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Carlo Gavazzi Industri A/S
CA18CAxxBPxIO - IO-Link
CA18CAxxBPxIO ENG26/08/2019
Capacitive Proximity Sensors with IO-Link communication
Description
The new generation of CA18CA…IO sensors are
a complete family of high performance capacitive
sensors for detection of most solid or liquid targets
in industrial applications such as Plastic & Rubber,
Agriculture, Food & Beverage and Materials
handling. The 4
th
Generation of TRIPLESHIELD
TM
technology provides increased immunity to
electromagnetic interference (EMI), especially
to frequency drives, and improves immunity to
humidity and dust.
The sensor housing has the IP69K rating as well as
approval by ECOLAB for cleaning and disinfection
agents.
On-board IO-Link communication opens up a
variety of functions, such as easy communication
and customization of advanced parameter settings.
Benets
• A complete family. Available in M18 in a robust PBT
housing with an operation of 2-10 mm ush or 3-15 mm
non-ush.
• Enhanced EMC performance: 4
th
Generation
TRIPLESHIELD
TM
• Easy customization to specic OEM requests:
dierent 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 congurable via output IO-Link v 1.1. Electrical
outputs can be congured as PNP / NPN / Push-Pull /
External input, normally open or normally closed.
• Timer functions can be set, such as ON-delay, O-
delay, and one shots.
• Logging functions: Temperatures, detecting counter,
power cycles and operating hours.
• Detection modes Single point, two point and windows
mode.
• Analogue output: In IO-Link mode the sensor
will generate 16 bit analogue process data output
representing the dielectric value measured by the sensor.
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Applications
• Detection not only of the level of plastic pellets in plastic moulding machines but also the dielectric value of the pellets to
ensure correct manufacturing.
• Detection not only of the wood pellets in pellet burners but also the density of the wood pellets.










