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.
5 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.