DIGITAL VANE SENSOR
VN Series Magn etically activated digital vane sensor in a rugged, overmolded
plastic housing with three pins or wire leads
Features
Avai l a bl e in two o perat i ng
temperature ranges.
Immune to moisture and dust
Reliable and repeatable
No mechanical cont acts to
wear out
Reverse battery protection to -
24VDC
Sensor body material: Glass
filled polyester
Open collector (sinking or NPN)
output can be used with bipolar
or cmos logic circuits with
sui t ab l e pu l l -up resistor.
Recommended vane
parameters: low carbon cold-
rolled steel at least 0.040” thick
and 0.250” wide should
penetrate to a dept h <0.120”
from bottom of sensor slot.
Specifications
Dimensions mm
Open Collector Sinking Block Diagram
Recommended pull-up resistor values
Volts DC: 5 9 12 15 24
Ohms: 1K 1.8K 2.4K 3K 3K
Specifications subject to change without notice. Last Updated 083011
