Engineering suggestions require suitability checks for your installation.
1. Optical position or passage sensing
A compact optical sensor may provide a discrete signal for an opaque moving feature or a liquid passing through transparent tubing.
Potential use
Install the sensor around the specified slot or compatible tube and verify target size, material and switching mode in the application.
3.6 mm slot width
NPN
Dark-ON
2. Machine sequence confirmation
A feeder or process station may need to confirm the presence or passage of an object before the next control step.
Potential use
Connect the NPN output to a compatible controller input and confirm the actual load, sensing geometry and response at operating speed.
Pulsed GaAs infrared LED, 940 nm
5–24 VDC ±10%; 5% p-p ripple maximum
500 Hz min.