ReelTrack Portable and Accurate SMD Electronic Components Counter

ReelTrack is an ultra-portable tool for anyone working with surface mount components. Whether you’re managing inventory, kitting parts, or verifying stock at a surplus sale, this device is versatile enough for efficient component counting. It is the perfect solution for most reel-packed components, finds applications both in small hobbyist workshops and large-scale automatic assembly line manufacturing.

Device Design

It has a durable and pocket-sized case, making it easy to carry around the warehouse. No moving parts reduce wear and tear over time. It uses IR sensors to count parts as quickly as you can pull them through. Compatible with plastic (opaque and transparent) and paper carrier tapes ranging from 8 mm to 16 mm wide. When you work with automatic pick and place machines, you know that it is very important to leave empty tails for an easy feeder loading process. If you cut it out, the operator will stick special SMT cover tape extenders, which add extra costs to your assembly price. We have designed a convenient tape holder that both makes the re-adjustment process fast and allows you to easily work with tapes on which the top cover tape has been peeled off. User-Friendly OLED Display helps you choose the necessary setup.

Video Tutorials

How It Works

Standard tape mode works with any paper and opaque plastic tape with excellent speed in any direction.

1. Configure slider for the necessary tape width: unscrew the cross-head screw on the back of the device and set the slider to one of the three positions: 8mm, 12mm or 16mm
2. Connect ReelTrack to any USB charger or power bank using a Type-C cable.
3. Select the component's pitch via the “P” button.
4. Pull the tape through the device, which begins counting immediately by detecting feed holes in the carrier tape.
5. When empty sections of tape are pulled through, press “0” button to restart the counter
6. ReelTrack detects the direction you are pulling tape, allowing you to count upward in one direction and downward in the other.

It’s much harder to detect holes in transparent embossed conductive tapes, but ReelTrack can also solve this problem for you. Just hold the “0” button before connecting the USB cable to enable Transparent mode. Operation in this mode is completely similar to the Standard tape mode, except that, regardless of the pulling direction, the device will always count upward. Transparent mode is experimental and may not work with all materials. Accuracy may vary depending on the tape material and transparency.

Menu description:

1. Selected mode
2. Tape direction
3. Selected pitch
4. Ruller
5. Component count

Button functions:

Items Included

• ReelTrack – 1 pc
• lanyard – 1 pc