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Part Number:1098509
Photoelectric Sensor Model:WL4SLC-3P2232A72
OEM Spec Ref

Features

Sensor/ detection principle	Photoelectric retro-reflective sensor, autocollimation
Dimensions (W x H x D)	12.2 mm x 41.8 mm x 17.3 mm
Housing design (light emission)	Rectangular
Mounting hole	M3
Sensing range max.	0 m … 12 m ¹⁾
Sensing range	0 m … 8 m ¹⁾
Type of light	Visible red light
Light source	Laser ²⁾
Light spot size (distance)	Ø 1 mm (500 mm)
Wave length	650 nm
Laser class	1 (EN 60825-1:2014, IEC 60825-1:2014 / CDRH 21 CFR 1040.10 & 1040.11)
Adjustment	IO-Link Single teach-in button
Diagnosis	Device contamination monitoring, Quality of teach-in
Required accessories	Auxiliary sensor (e.g. WL4SL-3P2232, 1061561), Smart-Sensor Y-junction SYL-8204-G0M11-X2 (6055012), 2 x connecting cable (e.g. YF8U14-C60VA3M8U14, 2096612), 2 x reflector (e.g. P250F, 5308843)

¹⁾ Reflector PL80A.
²⁾ Average service life: 50,000 h at T_U = +25 °C.

Mechanics/electronics

Supply voltage	10 V DC … 30 V DC ¹⁾
Ripple	< 5 V_pp ²⁾
Current consumption	30 mA ³⁾
Switching output	PNP ⁴⁾
Output function	Complementary
Switching mode	Light/dark switching ⁴⁾
Output current I_max.	≤ 100 mA
Response time	≤ 0.5 ms ⁵⁾
Response time Q/ on Pin 2	300 µs … 450 µs ⁵⁾ ⁶⁾
Switching frequency	1,000 Hz ⁷⁾
Switching frequency Q / to pin 2	1,000 Hz ⁸⁾
Connection type	Male connector M8, 4-pin
Circuit protection	A ⁹⁾ B ¹⁰⁾ C ¹¹⁾
Protection class	III
Weight	100 g
Polarisation filter	✔
Housing material	Plastic, Novodur
Optics material	Plastic, PMMA
Enclosure rating	IP66 IP67
Ambient operating temperature	–10 °C … +50 °C
Ambient operating temperature extended	–30 °C … +55 °C ¹²⁾ ¹³⁾
Ambient temperature, storage	–30 °C … +70 °C
UL File No.	NRKH.E181493
Repeatability Q/ on Pin 2:	150 µs ⁶⁾

¹⁾ Limit values when operated in short-circuit protected network: max. 8 A.
²⁾ May not exceed or fall below U_v tolerances.
³⁾ Without load.
⁴⁾ Q = light switching.
⁵⁾ Signal transit time with resistive load.
⁶⁾ Valid for Q \ on Pin2, if configured with software.
⁷⁾ With light/dark ratio 1:1.
⁸⁾ With light / dark ratio 1:1, valid for Q \ on Pin2, if configured with software.
⁹⁾ A = V_S connections reverse-polarity protected.
¹⁰⁾ B = inputs and output reverse-polarity protected.
¹¹⁾ C = interference suppression.
¹²⁾ As of T_a = 50 °C, a max. supply voltage V_max. = 24 V and a max. load current I_max. = 50 mA is permitted.
¹³⁾ Operation below Tu –10 °C is possible if the sensor is already switched on at Tu > –10 °C, then cools down, and the supply voltage is subsequently not switched off. Switching on below Tu –10 °C is not permissible.

Safety-related parameters

MTTF_D

723 years (EN ISO 13849-1) ¹⁾

¹⁾ Mode of calculation: Parts-Count-calculation.

Communication interface

Communication interface	IO-Link V1.1
Communication Interface detail	COM2 (38,4 kBaud)
Cycle time	2.3 ms
Process data length	16 Bit
Process data structure	Bit 0 = switching signal Q_L1 Bit 1 = Detection signal Qint.1 Bit 2 … 15 = measuring value
VendorID	26
DeviceID HEX	0x800222
DeviceID DEC	8389154