Components Flashcards
IO-Link Master
Gateways for the connection of up to eight IO-Link devices including sensors, valves or binary input/output modules.
Photoelectric Sensor
A device that detects the presence or absence of an object by emitting a light beam and then measuring the amount of light reflected back to a receiver.
Angular Reflector
A specialized type of reflector, designed to reflect electromagnetic waves back towards their source at a specific angle.
I/O-Link
Allows for both sending commands to sensors/actuators and receiving detailed data from them by using point-to-point connection meaning that each device communicates directly with a single master device.
Incremental Encoder
A type of encoder device that converts angular motion or position of a shaft into an analog or digital code to identify position or motion.
Encoder Wheel
A glass, patterned disc or strips that translate a mechanical position into a representative electrical signal when used with incremental or absolute encoders.
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Panel
A steel box that contains the electrical components needed to control and automate industrial machinery and processes.
Divert/Junction Box
An enclosure used to connect multiple electrical wires together, allowing the electrical current to be diverted or branched off to different parts of a circuit.
Photoeye Array Emitter
The light-emitting component of a photoelectric sensor array.
Photoeye Array Reciever
A component of a specialized photoelectric sensor that consists of multiple light-sensitive elements arranged in an array, allowing it to detect the presence or position of an object by analyzing the pattern of light received from a corresponding light emitter array.
Retroreflective Photoeye
A type of photoelectric sensor that uses a dedicated reflector to bounce a light beam back to the sensor, allowing it to detect objects by interrupting that reflected beam.
Direct Current (DC) Encoder
Used for speed control feedback in DC motors where an armature or rotor with wound wires rotates inside a magnetic field created by a stator.
Pulse Encorder
A device that generates pulses to determine an object’s position, speed, direction, or count.
Keyed Limit Switch
A type of safety interlock switch that requires a physical key to be inserted and turned in order to activate the switch.
In-Line Splitter
A device, usually called an “AC line splitter,” which allows you to separate the hot, neutral, and ground wires of a standard power outlet.
Multiport
A device with multiple ports.
Resistor
An electrical component that limits or regulates the flow of electrical current in an electronic circuit.
Capacitor
A circuit component that temporarily stores electrical energy through distributing charged particles on (generally two) plates to create a potential difference.
Inductor
A passive electronic component that stores electrical energy in a magnetic field when an electric current flows through it.
Diode
A two terminal semiconductor device that allow electric current to pass in one direction while blocking it in the reverse direction.
Relay
An electrically operated switch that opens, closes, or changes the path of current flow.
Transistor
A semiconductor device that controls the flow of electrical power and signals by amplifying or switching them.
Polarized Capacitor
A type of capacitor that has specific positive and negative polarities and must be connected in a certain direction in a circuit.