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GX-F8A Datasheet, PDF (11/16 Pages) Omron Electronics LLC – Rectangular-shaped Inductive Proximity Sensor
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GX-F/H Rectangular-shaped Inductive Proximity Sensor
SERIES
FIBER SENSING CHARACTERISTICS (TYPICAL)
SENSORS
LASER
SENSORS
PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS
MICRO
PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS
AREA
SENSORS
LIGHT
CURTAINS
PRESSURE /
FLOW
SENSORS
INDUCTIVE
PROXIMITY
SENSORS
PARTICULAR
USE
SENSORS
SENSOR
OPTIONS
SIMPLE
WIRE-SAVING
UNITS
WIRE-SAVING
SYSTEMS
MEASURE-
MENT
SENSORS
STATIC
CONTROL
DEVICES
ENDOSCOPE
LASER
MARKERS
GX-6 type
Sensing field
4
0.157
Standard sensing object Standard sensing object
Iron sheet 12 × 12 × t 1 mm Iron sheet 12 × 12 × t 1 mm
0.472 × 0.472 × t 0.039 in 0.472 × 0.472 × t 0.039 in
ℓ
ℓ
3
L
L
0.118 Front sensing Top sensing
2
0.079
Correlation between sensing object size and sensing range
4
0.157
Sensing object Sensing object As the sensing object size becomes smaller than
a × a mm a × a in a × a mm a × a in the standard size (iron sheet 12 × 12 × t 1 mm
3
0.118
L
t 1mm
t 0.039 in
L
t 1mm
Top sensing t 0.039 in
0.472 × 0.472 × t 0.039 in), the sensing range
shortens as shown in the left figure.
Front sensing
2
0.079
Stainless steel
(SUS304)
Iron
1
0.039
1
0.039
0
4
2
0
2
4
0.157 0.079
0.079 0.157
0
Left
Center
Right
Operating point ℓ (mm in)
Aluminum
Brass
5
10
15
0.197 0.394 0.591
Sensing object side
length a (mm in)
20
0.787
GX-8 type
Sensing field
4
0.157
Standard sensing object Standard sensing object
Iron sheet 15 × 15 × t 1 mm Iron sheet 15 × 15 × t 1 mm
0.591 × 0.591 × t 0.039 in 0.591 × 0.591 × t 0.039 in
3
ℓ
L
ℓ
L
0.118 Front sensing
Top sensing
2
0.079
1
0.039
Correlation between sensing object size and sensing range
4
0.157
Sensing object
a × a mm a × a in
Sensing object
a × a mm a × a in
t 1 mm
t 1 mm
L
3
0.118
t 0.039 in L
Top sensing
t 0.039 in
Front sensing
2
0.079
Stainless steel
(SUS304)
Iron
Brass
1
Aluminum
0.039
As the sensing object size becomes smaller than
the standard size (iron sheet 15 × 15 × t 1 mm
0.591 × 0.591 × t 0.039 in), the sensing range
shortens as shown in the left figure.
PLC /
TERMINALS
HUMAN
MACHINE
INTERFACES
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
VISUALIZATION
COMPONENTS
FA
COMPONENTS
MACHINE
VISION
SYSTEMS
UV
CURING
SYSTEMS
Selection
Guide
Amplifier
Built-in
Amplifier-
separated
GX-F/H
GXL
GL
GX-U/GX-FU/
GX-N
GX
0
4
2
0
2
4
0
0.157 0.079
0.079 0.157
Left
Center
Right
Operating point ℓ (mm in)
5
10
15
0.197 0.394 0.591
Sensing object side
length a (mm in)
20
0.787
GX-12 type
Sensing field
8
0.315
Standard sensing object
Iron sheet 20 × 20 × t 1 mm
Standard sensing object
Iron sheet 20 × 20 × t 1 mm
0.787 × 0.787 × t 0.039 in 0.787 × 0.787 × t 0.039 in
6
ℓ
0.236 Top sensing
ℓ
L
L
Front sensing
4
0.157
2
0.079
Correlation between sensing object size and sensing range
8
0.315
Sensing object a × a mm a × a in
Sensing
object
L
6 Front sensing
0.236
t 1 mm
t 0.039 in
a × a mm
a × a in
L t 1 mm
Top sensing t 0.039 in
Iron
4
Stainless steel
0.157
(SUS304)
As the sensing object size becomes smaller than
the standard size (iron sheet 20 × 20 × t 1 mm
0.787 × 0.787 × t 0.039 in), the sensing range
shortens as shown in the left figure.
Brass
2
0.079
Aluminum
0
10
5
0
5
10
0
0.394 0.197
0.197 0.394
Left
Center
Right
Operating point ℓ (mm in)
10
20
30
0.394 0.787 1.181
Sensing object side
length a (mm in)
40
1.575
GX-15 type
Sensing field
8
0.315
Standard sensing object
Iron sheet 20 × 20 × t 1 mm
0.787 × 0.787 × t 0.039 in
6
0.236
ℓ
Top sensing
L
Standard sensing object
Iron sheet 20 × 20 × t 1 mm
0.787 × 0.787 × t 0.039 in
Front ℓ
sensing
L
4
0.157
2
0.079
Correlation between sensing object size and sensing range
8
0.315 Sensing object Sensing object a × a mm a × a in
a × a mm a × a in
6L
0.236
L
t 1mm
t 0.039 in
Front
t 1mm t 0.039 in
Top sensing
Iron
sensing
4
0.157
Stainless steel
(SUS304)
Brass
2
Aluminum
0.079
As the sensing object size becomes smaller than
the standard size (iron sheet 20 × 20 × t 1 mm
0.787 × 0.787 × t 0.039 in), the sensing range
shortens as shown in the left figure.
0
10
5
0
5
10
0
0.394 0.197
0.197 0.394
Left
Center
Right
Operating point ℓ (mm in)
10
20
30
0.394 0.787 1.181
Sensing object side
length a (mm in)
40
1.575