
Prod uct Bul le tin OPB856
July 1996
Wide Gap Op ti cal Sen sor
Type OPB856
Fea tures
• Industrial package
• Threaded housing
• Molded connectors
De scrip tion
The OPB856 consists of an LED and
a phototransistor each mounted in a
threaded (M12x1TH) color coded
housing. The LED is white, and the
phototransistor is black. Both have a
molded Molex connector for ease of
installation. For cable and connector
operations, contact the factory.
Ab so lute Maxi mum Rat ings (TA = 25o C un less oth er wise noted)
Stor age and Op er at ing Tem pera ture Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -40o C to +85o C
In put Di ode
Con tinu ous For ward Cur rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 mA
Re verse Volt age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 V
Power Dis si pa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mW
(1)
Out put Pho to tran sis tor
Collector- Emitter Volt age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 V
Emitter- Collector Volt age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 V
Power Dis si pa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mW
Notes:
(1) Derate Linearly 1.67 mW/o C above 25o C.
(2) d is the distance between lenses along the optical axis.
(3) All parameters tested using pulse technique.
(1)
Op tek Tech nol ogy, Inc. 1215 W. Crosby Road Car roll ton, Texas 75006 (972) 323- 2200 Fax (972) 323- 2396
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Type OPB856
Elec tri cal Char ac ter is tics (TA = 25o C un less oth er wise noted)
SYM BOL PA RAME TER MIN MAX UNITS TEST CON DI TIONS
In put Di ode
V
I
R
Out put Pho to tran sis tor
V
(BR)CEO
V
(BR)ECO
I
CEO
Cou pled
I
C(ON)
Typi cal Per form ance Curves
Forward Voltage 1.7 V IF = 20 mA
F
Reverse Current
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
Emitter-Collector Breakdown Voltage
100
30 V
5.0 V
µA
VR = 2 V
IC = 100 µA
IE = 100 µA
Collector Dark Current 100 nA VCE = 10 V, IF = 0, Ee = 0
On-State Collector Current
(3)
1.8 mA VCE = 5 V, IF = 20 mA, d = 2”
(2)
Normalized Output Current vs.
+2σ
Average
d - Distance Between LED and
Distance
Normalized to d = 2.0"
IF = 20 mA
VCE = 5.0 V
-2σ
Sensor Housings - Inches
Optek reserves the right to make changes at any time in order to improve design and to supply the best product possible.
Op tek Tech nol ogy, Inc. 1215 W. Crosby Road Car roll ton, Texas 75006 (972) 323- 2200 Fax (972) 323- 2396
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