Phase 16: Industrial Sensors

This phase contains 5 sections and 32 checklist topics. Use the interactive phase page to track your own learning progress.

Basics

Sensor
Transducer
Digital sensor
Analog sensor
NO/NC
2-wire
3-wire
4-wire
And 2 more checklist topics

High priority

Inductive proximity
Capacitive proximity
Photoelectric
Limit switch
Ultrasonic
Encoder

Photoelectric

Through-beam
Retro-reflective
Diffuse
Light ON
Dark ON

Other sensors

Reed
Magnetic
Laser
Vision
Vibration

Troubleshooting

No output
False detection
Incorrect supply
Wrong sensing distance
NPN/PNP mismatch
NO/NC mismatch

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