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Proximity Sensors
News Release from: IFM Electronic | Subject: OO5000 series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 July 2004
Amps show the way for fibre-optic
sensing
Powerful, with an intuitive menu and meaningful graphic display, the new OO5000 series amplifiers show the way for the future.
Powerful, with an intuitive menu and meaningful graphic display, the new OO5000 series amplifiers from IFM Electronic show the way for the future The amplifiers - which accept readily available, standard acrylic fibres - have two, four, six or eight channels, but always only one connecting cable, will give greater range than earlier fibre-optic amplifiers
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new OO5000 series fibre-optic amplifier now comes in versions designed to accept the glass fibres.
As much as 300mm can be attained with a diffuse fibre head, or 800mm in a through-beam without addon lenses.
Big buttons set below the large display make setup simple.
In operation, the single large display shows the status of all channels at once with neat bargraphs, while digital setting of each individual setpoint gives tremendous accuracy.
The sensor itself works out the best switching performance and frequency and displays it without requiring the user to select a mode beforehand.
Logic functions are built in, so users can trigger an output only when another is also made, or not made as they choose.
Additionally, one fibre can be assigned two switch points, allowing a window function, for example for level control or to differentiate between two different products.
Naturally, light-on or dark-on functions can be programmed, and the setting can be locked to avoid unwanted tampering.
The display itself is in English (or select French or German for export) and can be rotated by 180 degrees. Request a free brochure from IFM Electronic ...
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