
1. Basic operation
● When a hand is touched to the sensing surface, thru-beam
type photoelectric sensor detects the hand, and output turns
ON or OFF.
FUNCTIONS
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2. Output
● ThreesemiconductorphotoMOSrelaysareincorporated.
Output1 :Whenanobjectisdetected(beamisinterrupted): OFF /
Whenanobjectisnotdetected(beamisreceived): ON
Output2,3:Whenanobjectisdetected(beamisinterrupted)):ON/
Whenanobjectisnotdetected(beamisreceived): OFF
Note:Whenthepowerofthethru-beamtypephotoelectricsensorinsidethemainbodyturns
ONinbeaminterruptedcondition,output1turnsON,whileoutputs2and3turnOFF,
thenthefaultindicator(yellow)lightsup.Inthiscase,oncebeamisreceived,thefault
indicatorturnsOFFandthesensorreturnstonormaloperation.
3. Time-out function
● Unintendedbeaminterruptedconditioncausedbydirtonthesensingsurface,
etc.canbemonitored.
• Whenbeaminterruptedcondition(sensingcondition)continuesfor10sec.
ormore,output1turnsON,whileoutput2and3turnOFF(outputcondition
isthesameasnon-sensingcondition.)
• Thisfunctioncanbeinvalidbyshort-circuiting“betweenswitchingterminals
oftime-outfunction(terminalNo.7andNo.8)”asdescribedbelow.
Note:Whentime-outfunctionis operated, the fault indicator (yellow) lightsup.Inthiscase,
oncebeamisreceived,thefaultindicatorturnsOFFandthesensorreturnstonormal
operation.
Short-circuit between the switching
terminals of time-out function
7 8
4. External input function
● External input indicators 1 and 2 of this product light up by the signal from
external input.
External input indicators 1 and 2:
Lightsupwhenexternalinputindicators1and2arevalid(0to1Vor10Vto+V).
TurnsOFFwhenexternalinputindicators1and2areinvalid(4to6Voropen).
10 sec.
or more
Sensing
Non-
sensing
Fault
indicator
Output 1
Output 2
Output
<Timing Chart (In case time-out function works)>
Connecting to the terminal block
● Whenconnectingtotheterminalblock,pushthecable
withferruleterminalintothebackofthemountinghole.
Ifthecableisproperlyinserted,thelockiscompleted
andthecabledoesnotfallifitispulled.
● Incaseofusingtwistedwiredirectly, hold down the
release button and plug the cable into the back as
shownintherightgure.Conformingcablediameter
isshownbelow.
● Incaseofremoving,holddownthereleasebuttonand
pull the cable.
Cablewithnoferruleterminal(Twistedwire) Cablewithferruleterminal
0.2to1.5mm2 (AWG 24 to 16) 0.2to1.5mm2
<Conforming cable>
1 2 3 4 5 6
789
10 11 12
● AstheshapeisdifferentbetweenAsideterminal(termi-
nalNo.1to6)andBsideterminal(terminalNo.7to12),
makesuretowireproperly.
TerminalNo.
Terminalname Description
1 12 to 24V DC +V
2Output 1 Output 1_1
3 Output 1_2
4Output 2 Output 2_1
5Output 2_2
6 0V 0V
no projection
<A side terminal block>
TerminalNo.
Terminalname
Description
7Timer(+V) Switchingterminal of time-
outfunction(+V)
8 Timer(IN) Switchingterminaloftime-
outfunction(IN)
9Output 3 Output 3_1
10 Output 3_2
11 IN2 (Orange) External input 2
12 IN1 (Green) External input 1
<B side terminal block>
no projection
Designation
Opticaltouchswitch
Item
Model No.
SW-101
Applicable standard CSA22.2No.14,CSA22.2No.0.8,ANSI/NFPA79,UL508,
EN60947-5-2(EMConly)
Sensingmethod Thru-beamtypephotoelectricsensor(2beamaxes)
Supplyvoltage 12 to 24V DC±10%, Ripple P-P10% or less
Currentconsumption 100mAorless(Excludingexternalconnectionload)
Output
SemiconductorphotoMOSrelayoutput×3
•Maximumloadcurrent:100mA
•Appliedvoltage:30VDCorless(betweenoutputand+V)
•Residualvoltage:1.5Vorless(at100mAofloadcurrent)
Output operation
Output 1 :
Whenanobjectisdetected(lightisblocked):OFF/
Whenanobjectisnotdetected(lightisreceived):ON
Output2,3:Whenanobjectisdetected(lightisblocked):ON/
Whenanobjectisnotdetected(lightisreceived):OFF
Short-circuitprotection
Incorporated
Responsetime 100msorlesswhenanobjectisdetected
50msorlesswhenanobjectisnotdetected
Protection IP65(IEC)TYPE1(UL50)(Excludingterminalarea)
Ambienttemperature -25to+50°C(Nodewcondensationoricingallowed)
Storage:-30to+70°C
Ambienthumidity 30to85%RH,Storage:30to85%RH
Material
Enclosure: Polycarbonate, Polyester resin
Nut:PBT,Moutingpacking:Siliconerubber
Connection cable
length
Upto20m(cablediameter:0.2tounder0.3mm2)
Upto100m(cablediameter:0.3ormoreto1.5mm2)
Weight Approx. 130g
SPECIFICATIONS
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● Thisproducthasbeendeveloped/producedforindustrialuseonly.
● Conrmthewiringbeforepowerissupplied,aswrongwiringwilldamagethe
internal circuit.
● Verifythatthesupplyvoltagevariationiswithintherating.
● Ifpowerissuppliedfromacommercialswitchingregulator,ensurethattheframe
ground(F.G.)terminalofthepowersupplyisconnectedtoanactualground.
● UseapowersupplyunitconformingtotheEMCDirectiveandtheLowVoltage
Directive.(OnlyforuseinEurope)
● UseapowersupplyunitconformingtoCLASS2.(OnlyforuseintheUnitedStates)
● Useapowersupplyunitwithanoutputholdingtimeof20msormore.
● Donotuseduring theinitialtransient time(approx.300ms)afterthepower
supplyisswitchedON.
● MakesuretouseanisolationtransformerfortheDCpowersupply.Ifanauto-transformer
(singlewindingtransformer)isused,thisproductorthepowersupplymaygetdamaged.
● Incaseasurgeisgeneratedintheusedpowersupply,connectasurgeab-
sorber to the source and absorb the surge.
● MakesurethatthepowerisOFFwhilewiring.
● Do not run the wires together with high-voltage lines or power lines or put
theminthesameraceway.Thiscancausemalfunctionduetoinduction.
● Inordertoreducenoise,makethewiringasshortaspossible.
●Do not use this product in places having excessive vapor, dust, etc.
● Takecarethattheproductdoesnotcomeincontactwithoil,grease,oror-
ganic solvents such as thinner, etc.
● Donothittheproductbyahammeretc.whenmounting,astheproductgetdamaged.
● Thisproductissuitableforindooruseonly.
CAUTIONS
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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● Faultindicator(yellow)blinkswhenanerroroccurs.
● Anerrorcanbeidentiedbythenumberofblinksofthefaultindicator.
Blinking
number Error
Statusofsensor
Countermeasure
1Output
short-circuit Lockout Checkthewiringofoutput.
2 Dirt error
Normaloperation
Wipeoutthesensingsurfacewithasoftcloth.
4Extraneous
light error Lockout Place the product so that extraneous light
isnotreceivedatitssensingsurface.
5Internal error Lockout Check that there is no noise around the
product.Alsochecktheenvironment for
powersupplyandwiring.
Incasetheproductdoesnotoperatenormally
aftercheckingtheabovemeasures,contact
PanasonicIndustrialDevicesSUNXCo.,Ltd.
6Emission
circuit error Lockout
7Reception
circuit error Lockout
● Incaseoflockoutcondition,whenuppercountermeasureisperformed and
thepowerissuppliedagain,theoperationreturnstonormal.
0.3s0.3s
Turns OFF
Lights up 2s
<Blinking cycle of the fault indicator [(e.g.) The number of blinks: 2 times]>
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