclically continues a first code sequence a multiple number of times, wherein said first code sequence is disposed within 360° and comprises a first succession of code elements that defines a first angle sector;
• and
• a second cyclically continued code sequence that cyclically continues a second code sequence a multiple number of times, wherein said second code sequence is disposed within 360° and comprises a second succession of code elements that defines a second angle sector, wherein said first cyclically continued sequence and said second cyclically continued code sequence in combination unambiguously absolutely encode said 360° and
• wherein said first angle sector is not equal to said second angle sector, and at least one of said second code sequences of said second cyclically continued code sequence is embodied only partially within said 360° and with a succeeding second code sequence forms a joint;
• a detector array for scanning said first and second code sequences and for generating code words;
• and
• a decoder device for decoding said code words and for generating position values.