FAQs
Here you’ll find a wide range of popular questions, trouble-shooting guides, video tutorials and more.
- Can I use a slit and a mutual interference protection filter with E3S-AT through-beam sensors?
- What are the differences between Omron E39-R1 and E39-R1S reflectors?
- What are the differences between Omron E39-R1 general-purpose reflectors and E39-R1K ones?
- We detect shiny objects using retroreflective sensors with mirror surface rejection but malfunctions happen. Why is this and how can it be solved?
- Our photoelectric sensors malfunction when the power supply of an inverter motor or other equipment is switched on or off. What's causing this and what can we do to resolve it?
- To use the light of a photoelectric sensor through a hole, how large should the hole be?
- Is there a problem when light from two photoelectric sensors crosses?
- Is a serial connection possible in a photoelectric sensor?
- How is the UL standard of the sensor of the DC power system treated?
- How do the indicators on a photoelectric sensor operate?
- Can I buy photoelectric sensors that can be used in water?
- Can I buy photoelectric sensors that can be used in locations that may get wet?
- By what principle is a distance-setting photoelectric sensor detected?
- Can I use a photoelectric sensor with an optical fibre in an explosion-proof area?
- Can the ambient temperature affect the stated sensing range of photoelectric sensors?
- Can the ambient temperature affect the stated sensing range of photoelectric sensors?
- Do all photoelectric sensors now come with an IO-Link output as standard?
- Why does my capacitive sensor keep on failing after a certain amount of time?