395 Manually Sensitivity Set Photoelectric Sensor Amplifier-separated

SS-A5 SERIES SH SERIES

■ General terms and conditions............. P.1 ■ Sensor selection guide .....P.11~ / P.229~
FIBER Related Information
SENSORS ■ SH Specifications / Precautions / Dimensions .. P.385~ ■ Glossary of terms / General precautions ... P.983~ / P.986~
LASER
SENSORS

PHOTOELECTRIC
SENSORS
MICRO
PHOTOELECTRIC
SENSORS
AREA
SENSORS

SAFETY
COMPONENTS

PRESSURE
SENSORS
INDUCTIVE
PROXIMITY
SENSORS
PARTICULAR
USE SENSORS

SENSOR
OPTIONS

WIRE-SAVING
SYSTEMS
diagnosis
MEASUREMENT
SENSORS SUNX website http://www.sunx.com Self-diagnosis Timer Light intensity Interference
monitor prevention
STATIC CONTROL
DEVICES

LASER
MARKERS
Twin adjuster enables
delicate sensitivity setting

Twin adjuster VARIETIES

Its twin adjuster enables easy optimum setting to suit the Ultra-slim type SH-2□
application.
Compact size: 0.3 cm3
Selection Twin sensitivity adjuster Thickness: 3 mm 0.118 in
Guide
Amplifier Versatile mounting
Built-in
Diffuse reflective type sensor head
CX-400
• Front sensing
EX-10 Thru-beam type sensor head
EX-20 • Front sensing •Side sensing
EX-30 SH-3□
Ultra-small type
EX-40 FUNCTIONS
EQ-30
Sensor head with indicator Operation indicator
Automatic interference prevention An operation indicator, which enables (Red)
EQ-500 an easy check of the operation at site,
MQ-W The SS-A5 amplifier is incorporated with an automatic has been incorporated.
interference prevention function. Mutual interference does 2 m 6.562 ft long sensing range with red LED beam (SH-33R)
RX-LS200 not occur even if two sensors are mounted adjacently. Visible red LED beam makes alignment easy.
RX
CY
OFF-delay timer Glass substrate detection sensor SH-72
PX-2 An OFF-delay timer which extends the output signal by a fixed Reliable glass substrate detection
RT-610
period is incorporated. This is useful when the connected Its unique optical system enables stable detection of
Power Supply
device has a slow response time or when small objects are transparent glass substrate, as well as, specular film
Built-in being sensed and the output signal width is too small. deposited glass substrate at the same distance.
NX5 ON
Sensing range Glass substrate
Normal 0.5 to 7.5 mm
VF operation 0.020 to 0.295 in
OFF
Amplifi er-
Amplifier-
separated Beam-emitting part Beam-receiving part
ON
SU-7 / SH
Timer
operation
SS-A5 / SH OFF
No dead zone Repeatability: 0.03 mm 0.001 in
Other Glass substrate 0.03 mm Glass substrate
Products 0.001 in
T

Timer period: T = 40 ms approx.

Hardly affected by background

 ORDER GUIDE
Manually Sensitivity Set Photoelectric Sensor
SPECIFICATIONS I/O CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS
SS-A5 SERIES SH SERIES
PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER USE DIMENSIONS
396
P.396~ P.398 P.398 P.399~ P.400

APPLICATIONS FIBER
SENSORS

Detecting ICs in transparent sticks Detecting small bottles Sensing remaining tape LASER
SENSORS

PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS
Tape MICRO
PHOTO-
SH-33R ELECTRIC
SENSORS
SH-22
AREA
SENSORS

Tape reel SAFETY

COMPONENTS

SH-21 PRESSURE
SENSORS

INDUCTIVE
PROXIMITY
SENSORS

ORDER GUIDE PARTICULAR

USE
SENSORS

SENSOR
Amplifiers OPTIONS

Accessory WIRE-
SAVING
Type Appearance Model No. Sensing output • MS-DIN-1 (Amplifier mounting bracket) SYSTEMS
MEASURE-
MENT
3 m 9.843 ft SENSORS
cable SS-A5 STATIC
length type CONTROL
NPN open-collector transistor DEVICES
5 m 16.404 ft LASER
cable SS-A5-C5 MARKERS
length type

Sensor heads

Model No. Emitting Operation

Type Appearance Sensing range
(Note 1) element indicator
sensing

SH-21
Front
Thru-beam

Selection
Guide
300 mm 11.811 in Amplifier
Ultra-slim

Built-in
sensing

SH-21E Infrared LED – CX-400

Side

EX-10
reflective

EX-20
sensing
Diffuse

SH-22
Front

50 mm 1.969 in
EX-30

EX-40
1 m 3.281 ft SH-31R Red LED
EQ-30
Thru-beam

100 mm 3.937 in SH-31G Green LED EQ-500

Ultra-small

MQ-W
2 m 6.562 ft SH-33R Incorporated
RX-LS200
reflective

Red LED
detection Diffuse

RX
100 mm 3.937 in SH-32R
CY

PX-2
substrate

0.5 to 7.5 mm 0.020 to 0.295 in

sensor

SH-72 –
Glass

Infrared LED RT-610

(with transparent glass sheet)
Power Supply
Built-in
Notes: 1) The model No. with suffix “P” shown on the label affixed to the thru-beam type sensor is the emitter, “D” shown on the label is the receiver.
(e.g.) Emitter of SH-31R: SH-31RP, Receiver of SH-31R: SH-31RD NX5
2) Refer to p.385~ for specifications of sensor head, p.390 for precautions of sensor head and p.393~ for dimensions of sensor head. VF
Amplifi er-
Amplifier-
separated
separated
SU-7 / SH

SS-A5 / SH
Other
Products
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FIBER OPTIONS
SENSORS

LASER
SENSORS
Designation Model No. Description
PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS This is a convenient slit mask having four types of slit masks.
MICRO
PHOTO-
ELECTRIC Sensing range Min.
SENSORS Slit size Fitting sensing
SH-31R SH-31G SH-33R object
AREA
SENSORS
Slit mask 500 mm 50 mm 750 mm ø3 mm
One side
For SH-31R, 0.5 × 3 mm 19.685 in 1.969 in 29.528 in ø0.118 in
SAFETY
COMPONENTS SH-31G and OS-SS3 0.020 × 0.118 in 250 mm 25 mm 400 mm 0.5 × 3 mm
SH-33R only Both sides
9.843 in 0.984 in 15.748 in 0.020 × 0.118 in
PRESSURE
SENSORS
700 mm 70 mm 1,000 mm ø3 mm
One side
INDUCTIVE 1 × 3 mm 27.559 in 2.756 in 39.370 in ø0.118 in
PROXIMITY 0.039 × 0.118 in
SENSORS 500 mm 50 mm 750 mm 1 × 3 mm
Both sides
PARTICULAR 19.685 in 1.969 in 29.528 in 0.039 × 0.118 in
USE
SENSORS Sensor head
Mounting bracket for the ultra-small sensor head
mounting bracket MS-SS3-1 (The thru-beam type sensor head needs two brackets.) (Note 2)
SENSOR
OPTIONS (For the ultra-small type only)

WIRE- Amplifier mounting

SAVING bracket
MS-FX-1 Mounting bracket for SS-A5
SYSTEMS
MEASURE-
Sensor checker It is useful for beam alignment of thru-beam type sensors. The optimum
MENT
(Note 1)
CHX-SC2 receiver position is given by indicators, as well as an audio signal.
SENSORS
STATIC
CONTROL Notes: 1) Refer to p.800 for details of the sensor checker CHX-SC2.
DEVICES 2) Refer to p.394 for dimensions of MS-SS3-1.
LASER
MARKERS
Slit mask Sensor head mounting bracket Amplifier mounting bracket Sensor checker
• OS-SS3 • MS-SS3-1 • MS-FX-1 • CHX-SC2

PO
W
ER C
H
X-
SC
LE
VE
L
2

Sensor
checker

The sensor head

Selection and the slit mask are Two M3 (length 12 mm
Guide Two M3 (length 20 mm
mounted together. 0.472 in) screws with
Amplifier 0.787 in) screws with
Built-in washers are attached. washers are attached.
CX-400

EX-10

EX-20

EX-30

EX-40

EQ-30

EQ-500

MQ-W

RX-LS200

RX

CY

PX-2

RT-610
Power Supply
Built-in
NX5

VF
Amplifi er-
Amplifier-
separated
separated
SU-7 / SH

SS-A5 / SH
Other
Products
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SPECIFICATIONS Refer to p.385~ for specifications of sensor head. FIBER

SENSORS

Amplifier LASER
SENSORS

Type Cable type · slim PHOTO-

ELECTRIC
Item Model No. SS-A5 SENSORS
MICRO
Applicable sensor heads SH-2□, SH-3□, SH-72 PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS
Supply voltage 12 to 24 V DC ± 10 % Ripple P-P 10 % or less
AREA
Current consumption 40 mA or less SENSORS

NPN open-collector transistor SAFETY

COMPONENTS
• Maximum sink current: 100 mA
Sensing output • Applied voltage: 30 V DC or less (between sensing output and 0 V)
• Residual voltage: 1.5 V or less (at 100 mA sink current) PRESSURE
SENSORS
0.4 V or less (at 16 mA sink current)
INDUCTIVE
Output operation Selectable either Light-ON or Dark-ON with the operation mode switch PROXIMITY
SENSORS
Short-circuit protection Incorporated PARTICULAR
USE
NPN open-collector transistor SENSORS
• Maximum sink current: 50 mA
SENSOR
Self-diagnosis output • Applied voltage: 30 V DC or less (between self-diagnosis output and 0 V) OPTIONS
• Residual voltage: 1 V or less (at 50 mA sink current)
0.4 V or less (at 16 mA sink current) WIRE-
SAVING
SYSTEMS
Output operation ON under stable sensing condition
MEASURE-
Short-circuit protection – MENT
SENSORS
Response time 1 ms or less STATIC
CONTROL
Operation indicator Red LED (lights up when the sensing output is ON) DEVICES

Stability indicator Green LED (lights up under stable light received condition or stable dark condition) LASER
MARKERS
Sensitivity adjuster Continuously variable twin adjusters

Automatic interference prevention function Incorporated (Two units of sensors can be mounted close together.)

Timer function Approx. 40 ms fixed OFF-delay timer, selectable either effective or ineffective
Environmental resistance

Ambient temperature –25 to +60 °C –13 to +140 °F (No dew condensation or icing allowed), Storage: –30 to +70 °C –22 to +158 °F

Ambient humidity 35 to 85 % RH, Storage: 35 to 85 % RH

Voltage withstandability 1,000 V AC for one min. between all supply terminals connected together and enclosure

Insulation resistance 20 MΩ, or more, with 500 V DC megger between all supply terminals connected together and enclosure Selection
Guide
Vibration resistance 10 to 55 Hz frequency, 1.5 mm 0.059 in amplitude in X, Y and Z directions for two hours each Amplifier
Built-in
Shock resistance 100 m/s2 acceleration (10 G approx.) in X, Y and Z directions for three times each CX-400
Material Enclosure: Heat-resistant ABS, Cover: Polyethersulfone EX-10
Cable 0.2 mm2 4-core cabtyre cable, 3 m 9.843 ft long EX-20
Cable extension Extension up to total 100 m 328.084 ft is possible with 0.3 mm2, or more, cable. EX-30
Weight Net weight: 120 g approx. EX-40
Accessories MS-DIN-1 (Amplifier mounting bracket): 1pc., Adjusting screwdriver: 1 pc., Adjuster cap: 1 pc. EQ-30
Note: Where measurement conditions have not been specified precisely, the conditions used were an ambient temperature of +23 °C +73.4 °F. EQ-500

MQ-W
I/O CIRCUIT AND WIRING DIAGRAMS RX-LS200

RX
I/O circuit diagram Wiring diagram to sensor head
CY
Color code Brown lead
wire Gray cable (Beam-emitting)
D (Brown) +V PX-2
Terminal No.
ZD1 (Black) Load RT-610
Sensor circuit

Sensing output
Load Sensor head Power Supply
Tr 1 + 12 to 24 V DC
ZD2 100 mA max. Built-in
(Orange) Self-diagnosis output(Note) – ± 10 %
SS-A5 Shield NX5
Tr 2 50 mA max. (Amplifier)
(Blue) 0 V Shield
VF
Amplifi er-
Amplifier-
Internal circuit Users’ circuit separated
separated
Yellow lead
Note: The self-diagnosis output does not incorporate a short-circuit wire Black cable (Beam-receiving) SU-7 / SH
protection circuit. Do not connect it directly to a power supply or a
capacitive load. SS-A5 / SH
Other
Products
Symbols ... D: Reverse supply polarity protection diode
ZD1, ZD2: Surge absorption zener diode
Tr1, Tr2 : NPN output transistor
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FIBER PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER USE Refer to p.986~ for general precautions and p.390 for precautions of sensor head.
SENSORS

LASER
SENSORS Trimming sensor head cables
• Never use this product as a sensing device
PHOTO- for personnel protection. • Trim the ends of sensor head cables as follows.
ELECTRIC
SENSORS • In case of using sensing devices for 12 mm
MICRO
PHOTO-
personnel protection, use products which 0.472 in
ELECTRIC
SENSORS
meet laws and standards, such as OSHA, 5 mm 0.197 in
ANSI or IEC etc., for personnel protection
AREA
SENSORS applicable in each region or country. 8 mm
0.315 in
SAFETY
COMPONENTS • Always use the sensor head and the exclusive amplifier • In case of the reflective type sensor heads, with two
together as a set. parallel cables, the beam-emitting cable must be longer
PRESSURE
SENSORS than the beam-receiving cable as shown below.
INDUCTIVE
PROXIMITY
Cable extension for sensor head Beam-emitting cable (Gray)

SENSORS
PARTICULAR
• If the attached sensor head cables need to be extended, use Beam-receiving cable (Black)
USE two single core shielded cables of at least equivalent quality.
SENSORS
If a joint terminal or connector is used for extension, refer 12 mm
0.472 in
40 mm
SENSOR to the figures below. 1.575 in
OPTIONS

WIRE-
The shielded extension cable must be of ø1.45 mm Note: Do not solder the cable ends.
SAVING ø0.057 in outer diameter.
SYSTEMS
Mounting
MEASURE-
MENT Connection with joint terminal
SENSORS
Beam-emitting Beam-receiving Beam-emitting Beam-receiving
• When the amplifier is fixed with screws and nuts, the
STATIC cable cable
The beam-emitting cable cable
This
tightening torque should be 0.58 N·m or less.
CONTROL
DEVICES cable and the distance
LASER
beam-receiving cable should be
MARKERS should be separated as short as
from each other as possible.
NG OK
much as possible.
M3 (length 20 mm 0.787 in)
screw with washers
Connection with metal connector
Beam-emitting Beam-receiving Beam-emitting Beam-receiving
cable cable cable cable
The beam-emitting cable
Amplifier
and the beam-receiving mounting bracket
cable must not be connected MS-FX-1 (Optional)
to one metal connector.
Selection Use two separate metal
Guide
NG connectors. OK
Amplifier
Built-in
CX-400

EX-10
Connection to sensor head

EX-20

EX-30 1
6
EX-40 3
EQ-30 5

EQ-500 7
2
MQ-W 4

RX-LS200

RX

CY 1 Rotate the cable lock lever approx. 3 Rotate the cable lock lever approx. 6 Rotate the cable lock lever back to the
PX-2 160° clockwise. 90° counterclockwise. (The beam- “LOCK” position. (The beam-emitting
2 Insert the black beam-receiving receiving cable is hooked up.) cable is hooked up.)
RT-610
cable’s yellow inner wire into 4 Press the beam-receiving cable into 7 Press the beam-emitting cable into
Power Supply
Built-in terminal No. 4 and the outer woven the rubber retainer. the rubber retainer.
NX5 shield wire into terminal No. 3. 5 Insert the gray beam-emitting cable’s brown
inner wire into terminal No. 1 and the outer
VF
woven shield wire into terminal No. 2.
Amplifi er-
Amplifier-
separated
separated
Note: Close the case cover firmly. Not doing so will weaken the shield cable clamp.
SU-7 / SH

SS-A5 / SH Wiring Others

Other
Products • The self-diagnosis output does not incorporate a short- • Do not use during the initial transient time (30 ms) after
circuit protection circuit. Do not connect it directly to a the power supply is switched on.
power supply or a capacitive load.
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PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER USE Refer to p.986~ for general precautions and p.390 for precautions of sensor head. FIBER
SENSORS

Self-diagnosis function Timer operation LASER

SENSORS
• The sensor checks the incident light intensity, and if it is reduced • If the timer operation mode switch is set to “OFD”, approx. PHOTO-
due to dirt or dust, or beam misalignment, an output is generated. 40 ms fixed OFF-delay timer operation is obtained. This ELECTRIC
SENSORS
Insufficient beam intensity Insufficient beam interruption
function is useful if the output signal is so short that the MICRO
Stable light received level
connected device cannot respond. PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS
Sensing condition Sensing output threshold level
Operation of timer operation mode switch AREA
Stable dark level
SENSORS

Sensing output Timer operation mode switch setting Sensing Beam

ON (Lights up)
(operation indicator) condition received SAFETY
COMPONENTS
(in the Light-ON mode) OFF (Lights off)
Timer operation Sensing mode Beam
Stability indicator
Lights up mode selection selection Operation interrupted
PRESSURE
Lights off SENSORS
ON
OFD MODE Light-ON ON
L.
Self-diagnosis output 1 2 1 3
OFF normal INDUCTIVE
D. PROXIMITY
operation OFF SENSORS
1 The self-diagnosis output transistor stays in the “ON” OFD MODE ON PARTICULAR
Light-ON
state during stable sensing. L.
OFF-delay
T T T USE
SENSORS
D.
2 When the sensing output changes, if the incident light OFF
SENSOR
intensity does not reach the stable light received level or OFD MODE Dark-ON ON OPTIONS
L.
the stable dark level, the self-diagnosis output becomes D.
normal
operation OFF WIRE-
OFF. Further, the self-diagnosis output changes state SAVING
when the sensing output changes from Light to Dark state. OFD MODE
Dark-ON T
ON SYSTEMS
L.
(It is not affected by the operation mode switch). D. OFF-delay OFF
MEASURE-
MENT
3 In case of insufficient beam interruption, there will be a SENSORS
time lag before the self-diagnosis output turns OFF. Timer period: T = 40 ms approx. STATIC
CONTROL
DEVICES
The CAD data in the dimensions can be downloaded from the SUNX website: http://www.sunx.com
DIMENSIONS (Unit: mm in) Refer to p.393~ for dimensions of sensor head.
LASER
MARKERS

SS-A5 Amplifier MS-DIN-1 Amplifier mounting bracket (Accessory for Amplifier)

Assembly dimensions with attached amplifier mounting bracket 2 0.079 3.2 0.126
13.8
Stability indicator (Green) Coarse sensitivity adjuster 0.543
Operation indicator (Red) Fine sensitivity adjuster
Cable lock lever 3.2 2
0.126 0.079
9.5 16 9.5
0.374 0.630 0.374
Selection
35 Guide
1.378 Amplifier
33.5 6 7 0.8 Built-in
1.319 0.276 Operation mode switch 2 0.079
0.236 0.031 t1
Timer operation ø2 ø0.079 t 0.039 CX-400
mode switch
7.5 EX-10
Adjuster cap 0.295
14 2 66.5 5.5 0.217
0.551 0.079 2.618 EX-20
ø4.8 ø0.189 cable, 27
3 m 9.843 ft long 1.063
EX-30
Material: Cold rolled carbon steel (SPCC) (Uni-chrome plated)
35 EX-40
1.378
12.5 3.8 0.150 16.5
0.650 MS-FX-1 Amplifier mounting bracket (Optional) EQ-30
0.492
EQ-500
4
35.2 1 50
1.386 2-ø3.5 ø0.138 1.969
0.157 13.5 42 11 mounting holes 42 MQ-W
MS-DIN-1 0.531 1.654 0.433 1.654
Attached amplifier 4.2 4 RX-LS200
(
mounting bracket ) Suitable for 35 mm 1.378 in
width DIN rail
0.165 0.157
4.2
0.165
13 RX
0.512 20
7 0.276 0.787 CY
19 7 9 7 PX-2
3.2 2 0.748 0.276 0.354 0.276
0.126 0.079
26.5 16 t 1.6 RT-610
1.043 0.630 t 0.063
Power Supply
Built-in
NX5

2 VF
50
3.5 1.969 Amplifi er-
Amplifier-
0.138 2-ø3.5 ø0.138 holes separated
separated
42
1.654 2-M3 × 0.5 0.020 (Burring) SU-7 / SH
14
0.551
Material: Cold rolled carbon steel (SPCC)
SS-A5 / SH
4 (Uni-chrome plated) Other
0.157 Products
Two M3 (length 20 mm 0.787 in)
screws with washers are attached.

1.2 t 1.2
0.047 t 0.047