PROX MAG
Magnetic proximity switch
A magnetic proximity switch detects a documented magnetic target or field condition.
Schematic
IEEE / ANSI · PROX MAG
ANSI/IEEE Magnetic proximity switch form
IEEE-library form of magnetic proximity switch: a magnetic proximity switch detects a documented magnetic target or field condition.
In plain English
What does ANSI/IEEE Magnetic proximity switch form mean?
This reference locates magnetic proximity switch in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented magnetic switches family. A magnetic proximity switch detects a documented magnetic target or field condition. The drawing identifies supply and output where applicable, and the equipment detail identifies the magnet or operating mechanism. The public library uses HPX1M for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.
A simple example
Read the operating mechanism and the contact reference state together. Cross-reference every associated contact to the same device and show which movement, signal or reset changes its condition; the symbol alone does not establish the complete switching sequence.
What the drawings help you do
Locate the magnetic target as well as the switch body. A magnetic proximity input is different from a relay coil operating its own contacts. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.
This particular reference
IEEE-library form of magnetic proximity switch: a magnetic proximity switch detects a documented magnetic target or field condition. A magnetic proximity input is different from a relay coil operating its own contacts.
- Normally open / normally closed
- The contact state in the normal condition defined for the drawing.
- Coil
- A wound conductor that can produce a magnetic field when energised.
- Signal
- Electrical information passed between devices, rather than necessarily the main power supply.
Read the source: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Magnetic Switches
IEEE / ANSI · Magnetic
Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Magnetic Switches, block HPX1M. Matching functional counterpart linked separately. Independently drawn educational geometry; not a certified IEEE glyph or database identifier.
Shown as an independently authored educational illustration. Use the cited publication and drawing legend to verify the required drafting form.
Schematic · PROX MAG
What it represents
This reference locates magnetic proximity switch in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented magnetic switches family. A magnetic proximity switch detects a documented magnetic target or field condition. The drawing identifies supply and output where applicable, and the equipment detail identifies the magnet or actuator. The public library uses HPX1M for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.
Read the operating mechanism and the contact reference state together. Cross-reference every associated contact to the same device and show which movement, signal or reset changes its condition; the symbol alone does not establish the complete switching sequence.
Locate the magnetic target as well as the switch body. A magnetic proximity input is different from a relay coil operating its own contacts. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.
How to read it
- Locate the magnetic target as well as the switch body.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.
Information to show or reference
- Name target reference
- State output/contact type
- Identify sensing arrangement
A distinction that matters
A magnetic proximity input is different from a relay coil operating its own contacts.
Sources you can follow
These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.
Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Magnetic Switches
Public IEEE-oriented Magnetic Switches table explicitly lists HPX1M as Magnetic. This supports the vendor convention context, not reproduction of the publisher graphic.
About this graphic
This illustration was authored independently by Elora Grid to explain the concept. It is not reproduced from a customer drawing, an official standard graphic or a manufacturer CAD file. Its correspondence to an exact IEC or IEEE symbol identifier has not been certified.
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