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S E N S O R S
Training Note
Understanding Beam Patterns

Opposed Mode

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V I
OPPOSED S I O N 300 mm
Beam Pattern
Beam Pattern
12.0"
Uses
• Predicts the effective beam.
300 Beam Pattern • Predicts how closely adjacent, parallel
200 mm
mm 12.0"
8.0"
opposed-mode sensor pairs can be placed
100 mm
200 mm 4.0"
8.0" next to each other, without generating
300 mm 12.0"

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Width of the Emitter
100 mm Receiver4.0" optical crosstalk.
receiver response
Width of the 200 mm 8.0"
Emitter
100 mm Receiver4.0"
receiver response 100 mm 4.0"
100
200 mm
mm 4.0"
8.0"
S A F E T Y Width of the Emitter Receiver
receiver response 200
300 mm
mm 8.0"
12.0"
100 mm 4.0" Cautions
300 mm 12.0" • Any angular misalignment will significantly
200 mm 0 .6 m 1.2 m 1.8 m 2.4 m 3.0 m 3.68.0"
m
affect the size of the sensing area of most

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2' 4' 6' 8' 10' 12'
300 mm 0 .6 m 1.2 m 1.8 m 2.4 m 3.0 m 3.6 12.0"
m opposed-mode sensor pairs.
2' 4' 6' 8' 10'
Separation between emitter and receiver 12'
0 .6 m 1.2 m 1.8 m 2.4 m 3.0 m 3.6 m
Separation
2'
between
4'
emitter
6'
and 8'receiver10' 12'
W I R E L E S S
Retroreflective Mode Separation between emitter and receiver
Beam Pattern (Non-Polarized)
Beam Pattern (Non-Polarized)
60 mm 2.4"
60
Beam Pattern (Non-Polarized)
RETRO 40 mm
mm 2.4
1.6""
Farthest distance on
20 mm
40 mm 0.8""
1.6
eitherdistance
Farthest side of the
on 60 mm 2.4"
Uses
P sensor
either optical
side ofaxis
the
20 mm
Sensor
40 mm
BRT-3 Reflector 0.8"
1.6"
• Predicts the effective beam.
where a retroreflector
Farthest
sensor distanceaxis
optical on Sensor
20 BRT-3 Reflector 0.8"
POLAR RETRO 20 mm
mm 0.8" • Indicates how one 3-inch retroreflector will
can establish
where either a beam
side of the
a retroreflector 40 mm
20 mm 0.8
1.6""
cansensor optical
establish axis
a beam Sensor BRT-3 Reflector interact with multiple parallel sensors.
where a retroreflector 40
60 mm
mm 1.6
2.4""
20 mm 0.8" • Provides accurate depiction of light pattern
can establish a beam 60 mm 2.4" a few feet from the sensor.
40 mm 1.6"
0 .6 m 1.2 m 1.8 m 2.4 m 3.0 m 3.6 m
60 mm 0 2' 4' 6' 8' 10' 12'2.4"
.6 m 1.2 m 1.8 m 2.4 m 3.0 m 3.6 m
2' 4' 6' 8' 10' 12'
0Distance
.6 mbetween
1.2 mthe sensor
1.8 m and
2.4 the
m retroreflector
3.0 m 3.6 m
Distance 2' between
4' the sensor
6' and8' the retroreflector
10' 12'

Distance between the sensor and the retroreflector

Proximity Modes Diffuse-Mode Beam Pattern
Diffuse-Mode Beam Pattern
18 mm 0.75"
18
12 mm
mm
Diffuse-Mode Beam Pattern 0.50""
0.75
Uses
6 mm 0.25"""
DIFFUSE
Width of the sensor 12
18 mm
mm 0.50
0.75 • Predicts the effective beam.
DIVERGENT
response
Width of theonsensor
either 6 mm
Sensor
12 mm Target 0 ""
0.25
0.50
sideresponse
of the optical axis
on either Sensor
66 mm Target 0 ""
0.25
mm 0.25
sideWidth
of theofoptical
the sensor
axis 12
6 mm 0.50""
0.25
response on either Sensor Target 0
DIFFUSE
side of the optical axis 12
186mm
mm
mm 0.75"""
0.50
0.25 Cautions
18
12 mm
mm 0.75""
0.50 • Substantially smaller objects and/or those
0 75 mm 150 mm 225 mm 300 mm 375 mm 450 mm with low reflectivity may decrease the size
18 mm 3" 6" 9" 12" 15" 18" 0.75"
CONVERGENT 0 75 mm 150 mm 225 mm 300 mm 375 mm 450 mm of beam pattern.
3" 6" 9" 12" 15" 18"
0Distance
75 mmfrom
150sensor
mm 225to mm
target300surface
mm 375 mm 450 mm
• Angle of incidence of beam to a shiny
3" 6" 9" 12" 15" 18" surface can affect size and shape of beam
Distance from sensor to target surface
pattern.
ADJUSTABLE-FIELD Distance from sensor to target surface

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