Capacitive Sensors

Elite Series CPL290 Measurement Ranges and Probes

Probe Sensing Area

The probe sensing area determines the probe's measurement range.

Larger Sensing Area = Larger Range

probe-sensor

Sensing areas are indicated with a letter designation and are combined with the probe body style to form a probe model number such as C23-C (C23 body style and C size sensing area).

Target area diameter must be 130% of the sensing area diameter or custom calibration will be required.

Calibration Types

Four different calibration types are available enabling you to find the optimal pairing of range and resolution. While resolution as a percent of range is very similar, the smaller ranges have correspondingly smaller resolution values. Not all probes are available in all calibration types.

CPL290 dual range/sensitivity typically uses one probe calibrated to two different calibration types.

Ultrafine

Smallest resolution

Fine

ranges

Standard

Extended

Largest range

 

Terms

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Ranges - Sorted by Sensing Area Size (Smallest to Largest)

Larger Sensing Area = Larger Range

1 mil = 0.001"

Probes

Range, Resolution, Linearity*

Sensing
Area

Min.
Target
Diam.

Body Style Options

Probe model numbers consist of body style + sensing area size such as "C23-C"

— Ultrafine —

— Fine —

— Standard —

— Extended —

Range

µm
mils

Near Gap

µm
mils

Resolution

Lin.

%FS

Range

µm
mils

Near Gap

µm
mils

Resolution

Lin.


%FS

Range

µm
mils

Near Gap

µm
mils

Resolution

Lin.

%FS

Range

µm
mils

Near Gap

µm
mils

Resolution

Lin.

%FS
mm
inch
BW
Hz
nm
µin
BW
Hz
nm
µin
BW
Hz
nm
µin
BW
Hz
nm
µin

F**

0.8
0.03
C3 Probe C5 Probe C6 Probe 10
0.4
20
0.8
100 1.1
0.04
0.25 50
2.0
50
2.0
100 3.8
0.15
0.30 80
3.0
60
2.5
100 6.8
0.27
0.85
6k 1.5
0.06
6k 5.0
0.20
6k 9.0
0.36

E**

1.0
0.04
C3 Probe C5 Probe C6 Probe 25
1.0
75
3.0
100 3.0
0.12
0.15 100
4.0
100
4.0
100 7.5
0.30
0.15
6k 4.0
0.16
6k 10
0.40

D

2.5
0.10
C3 Probe C5 Probe C6 Probe 10
0.4
20
0.8
100 0.2
0.01
0.15 50
2.0
75
3.0
100 1.0
0.04
0.15 250
10.0
125
5.0
100 4.5
0.18
0.10 500
20.0
125
5.0
100 9.0
0.36
0.15
15k 0.4
0.02
15k 2.0
0.08
15k 9.0
0.35
15k 18
0.71

C

2.3
0.09
C23 Probe C24 Probe - 10
0.4
20
0.8
100 0.2
0.01
0.20 50
2.0
75
3.0
100 1.2
0.05
0.15 250
10.0
125
5.0
100 5.0
0.20
0.10 500
20.0
125
5.0
100 9.0
0.36
0.20
15k 0.4
0.02
15k 2.4
0.10
15k 10
0.40
15k 18
0.71

B

4.1
0.16
C23 Probe C24 Probe - 50
2.0
125
5.0
100 1.0
0.04
0.20 500
20.0
250
10.0
100 5.0
0.20
0.15 1250
50.0
250
10.0
100 20
0.79
0.20
15k 2.0
0.08
15k 10
0.40
15k 40
1.6

A

7.6
0.30
C1 Probe C2 Probe - 50
2.0
225
9.0
100 0.8
0.03
0.20 500
20.0
500
20.0
100 6.0
0.24
0.20 2000
80.0
250
10.0
100 20
0.79
0.45
15k 1.6
0.06
15k 12
0.47
15k 40
1.6

H

25
1.0
R2 Probe 2500
100.0
5000
200
100 50
2.0
0.20 6000
250.0
3000
125
100 90
3.5
0.25
15k 100
4.0
15k 180
7.1

* For other bandwidths use 100 Hz values with these multipliers: 1 kHz-1.4, 10kHz-1.8, 15 kHz- 2.0 (15 kHz is standard/unfiltered)
Resolution values are RMS. Peak-to-peak values are typically ten times greater than the RMS values.
In high EMI conditions (10 V/m), output DC level may shift and noise may rise to 0.2 VRMS (1% resolution)
**10 kHz maximum bandwidth for these sensing areas.

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