4.1.1 Indication elements
The devices with a cylindrical design are provided with a green and a yellow status LED. The
devices with a rectangular design are provided with 2 green and 2 yellow status LEDs.
4.2 Properties and features
■Cylindrical and rectangular designs
■Factor 1 for all metals
■Degree of protection IP68
■Resistant to magnetic fields
■Large switching distance
■DC 4-wire, 10…30 VDC
■Male connector, M12 x 1
■Communication via IO-Link V1.1 or via standard I/O
■Electrical outputs that can be set independently of each other
■Switching distance and hysteresis can be set
■Identification via 32 byte memory
■Temperature monitoring with settable limits
■Various timer and diagnostic functions
4.2.1 Properties and features – Rectangular design
■High luminance corner LEDs
■Predamping protection based on self-compensation
■Partially embedded mounting
■Active face adjustable in 5 positions
4.3 Operating principle
Inductive sensors are used for the contactless and wear-free detection of metallic objects. To
do this, the devices generate an electromagnetic field which interacts with the detected object.
The sensors of the uprox® series have no reduction factor; the switching distance is the same for
all metals.
4.4 Functions and operating modes
The devices can be operated in IO-Link mode or in standard I/O mode (SIO mode). The devices
must be connected to an IO-Link master for operation in IO-Link mode.
IO-Link mode provides bidirectional IO-Link communication between an IO-Link master and
the sensors. For this the devices are integrated in the controller level via an IO-Link master.
The switching signals of the sensors are made available with the process data via the IO-Link
interface. Besides the switching information, diagnostics and identification messages can also
be queried via IO-Link.
Different sensor functions can be configured via the IO-Link interface.
4.4.1 Sensor functions
“One switch point”
The output configuration and the switching behavior can be set for one switch point. Switching
distance (in 20 % increments) and hysteresis are adjustable. With the“One switch point”func-
tion, output 2 can be used as a temperature indicator.