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RightSight General Purpose Sensors

  • A Black 42EA RightSight Sensor with red lens, a green lit LED indicator on top, and threaded mounting on the bottom.

    42EA RightSight S18A photoelectric sensor

  • A Black 42EF RightSight Sensor with red lens, a multi LED indicator on top, and threaded mounting on the bottom.

    42EF RightSight M18 photoelectric sensor

A Black 42EA RightSight Sensor with red lens, a green lit LED indicator on top, and threaded mounting on the bottom.

42EA RightSight S18A photoelectric sensor

A Black 42EF RightSight Sensor with red lens, a multi LED indicator on top, and threaded mounting on the bottom.

42EF RightSight M18 photoelectric sensor

Our Bulletin 42EA RightSight™ S18 and 42EF RightSight M18 photoelectric sensors feature a wide range of sensing modes and are ideal for general purpose and cost-sensitive applications in material handling, packaging and other industries. The RightSight family offers industry standard housing with 18 mm nose and 25.4 mm through-hole mounting for application flexibility.

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  42EA RightSight S18 42EF RightSight M18A
IO-Link enabled No Yes
360° visible indicators Yes Yes (LED)
Variety of sensing options    
Diffuse 450 mm (17.7 in.) 500 mm (19.7 in.)
Background suppression (BGS) 50 mm (2 in.), 100 mm (3.9 in.) 50 mm (2 in.), 100 mm (3.9 in.)
Polarized retroreflective 3.5 m (11.5 ft) 3 m (9.8 ft)
Sharp cutoff - 130 mm (5.1 in.)
Fiber optic - Depends on fiber
Transmitted beam (T-beam) 10 m (32.8 ft) 20 m (65.6 ft)
Light source   Red
Infrared (T-beam) Infrared (T-beam)
Output mode L.O. and D.O Complementary L.O and D.O
Output type NPN and PNP (Push-pull) NPN and PNP by Cat. No.
Operating voltage DC DC
Response time 1  ms 1  ms
Enclosure rating IP67 IP67 and IP69K
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Additional Information

Rockwell Automation announces that as of March 2016, specific 42EF RightSight polarized retro-reflective, diffuse, and transmitted beam sensor models are discontinued and no longer for sale.

To support your transition, we recommend that you migrate to our enhanced 42EF Series D sensors. The 42EF Series D sensors offer IO-Link 1.1 protocol which provides users with additional sensor diagnostics when connected to an IO-Link master.

Migration Solutions
Demanding market conditions pose significant challenges. Across the enterprise and throughout the lifecycle, you must continuously strive for ways to leverage your existing automation investment.

Let Rockwell Automation help you determine your migration options and show you the benefits, including better performance, more informed business decisions, reduced maintenance costs, and quicker response to changing market demands.

Use the Product Lifecycle Status search tool to find specific lifecycle information by catalog number.

Learn more about our Migration Solutions.


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Certifications

CSA MarkCanadian Standards Association Mark
UL Listed CertificationUL Listed Certification
IO-LinkIO-Link
  • CE Marked for all applicable directives 
  • CSA Certified
  • UL Listed
  • IO-Link

Certifications apply when product is marked. See our Product Certification site for Declarations of Conformity, certificates and other certification details. 

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Documentation

Resource Publication Number Language
Presence Sensing Brochure SENSOR-BR001
42EA RightSight and 42JA VisiSight S18A Photoelectric Sensors Product Profile 42JAEA-PP001
English
RightSight Photoelectric Sensor with Teach Function Product Profile 42EF-PP002
English
RightSight Photoelectric Sensors Tech Data 42EF-TD001
English
RightSight S18A Installation Instructions 42EA-IN001
English
RightSight DeviceNet Photoelectric Sensors Installation Instructions 42EF-IN001
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RightSight Photoelectric Sensors Installation Instructions 42EF-IN003
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RightSight Photoelectric Sensors with Teach Function Installation Instructions 42EF-IN005
English
RightSight Miniature Sensors Installation Instructions 42EF-IN008
English
42EF RightSight Photoelectric Sensors with IO-Link Interface User Manual 42EF-UM001
English
Integrated Smart Sensor Solution Quick Reference Guide IOLINK-SP001
English
VisiSight M20A General Purpose Photoelectric Sensors Technical Data 42JA-TD001
English
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