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Troubleshooting
8.1
Possible errors during commissioning
LED/fault pattern
Cause
Measures
Yellow LED Edge display
flashes
- Short-circuit / Overcurrent
- Sensor is not connected prop‐
erly
- Disconnect sensor from the
power network
- Check pin assignment
- Reconnect sensor
- Check the current at the
switching output
Regular, unwanted teach-in
processes
- Pin 5 configured as input for
Edge Teach, but not activated
Deactivate pin 5 or connect to
GND
8.2
Possible errors during operation
Table 3: Troubleshooting during operation
Display, error situation
Cause
Measure
No switching event any more
•
Distance or angle to mate‐
rial not consistent
•
Sensor dirty
•
Target has changed
•
Clean sensor
•
Readjust sensor
•
Check parameter settings
•
Perform teach process
again
Field of view does not corre‐
spond to the actual value
•
Sensing distance incorrect
•
Reading direction incorrect
Realign sensor
An edge is detected even
though there is no object in
the field of view
•
Sensor dirty
•
In reflector mode: Reflec‐
tor not taught-in
•
Clean sensor
•
Teach in reflector
TROUBLESHOOTING
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