Counter wiring issues

[Kj14]

I'm struggling to get a timer to work. It's a red lion pax r, and I'm using a proximity sensor as the input to count so that every time it makes it counts. The manual that comes with it hasn't helped

 

[David Prosser]

Is it a counter or timer ?

 

[Richard Burns]

On looking apparently the Pax r is a rate meter not a counter and certainly not a timer.

 

[marconi]

Could you provide details of the proximity sensor, in particular its output which you have connected to the counter. I need its name and model number so I can google it. Also, how have you have connected it to the counter at the moment?

 

[David Prosser]

PAXR0010 | COUNTER, PAX R | Red Lion - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/counters/3885113/

There are several versions on RS

 

[Chris1234]

PAXR0010 | COUNTER, PAX R | Red Lion - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/counters/3885113/

There are several versions on RS

He wanted the sensor details.

 

[David Prosser]

That may be true but I don't think Marconi was asking me.

 

[gnuuser]

proximity sensors come in many flavors(hall effect, capacitive, and optical style) and have different outputs,(normally open and normally closed(digital) and variable resistance(analog))
more info on the sensor is needed and preferably a drawing of your circuit. this can give us an idea of whats going on