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IFM IGS232 Inductive Proximity Sensors
Inductive sensor
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Product Highlights
- Suitable for industrial, mobile, cooling and lubricating applications
- High protection rating for the requirements of harsh industrial environments
- Flexible use thanks to large operating temperature range
- Safe detection due to large sensing range and low sensor tolerances
- Reduced storage due to wide range of applications
Overview
| Product designation | Inductive sensor |
| Operating voltage DC | 10...30 V |
| Voltage type | DC |
| Electrical design | PNP |
| Output function | normally open |
| Housing length | 60 mm |
| Mounting | flush mountable |
| Connection | M12 Connector |
| Materials | housing: brass white bronze coated; sensing face: PBT orange; LED window: PEI; lock nuts: brass white bronze coated |
| Display | switching status: 4 x LED yellow |
| Ambient temperature | -40...85 °C |
| Brand | ifm electronic gmbh or equivalent |
| Type | IGS232 |
Specifications
| Product characteristics | |
| Electrical design | PNP |
| Output function | normally open |
| Sensing range[mm] | 8 |
| Housing | threaded type |
| Dimensions[mm] | M18 x 1 / L = 60 |
| Application | |
| Special feature | Gold-plated contacts; Increased sensing range |
| Application | Suitable for industrial, mobile, cooling and lubricating applications; Industrial applications / factory automation |
| Electrical data | |
| Operating voltage[V] | 10...30 DC |
| Current consumption[mA] | < 10 |
| Protection class | III |
| Reverse polarity protection | yes |
| Outputs | |
| Electrical design | PNP |
| Output function | normally open |
| Max. voltage drop switching output DC[V] | 2.5 |
| Permanent current rating of switching output DC[mA] | 100 |
| Switching frequency DC[Hz] | 400 |
| Short-circuit protection | yes |
| Overload protection | yes |
| Detection zone | |
| Sensing range[mm] | 8 |
| Real sensing range Sr[mm] | 8 ± 10 % |
| Operating distance[mm] | 0...6.48 |
| Increased sensing range | yes |
| Accuracy / deviations | |
| Correction factor | steel: 1 / stainless steel: 0.7 / brass: 0.5 / aluminium: 0.4 / copper: 0.3 |
| Hysteresis[% of Sr] | 3...15 |
| Switch point drift[% of Sr] | -10...10 |
| Operating conditions | |
| Ambient temperature[°C] | -40...85 |
| Protection | IP 65; IP 66; IP 67; IP 68; IP 69K |
| Tests / approvals | |
| EMC | |
| EN 61000-4-2 ESD | 4 kV CD / 8 kV AD |
| EN 61000-4-3 HF radiated | 10 V/m |
| EN 61000-4-4 Burst | 2 kV |
| EN 61000-4-6 HF conducted | 10 V |
| EN 55011 | class B |
| Vibration resistance | |
| EN 60068-2-6 Fc | 20 g (10...3000 Hz) / 50 sweep cycles, 1 octave per minute, in 3 axes |
| Shock resistance | |
| EN 60068-2-27 Ea | 100 g 11 ms half-sine; 3 shocks each in every direction of the 3 coordinate axes |
| Continuous shock resistance | |
| EN 60068-2-27 | 40 g 6 ms; 4000 shocks each in every direction of the 3 coordinate axes |
| Fast temperature change | |
| EN 60068-2-14 Na | TA = -40 °C; TB = 85 °C; t1 = 30 min; t2 = < 10 s; 50 cycles |
| Salt spray test | |
| EN 60068-2-52 Kb | severity level 5 (4 test cycles) |
| MTTF[years] | 1134 |
| Embedded software included | no |
| UL approval | |
| Ta | -25...70 °C |
| Enclosure type | Type 1 |
| voltage supply | Limited Voltage/Current |
| UL approval no. | A001 |
| File number UL | E174191 |
| Mechanical data | |
| Weight[g] | 48.3 |
| Housing | threaded type |
| Mounting | flush mountable |
| Dimensions[mm] | M18 x 1 / L = 60 |
| Thread designation | M18 x 1 |
| Materials | housing: brass white bronze coated; sensing face: PBT orange; LED window: PEI; lock nuts: brass white bronze coated |
| Displays / operating elements | |
| Display | |
| switching status | 4 x LED, yellow |
| Accessories | |
| Items supplied | lock nuts: 2 |
| Remarks | |
| Pack quantity | 1 pcs. |
| Electrical connection - plug | |
| Connector | 1 x M12; coding: A; Contacts: 3, gold-plated |
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