Cheers,
This thread is mostly meant for discussing objects that we see in the field, that we think Factory IO would benefit from implementing. There is also a little bit of banter/joking/conversation, but ideally we should want to keep this thread to Wishlist items. IF you see a suggestion, and have a work around that you have done before, that’s a great thing to share. If there are teaching moments, sometimes it’s worth starting a new thread to not derail this one.
Your image is pretty much accurate. I use them in the field for a few reasons, we use them to say that a part is not positioned correctly. If it’s too far away, the signal will be high, if it’s too close, it will be high. If it’s not going to cause an error, it’s low.(Usually the sensor is inverted so the logic works, but that’s apart of a different FIO request) I also use them where we used to use limit switches on moving pieces of equipment, but the limit switches fail consistently, or I am tired of dealing with passing signals through an energy chain. So I point the Time of flight sensor at the object, and use the sensor in a safe location to mimic the LS. There are other examples, but the example was just one of many other things I would utilize it for in Factory IO, so I don’t have to rescript different objects to do something similar.