Functional principle Photoelectric proximity sensor

Functional principle detail Background suppression

Sensing range

Sensing range min. 4 mm

Sensing range max. 220 mm

Adjustable switching threshold for background suppression 15 mm ... 220 mm

Reference object Object with 90% remission factor (complies with standard white according to

 DIN 5033)

Minimum distance between set sensing range and background (black 6% / white 90%) 3 mm, 

at a distance of 80 mm

Recommended sensing range for the best performance 40 mm ... 140 mm

Emitted beam

Light source PinPoint LED

Type of light Visible red light

Shape of light spot Point-shaped

Light spot size (distance) Ø 4.2 mm (130 mm)

Maximum dispersion of the emitted beam around the standardized transmission axis (squint angle)

< +/- 1.5° (at Ta = +23 °C)

Key LED figures

Normative reference EN 62471:2008-09 | IEC 62471:2006, modified

LED risk group marking Free group

Wave length 635 nm

Average service life 100,000 h at Ta = +25 °C

Smallest detectable object (MDO) typ.

0.2 mm (At 130 mm distance (object with remission factor of 90% (complies with 

standard white according to DIN 5033)))

Adjustment

Teach-Turn adjustment BluePilot: For setting the sensing range

Indication

LED blue BluePilot: sensing range indicator

LED green Operating indicator

Static on: power on

LED yellow Status of received light beam

Static on: object present

Static off: object not present