The Festo SMEO-4-S-LED-24 is a magnetic-field proximity sensor with a plug connector, designed to detect piston position on pneumatic cylinders. It operates on 12…27 V DC and switches loads up to 500 mA, with a switching capacity of 10 W. Rated for -25…60°C ambient, it fits inside a standard pneumatic valve terminal or on a cylinder groove. The sensing principle — magnetic field and electric current — means it responds to the magnet in the piston, not to ferrous metal alone.
Compared to the SMEO-4-K-LED-220 — which runs on 12…250 V AC/DC and comes with a 2 m PVC cable — the SMEO-4-S-LED-24 is a lower-voltage, plug-in variant. If your panel is wired for 24 V DC and uses M8 or M12 connectors, this drops in without re-terminating the cable. The SMEO-4-K-LED-220's cable is fixed; swapping to this plug version means changing the mating connector on the harness.
