EI1808PPOSS

Inductive Proximity Sensor, 8mm, Digital, Stainless Steel, Cylindrical M18 Thread, 2m Cable

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Manufacturer: CARLO GAVAZZI
Product type: Inductive Proximity Sensors
SVHC: No SVHC (21-Jan-2025)
IP Rating: IP67
Sensor Type: Inductive Proximity Sensor
Product Range: EI Series
Sensor Terminals: 2m Cable
Sensor Output Type: Digital - PNP
Supply Voltage Max: 0
Supply Voltage Min: 10VDC
Sensing Distance Max: -
Sensing Distance Min: -
Sensing Distance Nom: 8mm
Sensor Body Material: Stainless Steel
Sensor Case / Package: Cylindrical M18 Thread
Operating Temperature Max: 70°C
Operating Temperature Min: -25°C

Delivery and price
Units per pack	1
Price	50.19 €
Current stock	10+
Lead time	30 days

Datasheet

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|Proximity Sensors Inductive|
|Stainless Steel Housing|
|Types EI, DC, M12, M18, M30|
|• Stainless steel housing, cylindrical|V|
|• Diameter: M12, M18, M30|
|• Short or long versions|
|• Sensing distance: 2 to 15 mm|
|• Power supply: 10 to 32 VDC|
|SS.|• Output: Transistor NPN/PNP, normally open or normally|
|closed|
|• Protection: Short-circuit and reverse polarity|
|• LED-indication for output ON|
|• 2 m cable or plug M12|
|Product Descri|tion|Orderin|Ke|
|p|g|y|EI 1202 NPOSS-1|
|Proximity switch in hous-|Made after EN 60947-5-2.|Type|
|ings ranging from M12 to|Housing diameter (mm)|
|M30. Short or long versions|Rated operating dist. (mm)|
|in standard stainless steel|Output type|
|housing.|Housing material|
|Body style|
|=|
|Plug|
|Type Selection DC Types, Cable and M12 Plug|
|Housing|Body|Connec-|Rated|Ordering no.|Ordering no.|Or der ing no.|Ordering no.|
|diameter style|tion|operating|Transistor NPN|Tran sis tor NPN|Transistor PNP|Transistor PNP|
|dist. (S|n|)|Normally open|Normally closed|Normally open|Normally closed|
|M12|Short|Cable|2 mm|[1)]|EI 1202 NPOSS|EI 1202 NPCSS|EI 1202 PPOSS|EI 1202 PPCSS|
|M12|Short|Plug|2 mm|[1)]|EI 1202 NPOSS-1 EI 1202 NPCSS-1 EI 1202 PPOSS-1 EI 1202 PPCSS-1|
|M12|Long|Cable|2 mm|[1)]|EI 1202 NPOSL|EI 1202 PPOSL|EI 1202 PPCSL|
|M12|Long|Plug|2 mm|[1)]|EI 1202 NPOSL-1|EI 1202 PPOSL-1|
|M12|Short|Cable|4 mm|[2)]|EI 1204 NPOSS|EI 1204 NPCSS|EI 1204 PPOSS|EI 1204 PPCSS|
|M12|Short|Plug|4 mm|[2)]|EI 1204 NPOSS-1|EI 1204 PPOSS-1 EI 1204 PPCSS-1|
|M12|Long|Cable|4 mm|[2)]|EI 1204 NPOSL|EI 1204 PPOSL|EI 1204 PPCSL|
|M12|Long|Plug|4 mm|[2)]|EI 1204 NPOSL-1|EI 1204 PPOSL-1|
|M18|Short|Cable|5 mm|[1)]|EI 1805 NPOSS|EI 1805 NPCSS|EI 1805 PPOSS|EI 1805 PPCSS|
|M18|Short|Plug|5 mm|[1)]|EI 1805 NPOSS-1 EI 1805 NPCSS-1 EI 1805 PPOSS-1 EI 1805 PPCSS-1|
|M18|Long|Cable|5 mm|[1)]|EI 1805 NPOSL|EI 1805 PPOSL|EI 1805 PPCSL|
|M18|Long|Plug|5 mm|[1)]|EI 1805 NPOSL-1|EI 1805 PPOSL-1 EI 1805 PPCSL-1|
|M18|Short|Cable|8 mm|[ 2)]|EI 1808 NPOSS|EI 1808 NPCSS|EI 1808 PPOSS|EI 1808 PPCSS|
|M18|Short|Plug|8 mm|[ 2)]|EI 1808 NPOSS-1|EI 1808 PPOSS-1 EI 1808 PPCSS-1|
|M18|Long|Cable|8 mm|[ 2)]|EI 1808 NPOSL|EI 1808 PPOSL|EI 1808 PPCSL|
|M18|Long|Plug|8 mm|[ 2)]|EI 1808 NPOSL-1|EI 1808 PPOSL-1 EI 1808 PPCSL-1|
|M30|Short|Cable|10 mm|[1)]|EI 3010 NPOSS|EI 3010 NPCSS|EI 3010 PPOSS|EI 3010 PPCSS|
|M30|Short|Plug|10 mm|[1)]|EI 3010 PPOSS-1|
|M30|Long|Cable|10 mm|[1)]|EI 3010 NPOSL|EI 3010 PPOSL|EI 3010 PPCSL|
|M30|Long|Plug|10 mm|[1)]|EI 3010 PPOSL-1|
|M30|Short|Cable|15 mm|[2)]|EI 3015 NPOSS|EI 3015 NPCSS|EI 3015 PPOSS|EI 3015 PPCSS|
|M30|Short|Plug|15 mm|[2)]|EI 3015 NPOSS-1|EI 3015 PPOSS-1|
|M30|Long|Cable|15 mm|[2)]|EI 3015 NPOSL|EI 3015 NPCSL|EI 3015 PPOSL|
|M30|Long|Plug|15 mm|[2)]|EI 3015 PPOSL-1|

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- **Output: Transistor NPN/PNP, normally open or normally closed** 

1) For flush mounting in metal 

2) For non-flush mounting in metal 

Specifications are subject to change without notice (12.2023) 

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**EI, DC, M12, M18, M30** 

## **S pecifications** 

|**Rated operational volt.**<br>(UB)|10 to 32 VDC|
|---|---|
||(ripple included)|
|**Ripple**|≤ 10%|
|**Rated operational current**(Ie)||
|Continuous|≤ 200 mA|
|**No-load supply current**(Io)|Output ON: < 6.5 mA|
|**Voltage drop **(Ud)<br>**Protection**<br>**Transient voltage**|Output OFF: < 2.7 mA<br>≤ 2 VDC at max. load<br>Reverse polarity,<br>short-circuit,transients<br>≤ 700 V/0.5 J|
|**EMC**|Approved according to|
||EN 60947-5-2|
|**Power ON delay**|< 10 ms|
|**Frequency of operating**<br>**cycles**(f)<br>**EI 1202** <br>**EI 1204**|800 Hz<br>500 Hz|
|**EI 1805**|500 Hz|
|**EI 1808**|400 Hz|
|**EI 3010**|300 Hz|
|**EI 3015**|100 Hz|
|**Indication for output ON**<br>**Assured operating dist.**(Sa)|LED, yellow<br>0 ≤ Sa≤ 0.81 Sn|
|**Repeatability **(R)<br>**Hysteresis**(H) (Differential travel) <br>**Effective operating dist.**(Sr)|≤ 5%<br>1 to 15% of sensingdistance<br>0.9 x Sn≤ Sr≤ 1.1 x Sn|



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|**Usable operating dist.**(S)|**Usable operating dist.**(S)|0.9 x Sr≤ Su≤ 1.1 x Sr|
|---|---|---|
|**Ambient temperature**|||
|Operating||-25° to +70°C (-13° to +158°F)|
|Storage||-30° to +80°C(-22° to +176°F)|
|**Degree ofprotection**||IP 67|
|**Housing material**|||
|Body||Stainless steel (1.4301)|
|Front||Grey thermoplastic polyester|
|Back||Blackpolyester|
|**Connection**|||
|Cable||2 m, 3 x 0.3 mm2,|
|||grey PVC,oil proof|
|Plug||M12 x 1|
|Cables for plug (-1)||CONx... series to be pur-|
|||chased separately|
|**Weight**(cable excluded)|||
|**EI**|**12**<br>|10 g|
|**EI**|**1805**|18 g|
|**EI**|**1808**|20 g|
|**EI**|**3010**|50 g|
|**EI**|**3015**|70g|
|**Tightening torque**|**EI 12**|7.5 Nm (x)|
|||17.5  Nm (y)|
||**EI 18**|27.5 Nm|
||**EI 30**|100.0 Nm|
|**Approvals**||UL,CSA|
|**CE-marking**||Yes|



## **Dimensions** 

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|**Type**<br>**A**<br>**B**<br>**C**<br>**D**<br>**E**<br>**F**<br>**SW**<br>**Ø mm**<br>**mm**<br>**mm**<br>**mm**<br>**mm**<br>**mm**||||||||
|**EI 1202 xPxSS**<br>**EI 1202 xPxSL**<br>**EI 1202 xPxSS-1**<br>**EI 1202 xPxSL-1**<br>**EI 1204 xPxSS**<br>**EI 1204 xPxSL**<br>**EI 1204 xPxSS-1**<br>**EI 1204 xPxSL-1**<br>**EI 1805 xPxSS**<br>**EI 1805 xPxSL**<br>**EI 1805 xPxSS-1**<br>**EI 1805 xPxSL-1**<br>**EI 1808 xPxSS**<br>**EI 1808 xPxSL**<br>**EI 1808 xPxSS-1**<br>**EI 1808 xPxSL-1**<br>**EI 3010 xPxSS**<br>**EI 3010 xPxSL**<br>**EI 3010 xPxSS-1**<br>**EI 3010 xPxSL-1**<br>**EI 3015 xPxSS**<br>**EI 3015 xPxSL**<br>**EI 3015 xPxSS-1**<br>**EI 3015 xPxSL-1**|M12 x 1 x 30<br>M12 x 1 x 50<br>M12 x 1 x 30<br>M12 x 1 x 50<br>M12 x 1 x 30<br>M12 x 1 x 50<br>M12 x 1 x 30<br>M12 x 1 x 50<br>M18 x 1 x 30<br>M18 x 1 x 50<br>M18 x 1 x 30<br>M18 x 1 x 50<br>M18 x 1 x 30<br>M18 x 1 x 50<br>M18 x 1 x 30<br>M18 x 1 x 50<br>M30 x 1.5 x 30<br>M30 x 1.5 x 50<br>M30 x 1.5 x 30<br>M30 x 1.5 x 50<br>M30 x 1.5 x 30<br>M30 x 1.5 x 50<br>M30 x 1.5 x 30<br>M30 x 1.5 x 50|10.7<br>10.7<br>10.7<br>10.7<br>10.7<br>10.7<br>10.7<br>10.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>16.7<br>28<br>28<br>28<br>28<br>28<br>28<br>28<br>28|30<br>50<br>30<br>50<br>34<br>54<br>34<br>54<br>30<br>50<br>30<br>50<br>38<br>58<br>38<br>58<br>30<br>50<br>30<br>50<br>42<br>62<br>42<br>62|11<br>11<br>12.6<br>12.6<br>11<br>11<br>12.6<br>12.6<br>11.6<br>11.6<br>13.1<br>13.1<br>11.6<br>11.6<br>13.1<br>13.1<br>13.6<br>13.6<br>13.6<br>13.6<br>13.6<br>13.6<br>13.6<br>13.6|5.0<br>5.0<br>11.9<br>11.9<br>5.0<br>5.0<br>11.9<br>11.9<br>15.4<br>15.4<br>11.9<br>11.9<br>15.4<br>15.4<br>11.9<br>11.9<br>15.4<br>15.4<br>11.9<br>11.9<br>15.4<br>15.4<br>11.9<br>11.9|4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>4<br>5<br>5<br>5<br>5<br>5<br>5<br>5<br>5|17<br>17<br>17<br>17<br>17<br>17<br>17<br>17<br>24<br>24<br>24<br>24<br>24<br>24<br>24<br>24<br>36<br>36<br>36<br>36<br>36<br>36<br>36<br>36|



Specifications are subject to change without notice (12.2023) 

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**EI, DC, M12, M18, M30** 

## **Dimensions (cont.)** 

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C D E C D E<br>F M 12 x 1<br>F<br>SW<br>A LED SW<br>A LED<br> Cable  Plug<br>B B<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Wiring Diagrams** 

**Cable versions** 

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1 BN + 1 BN + 1 BN + 1 BN +<br>4 BK<br>4 BK 4 BK<br>4 BK<br>3 BU 3 BU 3 BU 3 BU<br>- - - -<br>NPN - Normally open NPN - Normally closed PNP - Normally open PNP - Normally closed<br>EIeaba<br>Plug versions<br>1 BN + 1 BN + 1 BN + 1 BN +<br>4 BK<br>2 WH 2 WH<br>4 BK<br>3 BU - 3 BU - 3 BU - 3 BU -<br>NPN - Normally open NPN - Normally closed PNP - Normally open PNP - Normally closed<br>aba<br>1 BN = Brown  2 WH = White   3 BU = Blue  4 BK = Black<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


3 BU = Blue 4 BK = Black 

## **Installation Hints** 

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To avoid interference from inductive voltage/  Relief of cable strain Protection of the sensing face  Switch mounted on mobile carrier<br>current peaks, separate the prox. switch<br>power cables from any other power cables,<br>e.g. motor, contactor or solenoid cables<br>Incorrect<br>Correct<br>The cable should not be pulled A proximity switch should not serve as  Any repetitive flexing of the<br>mechanical stop cable should be avoided<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Specifications are subject to change without notice (12.2023) 

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Updated at April 21, 2026

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