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Proximity Sensor - Troubleshooting Guide

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Theimageshowsthevarioustypesof
proximitysensorsusedonHaasmachines.

Symptom PossibleCause CorrectiveAction

Positioningerrorortimeoutalarms.
Thediagnosticbitfluctuateswhilethe
monitoredcomponentsareidle.
Thediagnosticbitdoesnotchangestate.
Noiseorelectricalinterferencefromhigh
powercables.
Thereisapoorconnection,orasignal
interferencefromcontamination.
Thereisapoorconnection,orasignal
interferencefromcontamination.
Thetripflagorthesensorisdamagedor
incorrectlyaligned.
ThecablesortheI/OPCBisatfault.
Theproximitysensorisatfault.
Reroutethecableawayfromhighpower
sources.
Clean,reseatconnectors,andcorrectthe
causeofcontamination.
Clean,reseatconnectors,andcorrect
causeofcontamination.
Alignthetripflagorsensor.
TroubleshootthecablesortheI/OPCB.
Checkthecommunicationbetweenthe
sensorandcontrol.

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Signal Noise / Signal Interference

Makesurethattheproximitysensorcableisnotdamaged,andthatitisseparatedfrom
highpowerspindle/axis/pumpcables.

Makesurethattheconnectorsandpinsfortheproximitysensorsarenotcontaminated.
Makesurethepinshavenotbackedoutoftheconnector.

Checkforcontaminationontheproximitysensor.Contaminationonthefaceoftheproximity
sensorcancreateafalsesignal.Fixthecauseofthecontamination.

Putascrewinfrontofthefaceofthesensortotestitsoperation.Iftheproximitysensor
LEDturnsonandoff,andthediagnosticbitchangesstatus,thenthesensorisworking
correctly.Alignthetripflagsothatittriggerstheproximitysensor.

Cable Damage
Checktheproximitysensorandextenstioncablesfordamage.

Ifthereisnodamagetothecables,gotodiy.haascnc.com(http://diy.haascnc.com)totroubleshoottheI/OPCB.

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Malfunctioning Proximity Sensor

For12VDCproximitysensors,testthevoltageattheproximitysensor.The3wire5VDCsensorreceivesvoltagefromtheprocessorPCB.It
isthesamevoltagethatissenttotheaxisencoder.Iftheaxisencoderworkscorrectly,andtherearenoencoderalarms,thesensorreceives
thecorrectvoltage.

Alwayscheckforvoltagefromthebackoftheconnectorwithneedletipprobes.Ifthereisvoltagepresentattheproximitysensor,butitwill
notchangestatus,thesensorisatfault.

N.O.2Wire12VProximitySensor:(Blackleadtogroundandredleadtothebrownwire)

ProximitySensorState LED Voltage(VDC) DiagnosticBit

WithoutActivation OFF 912 1
Activated ON 23 0

N.C.2Wire12VProximitySensor:(Blackleadtogroundandredleadtothebrownwire)

ProximitySensorState LED Voltage(VDC) DiagnosticBit

WithoutActivation ON 23 0
Activated OFF 912 1

N.O.3Wire12VProximitySensor:(Blackleadtogroundandredleadtotheblackwire)

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ProximitySensorState LED Voltage(VDC) DiagnosticBit

WithoutActivation OFF 912 1
Activated ON 02 0

N.C.3Wire5VProximitySensor:

ProximitySensorState LED Voltage(VDC) DiagnosticBit

WithoutActivation OFF 02 0
Activated ON 35 1

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