Carlo Gavazzi ICF18L45F08B2IO - Full Metal Inductive Proximity Sensor with IO-Link Communication - Stainless Steel Housing Diameter 18mm - Thread Length of 45mm - Flush Mounting - Sensing Distance 8mm - 2m PUR Cable

Description
ICF series is a complete family inductive sensors with full stainless steel housing. It is available in three diameters: M12, M18 and M30 with a sensing distance up to 22 mm.
On-board IO-Link communication opens up many possibilities, such as easy configuration and setup of the devices and advanced parameter setting.
Moreover, specific cyclic process data are available to monitor the quality of the detection, allowing timely and predictable scheduling of maintenance to prevent machine downtime.

Benefits
• A complete family. Available in M12, M18 and M30 robust stainless steel housings with an operating distance up to 22 mm.
• Less machine downtime. Lower risk of mechanical damage thanks to the extended operating distance and thanks to the full metal face resistant up to 260 bar pressure for M12, 200 bar for M18 and 100 bar for M30.
• Easy to install. ICF sensors have a long thread length. The user can choose between 2 m PUR cable and M12-disconnect plug versions.
• High precision. The onboard advanced microcontroller ensures better stability with respect to environmental influences, with highly reliable repeatable measurements between -40 and +85°C.
• Easy customization to specific OEM requests: different cable lengths and materials, special labelling, customized pig-tail solutions with special cables and connectors are possible on request.
• The output can be operated either as a switching output or in IO-Link mode.
• Fully configurable via IO-Link v1.1. Electrical outputs can be configured as PNP/NPN/Push-pull, normally open or normally closed.
• Timer functions can be set, such as switch-on and switch-off delay
• Adjustable sensing distance and hysteresis: sensing distance can be set to 33%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the maximum sensing distance
• Temperature monitoring: over or under-run temperature alarms can be set
• Target position monitoring: low margin alarm (target between 81% and 100% of sensing distance), proximity alarm (target too close to the sensor face) and activation level (analogue value of the target distance).
• Find my sensor function: to easily identify and locate the sensor on the machine.

Applications
• Non contact detection of metal objects in general position-sensing and presence-sensing in industrial applications
• Machine Tool, Food & Beverage, Agriculture, Metal working and Pharmaceutical
• Particularly suitable in applications where high mechanical resistance to impact and resistance to aggressive cleaning processes using chemical agents are required

Main functions
• Integrated diagnostic function with flashing LED in the event of a short circuit or overload
• The devices can be operated in IO-Link mode once connected to an IO-Link master, or in standard I/O mode.
• In IO-Link mode the switching signals of the sensor are made available in the process data via the IO-Link interface.
• Several sensor functions can be set via the IO-Link interface:
► Adjustable switching distance: 33%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the maximum switching distance.
► Adjustable hysteresis: standard or increased value.
► Divider function: the sensor gives a signal after a specified number of actuation pulses has been reached.
► Switch-on delay: the switching pulse is generated after the sensor actuation.
► Switch-off delay: the generation of the switch signal is delayed by the set time after sensor actuation.
► Temperature error: temperature is out of specifications.
► Temperature over-run and under-run: temperature is out of the limits defined by the user.
► Find my sensor function: when this function is activated, the Yellow and Green LEDs flash asynchronously until the function is disabled.
• Machine condition monitoring thanks to the following process data:
► Activation Level: analogue value (0-20 range) that gives a rough indication of the target position.
► Low Margin Alarm: indicates when the target is detected by the sensor beyond the recommended
working range, so between 81% and 100% of the nominal sensing range.
► Proximity Alarm: indicates when the target is too close to the sensing face.