Engineering suggestions require suitability checks for your installation.
1. Reflective mark or part detection
A compact mechanism may need to detect a small nearby target without a separate receiver path.
Potential use
Set the built-in sensitivity adjuster for the actual target reflectance and confirm the 1–5 mm sensing margin at the installed angle.
1–5 mm
940 nm IR
NPN
IP50
2. Small-part position confirmation
A fixture may need a discrete presence signal for a small transparent or opaque item.
Potential use
Use the NPN output with a compatible controller input and verify target size, ambient light, output load and Light-ON/Dark-ON wiring.
15 × 15 mm min. target
100 mA max.
5–24 VDC
Adjustable