Wiring 3 Wire DC NPN and PNP Sensors

It is very common for people to struggle with wiring 3 wire dc sensors. NPN, PNP, Sinking, or Sourcing, and positive or negative switching are all terms you will hear when dealing with three-wire dc sensors. More information can be obtained on our website. This includes all of the links mentioned in this video. https://accautomation.ca/wiring-3-wire-dc-npn-and-pnp-sensors I recently received a question on PNP and NPN sensors. They wanted an explanation of a sink and how to wire one. Confusion over the sensor's Normally Open and Normally Closed function is also a common question. Several diagrams will show a resistor attached to the blue wire and a load across the others. What does it all mean? It is pretty confusing sometimes the language we use for these devices. Sometimes it is the way we talk about the sensor and the device we are connecting. (PLC) We will break it down and review the wiring to a PLC input. LLet'sget started. 00:00 Wiring 3 Wire DC NPN and PNP Sensors 01:12 Sinking and Sourcing? 03:51 Normally Open (NO) and Normally Closed (NC)? 05:36 Wiring PLC DC Inputs 06:08 NPN Wiring to our PLC – Wiring 3 Wire DC Sensors 09:15 PNP Wiring to our PLC – Wiring 3 Wire DC Sensors Additional discrete component connections to PLC include the following: Here's a Quick Way to Wire NPN and PNP Devices https://accautomation.ca/heres-a-quick-way-to-wire-npn-and-pnp-devices/ - Wiring NPN Sensor to PLC Video https://youtu.be/Z09l3HKMpqs - Wiring PNP Sensor to PLC Video https://youtu.be/nP33k5e_Y-k - Wiring Contact Discrete PLC Inputs Video https://youtu.be/xh5dE2Z09d0 Wiring Interposing Relays https://accautomation.ca/wiring-interposing-relays/ - Wiring NPN and PNP sensors into the PLC with an Interposing Relay Video https://youtu.be/abh_Q7eKT34 Click PLC HMI Rotary Encoder Dial Input - Video https://accautomation.ca/click-plc-hmi-rotary-encoder-dial-input/ https://youtu.be/mix9k2RTdII Wiring Stack Light to Click PLC https://accautomation.ca/wiring-stack-light-to-click-plc/ https://youtu.be/gwDIVtNSXfs Wiring Push Buttons and Selector Switch to Click PLC https://accautomation.ca/wiring-push-buttons-and-selector-switch-to-click-plc/ Test and Assembly of Push Buttons and a Selector Switch - Video https://youtu.be/UDed82RUULE Wiring Push Buttons and Selector Switch to Click PLC - Video https://youtu.be/vrb3EA0_Wvk Wiring an Inductive Proximity NPN PNP Sensor to the Click PLC https://accautomation.ca/wiring-an-inductive-proximity-npn-pnp-sensor-to-the-click-plc https://youtu.be/r-hB_I6lWcM Wiring a Capacitive Proximity NPN PNP Sensor to the Click PLC https://accautomation.ca/wiring-a-capacitive-proximity-npn-pnp-sensor-to-the-click-plc https://youtu.be/KXdrp-y4baQ Wiring an Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor to the Click PLC https://accautomation.ca/wiring-an-ultrasonic-proximity-sensor-to-the-click-plc Unboxing our UK1F Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor - Video https://youtu.be/waUMGyjCG7g Wiring an Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor to the Click PLC - Video https://youtu.be/Z6j7AgHb1cI Universal Signal Conditioner and Isolator https://accautomation.ca/universal-signal-conditioner-and-isolator https://youtu.be/IbITNGr9iUY ACC Automation https://www.accautomation.ca