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Glossary of Terms

 

 

Absorption

Ambient Light Rejection

Ampere

Amplitude

Analogue Output

Aperture

Background Suppression

Beam Diameter (effective)

Beam Diameter (pattern)

Blind Spot

Cascadable

Complementary Outputs

Connector Type

Contamination Output

Contrast

Correction Factor

Current Sink (NPN)

Current Source (PNP):

Cut-off Frequency

Dark Switching ( normally closed, NC )

Degree of protection

Differential Measurement:

Diffuse Reflex Sensor

Digital interface

Digital Resolution

Distance Sensor

Divergence

End-to-End Array

Error Output

Excess Gain

External Teach Input

Focal Distance

Focal Point

Focusing Distance

Frequency

Glass Fiber Optic Cable

Gloss

Hysteresis

Illumination Intensity

Incident Light

Infrared Light

Input

Input Resistance

IP 67

IP 20

IP 40

IP 54

IP 65

Laser Light

Laser Sensor

Law Of Reflection

LED (light emitting diode):

Light Pulse

Light Switching (normally open, NO):

Max. Operating Current

Measuring Distance

Measuring Range

Minimum Operating Current

Nominal Closed Function (NC

Normally Open Function (NO):

NPN Output

Object:

Off Delay

On Delay

One Shot Delay

Open-Circuit Power Consumption

Opening Angle

Output Function

Output Resistance

Output:

Parallel Connection

Plastic Fiber-Optic Cable

PNP Output

Polarisation Filter

Polarised Light

Potentiometer:

Power Supply Indicator

Print Marks

Protected Against Polarity Reversal

Protocol

PSD

Pull-Down Resistor

Pull-Up Resistor

Pulse Duty Factor:

Pulsed Light

PUR Cable

Push-Pull Output:

PVC Cable

Range

Rated Frequency:

Rated Insulation Voltage

Rated Switching Distance

Receiver

Receiver

Red Light:

Red Light:

Reflection

Reflector Sheet:

Reflector:

Release Delay

Remission (diffuse reflection):

Repetition Accuracy (Reproducibility):

Reproducibility:

Residual Current

Resolution:

Response Time

Retro-Reflection

Reverse Polarity Protected

RS-232

Scanning Mode Operation

Scanning Range

Series Connection:

Setting Range

Single-Lens Optics

Spectral Sensitivity

Spot:

Supply Voltage:

Switching Frequency

Switching Point

Switching Threshold

Target

Teach-In

Temperature Drift

Temperature Range:

Through-Beam Operating Mode:

Through-Beam Operation

Total Reflection

Transmission

Transmission Speed

Transmitter

Triangulation

Trigger Mode Operation

Working Range

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