Banner SL30 Slot Sensors User Manual

SL Series Slot Sensor

SL0 Series Slot Sensor

Self-contained opposed-mode sensor pair

Printed in USA P/N 60073

SL0 Series Slot Sensor Features

• An easy-to-use self-contained opposed-mode sensor pair in a rugged U-shaped housing

• Easy and economical to mount

• Molded-in beam guides simplify mounting and beam placement

• 30 mm slot width for a wide variety of sensing applications

• Applications include hole detection, gear tooth detection, edge guiding and counting
of opaque materials

• 10 to 30V dc operation

• Bipolar PNP/NPN outputs

• Choose 1 millisecond or 300 microsecond response

• 2 mm effective beam

• Dark or light operate

• Choose integral, unterminated cable or QD models

Models

Slot

Width Cable*

Supply

Voltage

Output

Type Response Repeatability

SL030VB6

SL0 Series Slot Sensor Models

Infrared, 890 nm

1 millisecond 250 microseconds

30 mm
(1.2")

2 m (6.5')
5-wire cable

10-30V dc

Bipolar
NPN (sinking)
and
PNP (sourcing)

5-Pin
Euro-style QD

SL030VB6Q

2 m (6.5')
5-wire cable

5-Pin
Euro-style QD

SL030VB6YQ

SL030VB6Y

300 microseconds 75 microseconds

*NOTES: 1) 9 m (30') cables are available by adding suffix “W/30” to the model number of the cabled version (e.g., SL030VB6 W/30).

2) A model with a QD connector requires an accessory mating cable. See page 4.

WARNING . . .

Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection

Never use these products as sensing devices for personnel protection. Doing so could lead to serious injury or death.

These sensors do NOT include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow their use in personnel safety applications.
A sensor failure or malfunction can cause either an energized or de-energized sensor output condition. Consult your current Banner Safety
Products catalog for safety products which meet OSHA, ANSI and IEC standards for personnel protection.

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SL0 Series Slot Sensor

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Banner Engineering Corp. • Minneapolis, U.S.A.
Website: http://www.baneng.com • Tel: [phone]

Figure 2. SL0 Series typical applications

Gear Tooth Detection Edge Detection

Code Reading

(Holes in Opaque Materials)

SL0 Series Slot Sensor Overview

The SL0 Series Slot Sensor (sometimes called a “Fork Sensor”) com­prises an opposed-mode emitter and its receiver inside a single con­venient housing. Opposed-mode sensing is very reliable, and the sin­gle self-contained housing provides easy installation, with no sensor
alignment required. In addition, the molded-in arrow on the emitter
portion of the housing and the slotted design on the receiver portion
of the housing show at a glance the position of the beam, simplifying
installation placement.

Using the SL0 Series Slot Sensor

Light/Dark Operate Select

Selecting Light or Dark Operate is a simple procedure: connect the
gray wire (see hookups, page 3), to +V (10-30V dc) for Dark Operate, and to dc com­mon (or open) for Light Operate.

LED Indicators

The Slot Sensor features two LED Indicators: Power (green) and Signal (yellow). They
indicate the following:

Green ON steady: Power ON

Yellow ON steady: Sensor sees light

Yellow flashing: Excess gain is marginal (1 to 1.5x) in light condition

Figure 1. SL0 Series features

Emitter

Signal LED

Power ON LED

Receiver (Beam Aligns at Groove)