Banner D11 User Manual

D11 Expert Series

Low-cost TEACH-mode sensors for use with plastic fiber optics

• Low-cost, 10 to 30V dc, self-contained, TEACH-mode sensors for use with all Banner
plastic fiber optics

• Compact 11 mm-wide housing designed for DIN rail mounting; also mounts to other
surfaces using the supplied mounting bracket

• Easy push-button TEACH-mode programming automatically adjusts sensitivity to opti­mal setting

• D11E sensors are designed for low-contrast sensing applications (sensitivity set to just
above the “dark” condition)

• D11E2 series sensors set the switching point midway between the “dark” and “light”
conditions to ignore subtle changes, such as web flutter

• Fast, 200 microsecond (0.2 millisecond) output response; a 40 millisecond output pulse
stretcher also may be programmed

• Models available with NPN (sinking) or PNP (sourcing) output

• Output may be programmed for either light operate (“LO”) or dark operate (“DO”)

• Separate input allows remote programming by an external device, such as a switch or

Models available with integral 2 m (6.5 ft)
cable or Pico-style quick-disconnect (QD)
connector; 9 m (30 ft) cables are also
available

a process controller

• LED status indications for power ON, output state, received signal strength, and sens­ing contrast

Models

D11EN6FP

D11EN6FPQ 4-pin Pico QD

D11EP6FP 2 m (6.5 ft)

D11EP6FPQ 4-pin Pico QD

D11E2N6FP

D11E2N6FPQ 4-pin Pico QD

D11E2P6FP 2 m (6.5 ft)

D11E2P6FPQ 4-pin Pico QD

Switching Threshold Set­ting

Just above the “dark” condi­tion

Midway between “dark” and
“light” conditions

Cable Output Type

2 m (6.5 ft)

2 m (6.5 ft)

NPN (sinking)

PNP (sourcing)

NPN (sinking)

PNP (sourcing)

Maximum Range (Diffuse mode performance
based on 90% reflectance white test card)

Range varies by sensing mode and fiber optics used:

• PIT46U fibers, opposed mode: 180 mm (7.1")

• PIT26U fibers, opposed mode: 50 mm (2.0")

• PBT46U fiber, diffuse mode: 50 mm (2.0")

• PBT26U fiber, diffuse mode: 10 mm (0.4")

Standard 2 m (6.5 ft) cable models are listed. To order the 9 m (30 ft) cable model, add suffix "W/30" to the cabled model number. For
example, D11EN6FP W/30. Models with a QD connector require a mating cable. (See Accessories).

WARNING: Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection
Never use this device as a sensing device for personnel protection. Doing so could lead to serious
injury or death. This device does not include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow its

use in personnel safety applications. A sensor failure or malfunction can cause either an energized or de­energized sensor output condition.

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Specifications

Supply Voltage and Current

10 to 30V dc (10% maximum ripple) at less than 45
mA, exclusive of load

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Opposed-mode range may be extended using optional lenses (see catalog for available lenses).

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Required Fiber Optic Cable

PI or PB Series plastic fibers

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D11 Expert Series

Supply Protection Circuitry

Protected against reverse polarity and transient voltag­es

Output Configuration

One (SPST) NPN (sinking) or PNP (sourcing) open­collector transistor, depending on model; programma­ble for light or dark operate

Output Rating

150 mA maximum
Off-state leakage current: <5 microamps at 30V dc
On-state saturation voltage: <1V at 10 mA dc; <1.5V at

150 mA dc

Output Protection Circuitry

Protected against false pulse on power-up and continu­ous overload or short-circuit

Output Response Time

200 microseconds (0.2 milliseconds) ON and OFF (40
milliseconds OFF when pulse stretcher is program­med). NOTE: 100 millisecond delay on power-up; out­put is non-conducting during this time

Output Timing Functions

ON/OFF (no delay) or fixed 40 millisecond OFF-delay
pulse stretcher; selected by push button

Operating Temperature

–10 to +55 ºC (–14 to +131 ºF)
Maximum relative humidity 90% at 50ºC (non-condens-

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Certifications

Sensing Beam

Visible red, 680 nm

Repeatability

66 microseconds

Adjustments

Push button TEACH mode sensitivity setting (see
TEACH mode, page 2); remote TEACH mode input is
provided

Indicators

Three LEDs: Green, Yellow and Red
Green LED lights for dc power ON and flashes when

ready to register sensing condition during TEACH
mode: 1 Hz when waiting to learn first sensing condi­tion; 2 Hz when waiting to learn second sensing condi­tion; 4 Hz when output is overloaded.

Yellow LED lights for output ON (conducting).
Red LED is Banner’s patented Alignment Indicating

Device (AID™, U.S. patent #4356393) which lights
whenever the sensor “sees” a light condition and su­perimposes a pulse rate which is proportional to the
strength of the received light signal (the stronger the
signal, the faster the pulse rate).

Construction

Black ABS flame retardant housing with acrylic cover
Stainless steel M3 x 0.5 hardware for use with ABS

mounting bracket (supplied)

Environmental Rating

IEC IP54; NEMA 2

Connections

2 m (6.5 ft) or 9 m (30 ft) attached cable, or 4-pin Pico­style quick-disconnect fitting; Cables for QD models
are purchased separately

Run Mode

Run mode is the normal operation of the D11 Expert series. The LED indicators operate in Run mode, as follows:

Indicator LED Color Function

1 Signal Strength

(SIG)

2 Output Amber Follows the action of the output:

3 Power ON Green Solid when power is applied.

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4 Button n/a Programming push button

Red Lights when the sensor "sees" its modulated light source

and pulses at a rate proportional to the received light signal
strength.

• On when the output is energized

• Off when the output is de-energized

Flashes at approximately 4 Hz to indicate the output is over­loaded

Max. Light Signal

Threshold for
D11E2 (e.g. = 1x)

Light Sensing

Condition

Threshold for
D11E (e.g. = 1x)

Min. Light Signal

Dark Sensing

Condition

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The Signal Strength indicator is Banner’s exclusive AID™ (Alignment Indicating Device

). This feature simplifies accurate alignment
during TEACH mode and provides a means of signaling when maintenance is needed during Run mode. When the pulse rate is slow,
clean the fiber sensing ends and check the alignment.

Maximum Sensitivity/Factory Defaults

The sensors are factory-programmed for maximum sensitivity. This default setting may be easily recalled by holding the push button for
two or more seconds to enter TEACH mode, and then clicking the push button four times in a row.

The default program also is set for light operate output and pulse stretcher OFF, push button enabled.

Perform the following procedures to program your own settings.

TEACH Mode

Sensitivity is automatically set (and optimized) by “teaching” the sensor the “light” and “dark” conditions. This is accomplished in TEACH
mode. TEACH mode requires that each of the two sensing conditions be presented to the fiber optics; when the push button is clicked,
the sensor samples the sensing condition and registers it into memory. After the second sensing condition is registered, the D11 Expert
automatically sets the sensitivity to the optimum value for the application, and then returns to Run mode.

NOTE: There is a period of a few seconds at the end of TEACH mode, before Run mode begins.

Light or Dark Operate Selection

The two sensing conditions may be presented in either order: the light condition first,
and then the dark condition, or vice versa. The condition presented first is the condi­tion for which the output energizes. (In other words, the output will be light operated if
the light condition is TEACH condition #1, or the output will be dark operated if the
dark condition is TEACH condition #1.)
D11E sensors automatically set to a point just above the “dark” condition for the best
performance in low contrast sensing applications; D11E2 sensors automatically set to
a point midway between the “dark” and “light” conditions, to ignore subtle changes,
such as web flutter.

Contrast Indication

When the push button is clicked to teach the second sensing condition, the
three LED indicators flash simultaneously to indicate relative sensing con­trast. (Contrast is the difference in light level between the two sensing condi­tions.)

Higher contrast allows higher sensitivity level, and resulting higher excess
gain. A high contrast level is directly related to sensing reliability, and is
more forgiving of subtle changes in sensing conditions. The contrast display
at the end of TEACH mode is shown.

No. of flashes at end of

TEACH mode

1 Unacceptable

2 Low

3 Moderate

4 High

Relative Contrast

NOTE: If the relative contrast level is unacceptable (1 flash), the program
will return to TEACH condition #1.

TEACH Mode Programming

Action Indicator Status

Push and hold the button for more than 2 seconds. Green LED: Flashes at 1 Hz

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