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Re: What sensor to use?

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
I believe you are misreading the datasheet. Those values are the response time between detecting an object's presence/absence and changing the output signal. You should be able to treat the sensor as a simple switch.
Interesting. I hooked the sensor up to a 'scope today and observed a sinusoidal waveform when an object was present. But if others have had success with treating this thing as a simple switch, I will give it a shot!