Level or Displacement Sensors
Level or Displacement Sensors
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So i'm trying to find a touch-free sensor that will output digitally (hi or lo) so I can use a PLC to communicate with it. If sensor reads that the distance is greater than 9in, then it outputs high to the plc. What kind of sensor am I looking at? Displacement sensor? Most displacement sensors are in analog and i'm having trouble looking for one that is digital.





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TygerDawg
Blue Technik LLC
Virtuoso Robotics Engineering
www.bluetechnik.com
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Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
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There have been some good suggestions made but there may be some characteristics that rule out certain technologies.
In general terms, what you are looking for is a sensor and controller combination. The controller will condition the sensor's output, make the over/under setpoint decision and provide a switch contact for the PLC to use.
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I found a controller that has 6 analog inputs and will probably be using it to make decisions off of the analog output sensor.
Thanks for the help.