Electrical – Magnetic Contact Sensor with Long Cable

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I am using a magnetic contact sensor to detect whether the door is open or closed. The sensor will be connected to WISE-4060 module . But the question is that I will be using 300m long cable. Is is possible to use that sensor with long cable? Is that affect the sensor value significantly? What kind of cable should I choose?

Best Answer

There should be no issue with a 300m loop length. The door switch is a simple ans basic magnetic reed switch contact closure. And the switch input to the Wise4060 is perfectly compatible.It would be quite unusual for there to be any problem with your proposed configuration. Unshielded twisted pair is perfectly adequate and quite commonly used for this kind of application.