EN IEC 60947-5-7:2025

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-7: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Proximity devices with analogue output

IEC 60947-5-7:2024 states the requirements for proximity devices that correspond to the scope of IEC 60947-5-2:2019 with analog output (PDAO) and/or a digital output to transmit a corresponding digital value representing the detected sensing input. These devices can provide additional parameters. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) New structure; b) Update and expansion of definitions on analog output properties; c) Expanded performance requirements on analog output; d) Update and new normative references; e) Update of EMC requirements; f) Harmonization with IEC 62828 series; g) Harmonization with IEC 62683 and IEC 61987 definitions; h) Harmonization with IEC 61131-2 requirements; i) Update of the Annex A (former Annex G), Example of the determination of the conformity; j) New Annex B, Overview tests and influence quantities; k) New Annex C, Additional requirements for proximity switches with analog output incorporating a built-in communication interface complying with IEC 61131-9; l) New Annex D, Main characteristics for proximity devices with analog output.

Niederspannungsschaltgeräte - Teil 5-7: Steuergeräte und Schaltelemente - Anforderungen an Näherungssensoren mit Analogausgang

Appareillage à basse tension - Partie 5-7: Appareils et éléments de commutation pour circuits de commande - Détecteurs de proximité à sortie analogique

L'IEC 60947-5-7:2024 établit les exigences relatives aux détecteurs de proximité relevant du domaine d'application de l'IEC 60947-5-2:2019 qui comportent une sortie analogique (PDAO, Proximity Devices with Analog Output) et/ou une sortie numérique pour transmettre une valeur numérique correspondante qui représente l'entrée sensible détectée. Ces appareils peuvent fournir des paramètres supplémentaires. Cette seconde édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2003. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: a) nouvelle structure; b) mise à jour et développement des définitions relatives aux propriétés de sortie analogiques; c) développement des exigences relatives aux performances des sorties analogiques; d) mise à jour et ajout de nouvelles références normatives; e) mise à jour des exigences de CEM; f) harmonisation avec la série IEC 62828; g) harmonisation avec les définitions de l'IEC 62683 et l'IEC 61987; h) harmonisation avec les exigences de l'IEC 61131-2; i) mise à jour de l'Annexe A (ancienne Annexe G), Exemple de détermination de la conformité; j) ajout de l'Annexe B, Vue d'ensemble des essais et grandeurs d'influence; k) ajout de l'Annexe C, Exigences supplémentaires pour les détecteurs de proximité à sortie analogique qui comportent une interface de communication intégrée conforme à l'IEC 61131-9; l) ajout de l'Annexe D, Caractéristiques principales des détecteurs de proximité à sortie analogique.

Nizkonapetostne stikalne in krmilne naprave - 5-7. del: Krmilne naprave in stikalni elementi - Bližinske naprave z analognim izhodom (IEC 60947-5-7:2024)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-Sep-2025
• ICS: 29.130.20 - Low voltage switchgear and controlgear
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 121A - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 121A - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 05-Sep-2025
• Due Date: 29-Sep-2023
• Completion Date: 05-Sep-2025
• Directive: 2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Mandate: M/404 - Standardisation Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI for harmonized standard according to the Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/552 - [C(2016) 7641 final] Standardisation request as regards harmonised standards in support of Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 60947-5-7:2025 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-7: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Proximity devices with analogue output (IEC 60947-5-7:2024)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60947-5-7:2003 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-7: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Requirements for proximity devices with analogue output
• Effective Date: 25-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60947-5-7:2003
Nizkonapetostne stikalne in krmilne naprave - 5-7. del: Krmilne naprave in stikalni
elementi - Bližinske naprave z analognim izhodom (IEC 60947-5-7:2024)
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-7: Control circuit devices and switching
elements - Proximity devices with analogue output (IEC 60947-5-7:2024)
Niederspannungsschaltgeräte - Teil 5-7: Steuergeräte und Schaltelemente -
Anforderungen an Näherungssensoren mit Analogausgang (IEC 60947-5-7:2024)
Appareillage à basse tension - Partie 5-7: Appareils et éléments de commutation pour
circuits de commande - Détecteurs de proximité à sortie analogique (IEC 60947-5-
7:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60947-5-7:2025
ICS:
29.130.20 Nizkonapetostne stikalne in Low voltage switchgear and
krmilne naprave controlgear
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60947-5-7

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2025
ICS 29.130.20 Supersedes EN 60947-5-7:2003
English Version
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-7: Control
circuit devices and switching elements - Proximity devices with
analogue output
(IEC 60947-5-7:2024)
Appareillage à basse tension - Partie 5-7: Appareils et Niederspannungsschaltgeräte - Teil 5-7: Steuergeräte und
éléments de commutation pour circuits de commande - Schaltelemente - Anforderungen an Näherungssensoren
Détecteurs de proximité à sortie analogique mit Analogausgang
(IEC 60947-5-7:2024) (IEC 60947-5-7:2024)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2024-10-16. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60947-5-7:2025 E

European foreword
The text of document 121A/592/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60947-5-7, prepared by SC 121A "Low-
voltage switchgear and controlgear" of IEC/TC 121 "Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies
for low voltage" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2026-09-30
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2028-09-30
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60947-5-7:2003 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document is read in conjunction with EN IEC 60947-5-2:2020.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60947-5-7:2024 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60068-2-31 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-31
IEC 61131-2:2017 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61131-2:— (not modified)
IEC 61158 series NOTE Approved as EN 61158 series
IEC 61784-1-0 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61784-1-0
IEC 61784-2-0 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61784-2-0
IEC 61784-5-1 NOTE Approved as EN 61784-5-1
IEC 61784-2 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61784-2
IEC 62683-1:2017 NOTE Approved as EN 62683-1:2017 (not modified)
IEC 62828-1:2017 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62828-1:2018 (not modified)
IEC 62828-4:2020 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62828-4:2020 (not modified)
IEC/TR 63201:2019 NOTE Approved as CLC IEC/TR 63201:2020 (not modified)

Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: FprEN IEC 61131-2:2017.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60947-5-2 2019 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - EN IEC 60947-5-2 2020
Part 5-2: Control circuit devices and
switching elements - Proximity switches
- - + A11 2022
IEC 61131-9 2022 Programmable controllers - Part 9: Single- EN IEC 61131-9 2022
drop digital communication interface for
small sensors and actuators (SDCI)
IEC 62443-2 series Security for industrial automation and EN IEC 62443-2 series
control systems
IEC/TS 63208 2020 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - - -
Security aspects
IEC 60947-5-7 ®
Edition 2.0 2024-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Low- voltage switchgear and controlgear –

Part 5-7: Control circuit devices and switching elements – Proximity devices with

analogue output
Appareillage à basse tension –

Partie 5-7 : Appareils et éléments de commutation pour circuits de commande –

Détecteurs de proximité à sortie analogique

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.130.20  ISBN 978-2-8322-8582-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and list of abbreviated terms . 8
3.1 Basic definitions . 8
3.2 Operation of a proximity device . 9
3.3 Output element characteristics . 12
3.4 List of abbreviated terms . 15
4 Classification . 16
4.1 General . 16
5 Analog characteristics . 16
5.1 General . 16
5.3 Rated and limiting values for the proximity device and output elements . 16
5.3.1 Voltages . 16
5.3.2 Currents . 16
5.3.3 Load conditions . 17
5.3.4 Linearity . 17
6 Product information . 17
6.1 Nature of information – Identification . 17
6.1.1 Adding information . 17
6.1.2 Specific information of 6.1.1 bc) Output characteristics . 18
6.4 Environmental information . 18
6.4.1 Environmentally conscious design process (ECD process) . 18
6.4.2 Procedure to establish material declaration . 18
7 Normal service, mounting and transport conditions . 18
8 Constructional and performance requirements . 19
8.1 General . 19
8.1.1 Load conditions . 19
8.1.18 Security aspects . 19
8.1.19 Embedded software . 19
8.2 Performance requirements . 19
8.2.1 Acceptance criteria . 19
8.5 Analog output limit values . 19
8.5.1 General . 19
8.5.2 Environmental test conditions . 20
9 Tests . 21
9.1 General . 21
9.3.1 Test sequences . 21
9.6 Verification of the electromagnetic compatibility . 22
9.6.1 General . 22
9.8 Additional requirements for proximity switches with analog output . 22
9.8.1 Requirements for test programs and proper functioning verification
procedures (PFVPs) . 22
9.8.2 Verification of analog output . 23
9.8.3 Accuracy and related factors . 24

IEC 60947-5-7:2024 © IEC 2024 – 3 –
9.9 Testing of detection capabilities of physical sizes like operating distance,
speed, rotation speed, frequency, etc. . 25
9.9.1 General . 25
Annex A (informative) Example of the determination of the conformity . 27
A.1 Example 1 of the determination of the conformity of an angle sensor, with
linear output characteristics . 27
A.2 Example 2 of the determination of the conformity of a position sensor, with
nonlinear output characteristics . 30
A.3 Test report and technical documentation . 32
A.3.1 Test report . 32
A.3.2 Technical documentation .
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