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Reflex Sensor with Background Suppression HW12PCT3

Features at a Glance

Stainless steel housing
Electronic background suppression
Red light
Teach-in, external teach-in

HW12PCT3 Reflex Sensor with Background Suppression

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These sensors detect distance by measuring angles. They are particularly good at recognizing objects in front of any background. The color, shape and surface characteristics of the object have practically no influence on sensor switching performance.

Features at a Glance

Stainless steel housing
Electronic background suppression
Red light
Teach-in, external teach-in

Technical data

Optical Data
Range	120 mm
Setting Range	35 ... 120 mm
Switching Hysteresis	< 5 %
Light Source	Red Light
Service Life (T = +25 °C)	100,000 h
Max. Ambient Light	10,000 Lux

Electrical Data
Supply Voltage	10 ... 30 V DC
Current Consumption (Ub = 24 V)	< 30 mA
Switching Frequency	750 Hz
Response Time	667 µs
On-/Off-Delay (RS-232)	0 ... 1 s
Temperature Drift	< 5 %
Temperature Range	-25 ... 60 °C
Switching Output Voltage Drop	< 2.5 V
PNP Switching Output/Switching Current	200 mA
Short Circuit Protection	yes
Reverse Polarity Protection	yes
Overload Protection	yes
Teach Mode	HT, VT
Protection Class	III

Mechanical Data
Setting Method	Teach-In
Housing Material	Stainless steel, V2A (1.4305 / 303) Plastic, PBT
Full Encapsulation	yes
Degree of Protection	IP67
Connection	M12 × 1; 4-pin
Weight	39 g

Safety-relevant Data
MTTFd (EN ISO 13849-1)	2,118.08 a

Output
PNP NO	yes
RS-232 with Adapterbox	yes

Adjustable parameters
Circuit	NC NC/NO NO
Other parameters	Off-delay On-delay
All other parameters can be found in the product documentation.

Standards and certificates

Table 1
Detection Range	60 mm	120 mm
Light Spot Diameter	2,5 mm	5 mm

Connection Diagram

Switching Distance Deviation
Typical characteristic curve based on white, 90 % remission Sr = Switching Distance dSr = Switching Distance Change black 6 % remission grey 18 % remission