This animated lesson shows the operation and characteristics of thru-beam optical sensors.

Learners study how a hydrocarbon gas sensor operates and why it is used. A short quiz completes the activity.

In this animated object, learners study the effects of making sensitivity adjustments to a capacitive sensor.

Learners view practical examples of how a Hall-effect sensor is used.

Learners consider the factors that determine how well an inductive proximity sensor can detect an object. Those factors are size, position, and the material from which the target is made. A brief quiz completes the activity.

Learners examine the operation of various circuits that are internal to the capacitive proximity sensor.

In this animated object, learners examine the factors that determine how well a capacitive proximity sensor can detect an object. Those factors include size, position, and the materials from which the target is made. A brief quiz completes the activity.

In this animated object, learners examine the operation of various circuits that are internal to the inductive proximity sensor.

In this animated object, learners examine the hysteresis function of a sensor.

In this animated object, learners study what happens if the maximum switching speed of a proximity sensor is exceeded.

In this animated activity, learners examine how to change the gain of an optical sensor to overcome environmental conditions and distance.

Learners examine the operation of an inductive proximity sensor in this animated object. A brief quiz completes the activity.

In this animated object, learners examine how a Hall-effect sensor operates. A short quiz completes the activity.

Learners study the operation of the retro-reflective optical sensor, along with the guidelines that should be followed regarding the target size, reflector size, alignment, and the reflectivity of the target.

In this animated and interactive object, learners follow three steps to calibrate an opposed optical sensor. They consider horizontal alignment, the sensitivity setting, and having an effective beam.

This animated lesson shows how a photoelectric sensor, connected to a ladder circuit, causes the cylinder of a hydraulic circuit to extend and retract.

In this animated object, learners examine how two- three- and four-wire sourcing and sinking sensors operate. A brief quiz completes the activity.

In this animated object, learners examine the switch settings for the on-delay, off-delay, and one-shot timing functions of an optical sensor. A brief quiz completes the activity.

In this animated activity, learners examine the operation of an ultrasonic sensor and the procedure to perform zero and span adjustments. A brief quiz completes the object.

The learner will understand how to correctly wire a three-wire sinking and sourcing sensor.