DC 5-30V Non-Contact Liquid Level Sensor Water Alarm Induction Switch Detector
- Counterclockwise adjustment increases the sensing distance, and clockwise adjustment decreases the distance
- The sensor can sense human hands, so it is recommended to adjust the sensor after installing it in a fixed position to avoid human hands appearing in the sensing range
Measuring output voltage
The sensor is NPN normally open output , collector open output, when no load is connected and only a multimeter is used for measurement, the high level value is virtual electricity and has no practical significance.
The sensor should be connected to a load less than 0.2A(alarm light , small relay,pull-up resistor, optocoupler...etc...), then use a multimeter to measure the output terminal, and the data will be valid.
"Normal Open": Output signal when liquid is detected ; "Normal Closed": Output signal when no liquid is detected
Please pay attention to high level problem when connect to microcontroller or PLC
For example: the sensor powered by 12V needs to be connected to a 5V microcontroller, the brown wire connect to 12V power "+", the blue wire connect to 12V power "-", after the black wire is connected to a 10k resistor and pulled to a 5V voltage, the black wire is now at 5V high and low level.