3. LOGICAL SENSORS 37

3.1 SENSOR WIRING 37

3.1.1 Switches 37

3.1.2 Transistor Transistor Logic (TTL) 38

3.1.3 Sinking/Sourcing 39

3.1.4 Solid State Relays 45

3.2 PRESENCE DETECTION 45

3.2.1 Contact Switches 45

3.2.2 Reed Switches 45

3.2.3 Optical (Photoelectric) Sensors 46

3.2.4 Capacitive Sensors 51

3.2.5 Inductive Sensors 55

3.2.6 Ultrasonic 56

3.2.7 Hall Effect 57

3.2.8 Fluid Flow 57

3.3 SUMMARY 57
3.4 PRACTICE PROBLEMS 58
3.5 ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS 60
3.1 PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLUTIONS 63