Proxistor Web Catalogue Selection Guide - How to find your Proxistor

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">     <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="500" ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="25"><IMG SRC="../images/chtx-cat-selection-guide.gif" WIDTH="370" HEIGHT="25"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><A HREF="../catalogue/index.htm" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/ch-proxistor-cat-but.gif" ALT="main catalogue page? click here" WIDTH="166" HEIGHT="26" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="../catalogue-explained/index.htm" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/ch-proxistor-help-but.gif" ALT="confused? click here" WIDTH="105" HEIGHT="26" BORDER="0"></A> <A HREF="../product-overview/index.htm" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/ch-proxistor-products-but.gif" ALT="overview of the products? - click here" WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="26" BORDER="0"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="500" ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Proxistor part numbers are logical in English, a selection chart is available in pdf format or you can read about it.</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="200" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">for chart click <A HREF="../pdf/selection.htm" TARGET="new pdf"><IMG SRC="../images/pdf.gif" WIDTH="29" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0" ALIGN="MIDDLE"></A></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="500" ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="8" VALIGN="BASELINE"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"> <BR><U>The first letter of the part number:</U> indicates sensor type e.g. </FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"C" is for Capacitive </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"I" for Inductive </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"U" for Ultrasonic </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Photoelectrics, you need to know a little more about photocells because there are different ways of using light for sensing, here the part numbers start:</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"D" for diffuse photoelectric </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"R" for Retro reflective (working with a reflector) </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"T" for through-beam where two units are used and the light beam is emitted from one and received by another. </FONT></LI> </UL></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><U>The second letter of the part number:</U> indicates electrical type:</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"A" is for AC (this means 2 wire except in the case of some photoelectrics </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"P" is for pnp, a DC 3 wire system (also known as switching positive or negative earth) </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"N" is for npn, also a DC 3 wire system (also known as switching negative or positive earth) </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"U" is for universal, a unit which can be used as AC or DC (this would usually be 2 wire in AC or DC mode) </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"D" indicating DC where a unit can be used as 3 wire pnp or npn type or perhaps 2 wire DC only (check the details in the datasheet to be sure of what you are buying).</FONT></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><U>The third letter of the part number:</U> indicates the output state of the sensor. <BR> </FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"O" for normally open </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"C" for normally closed</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"U" if the output state is user selectable</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Note: the normal state for proximity switches is understood to mean the "no target present" state. Therefore when a target is detected by a normally open sensor the output is made. Using mechanical limit switch terminology this would be known as a "making" output, in German a "Schleisser" (cutter) output. Normally closed would be a "breaking" output, in German "offner" or opening.</FONT></LI> </UL></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><U>The next section of the part number:</U> indicates the nominal sensing range: <BR> <BR>The unit of measure, unless otherwise specified, is metric, mm. <BR>(Note: One Inch = 25.4mm or 2.54cm)</FONT> <BR> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Nominal range (Sn) is a good indication of the range you might expect to achieve in your application but only an indication. </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">The actual sensing range you can achieve in your application will (depending on the sensor type used) be affected by target material, target size, target colour, i.e.: the ability of the target to reflect sound or light waves (in the case of ultrasonic and or optical sensors). </FONT></LI> </UL> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">For 1mm to 999mm we display three places, therefore:</FONT></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">40mm nominal range looks like 040 in our part number</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">8mm looks like 008</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">4mm looks like 004</FONT></LI> </UL> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">What about fractions of a millimetre?</FONT></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">we add a place but the first places will be zeros.</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">2.5mm looks like 0025 (so 1.5mm would be 0015)</FONT></LI> </UL></LI> </UL> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">What about sensors with long ranges?</FONT></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">TPO10000VCSF is a photoelectric with a 10 Metre range.</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"> that is 10,000mm i.e. 1,000cm or 10m. </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">To recap, the TPO.... "T"=Through-beam, "P"=pnp, <BR>"O"=normally open. After the nominal range "V" means Variable.</FONT></LI> </UL></LI> </UL> <P><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">What about sensors with adjustable or variable ranges?</FONT></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">010V indicates 10mm, the V indicates Variable, the setpoint or sensitivity is adjustable / variable, usually by a potentiometer.</FONT> </LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Nominal range does also not always indicate maximum, the capacitive sensor CPO040VFSN for example (which you know from the explanation above is a C = Capacitive P = pnp O = normally open with a nominal range of 040V = 40mm (variable / adjustable) can in many conditions and depending on the target achieve a range of 100mm. For capacitive sensors "nominal range" is the range at which the sensors were tested and to which the sensor is set at the factory. </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">the TPO10000VCSF photoelectric through-beam mentioned above, whose nominal range is 10m has been measured at up to 20m. </FONT></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">What if I cannot find the range I want?</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Ask us, </FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">Nominal range does also not always indicate maximum. <BR> <BR>The capacitive sensor CPO040VFSN for example (which you know from the explanation sheet so far is "C"=capacitive, "P"=pnp, "O"=normally open with a nominal range of "040V"=40mm (variable) can in some situations with some targets achieve 100mm. <BR>Nominal range for capacitive sensors is a safe range, to which the sensors were tested and to which they are set at the factory. </FONT> <BR> <BR><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">The TPO10000VCSF photoelectric through-beam mentioned above, whose nominal range is 10m has been measured at up to 20m. </FONT> <BR> <BR></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">it may be possible to solve your application with a different technology or at the expense of a variable which may not be critical to your application. <BR> <BR>For example working above nominal range may be possible and it may result in one or more of the following; weaker temperature compensation, increased hysteresis or changes in EMI susceptibility levels at various frequencies. Such things may not be critical in your application. <BR> <BR>For better understanding of what range is achievable for your application please do read the installation and setting up notes for the sensor type you are interested in and have an idea of the target you wish to detect. <BR> <BR><A HREF="../contacts/index.htm" TARGET="_top">click here</A> to call us - <A HREF="../email/index.htm" TARGET="_top">click here</A> to email us. </FONT></LI> </UL></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><U>After the section of the part number on nominal range</U> are three letters that denote the housing size and type, the first <BR> <BR> <U>Housing size:</U></FONT> <BR> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"A"= M8 </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"B"= M12 </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"C" = M18 (Metric 18x1mm thread) </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"D" = M30 (Metric 30x1.5mm thread) </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"E" = 20mm smooth body </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"F" = 34mm smooth body </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"G" = Rectangular 40 x 26 x 12mm </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"H" = M5 </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"K" = 4mm diameter </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"L" = 3mm diameter </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">etc...</FONT></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><U>Housing material and style</U> (if a factory fitted cable or connector)</FONT> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"S" = plastic (GRP) body with cable </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"T" = plastic (GRP) body with connector </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"D" = stainless steel body with cable </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"E" = stainless steel body with connector </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"M" = plated brass body with cable </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">"N" = plated brass body with connector </FONT></LI> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2">etc..</FONT></LI> </UL><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" SIZE="2"><U>The next and last standard part number letter:</U> if the sensor is F = flush fitting (also known as embedable) or N = non flush <BR> <BR>That is the last of the standard lettering system: <BR>After these we sometimes use appendix letters for special applications for example <BR>Photoelectric through beams sold as separate units E = emitter R = receiver on one unit H = high speed switching, this unit can switch at 10,000 Hz! <BR> <BR>For the full information click <A HREF="../pdf/selection.htm" TARGET="new pdf"><IMG SRC="../images/pdf.gif" WIDTH="29" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0" ALIGN="MIDDLE"></A> to see the pdf file.</FONT> <BR></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="8" VALIGN="BASELINE"></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="8" VALIGN="BASELINE"><HR></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="8" VALIGN="BASELINE"><A HREF="../catalogue/index.htm" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../images/ch-proxistor-cat-but.gif" ALT="main catalogue page? 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