Industrial Sensor Selection Guide
Industrial Sensor Selection Guide
CY-100 SERIES
                                                                                ■■General terms and conditions.............. F-3          ■■Selection guide.............................. P.231~
      FIBER                    Related Information
   SENSORS                                                                        Glossary of terms........................ P.1549~       ■■General precautions.................... P.1552~
     LASER
   SENSORS
PHOTOELECTRIC
     SENSORS                                                                                                                                                            Listing
                                                                                                                                                               (2 m cable length type only)
        MICRO
PHOTOELECTRIC
     SENSORS                                                                                                                             FEATURES
      AREA
   SENSORS
       SAFETY LIGHT
                                                                                                                                        • Wide product range
         CURTAINS /
SAFETY COMPONENTS
                                                                                                                                          Shape: Standard type
PRESSURE /                                                                                                                                        Side view type
          FLOW
   SENSORS                                                                                                                                Connector: 2 m (6.562 ft) cable length type
  INDUCTIVE
  PROXIMITY                                                                                                                                            M12 plug-in connector type
   SENSORS                                                                                                                              • Diffuse reflective type sensor with
 PARTICULAR
USE SENSORS                                                                                                                               sensitivity adjuster is available.
    SENSOR
                                                                                                                                        • M18 thread size for convenient mounting
    OPTIONS                                                                                                                             • Strong resistance IP67
     SIMPLE                                                                      panasonic.net/id/pidsx/global                          • Convenient universal sensor mounting
WIRE-SAVING
      UNITS                                                                                                                               stand is available.
WIRE-SAVING
   SYSTEMS                         ORDER GUIDE
MEASUREMENT
    SENSORS           2 m cable length type
     STATIC
   CONTROL                                                                                                                                                    Model No. (Note 1)                                Output
    DEVICES                        Type                                              Appearance                       Sensing range
                                                                                                                                                      NPN output                              PNP output        operation
     LASER
   MARKERS                                                                                                                                          CY-111A                             CY-111A-P               Light-ON
                                                                                                                                    15 m
                                                    beam
                                                    Thru-
                                                                                                                                    49.213 ft
            PLC                                                                                                                                     CY-111B                             CY-111B-P               Dark-ON
                                                                                                                                                    CY-192A-Y                           CY-192A-P-Y             Light-ON
                                                        polarizing (Note 2,3)
                                                                                                                                   4m
                                   Retroreflective
     ENERGY
                                                                                                                        2m                          CY-191A-Y                           CY-191A-P-Y             Light-ON
 MANAGEMENT
                                                        filters
                                                                                                                        6.562 ft
                                                        With
                                                                                                                       23.622 in
                                                        With
                                                                                                                                    15 m
                                                    Thru-
                                                                                                                                    49.213 ft
                                                                                                                                                    CY-111VB                            CY-111VB-P              Dark-ON
                                                                                                                                                    CY-192VA-Y                          CY-192VA-P-Y            Light-ON
                                                        polarizing (Note 2,3)
                                                                                                                                   4m
                                   Retroreflective
                                                                                                                                   13.123 ft
     Selection                                                                                                                                      CY-192VB-Y                          CY-192VB-P-Y            Dark-ON
                       Side view
        Guide
     Amplifier                                                                                                          2m                          CY-191VA-Y                          CY-191VA-P-Y            Light-ON
                                                        filters
       Built-in                                                                                                         6.562 ft
                                                        With
           EX-Z
                                                                                                                       23.622 in
                                                        With
                                                                                                                                                                               LASER
Mating cable (2 cables are required for the thru-beam type.)                                                   Mating cable                                                    SENSORS
                                                                                                                                                                               ENERGY
                                                                                                                                                                               MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                                                                                               SOLUTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                               FA
                                                                                                                                                                               COMPONENTS
                                                                                                                                                                               MACHINE
                                                                                                                                                                               VISION
                                                                                                                                                                               SYSTEMS
                                                                                                                                                                               UV
                                                                                                                                                                               CURING
                                                                                                                                                                               SYSTEMS
         WIRING DIAGRAMS
                                                                                                                                                                               Selection
                                                                                                                                                                               Guide
Wiring diagram                                                                                                                                                                 Amplifier
                                                                                                                                                                               Built-in
                                                                                                                                                                               Power Supply
Emitter of thru-beam type                                                                   Receiver of thru-beam / Reflective type                                            Built-in
                                                                                                                                                                               Amplifier-
                                                                                            NPN output type                                                                    separated
                                     %URZQ9                                                                            (Brown) +V
                                                                                                                          1
                                                                                                                             Load                                              EX-Z
                                                                                                                          4                +
                                                             WR9'&%                                          (Black) Output        12 to 24 V DC ±10 %           CX-400
                                                          ±                                                                                 –
                                     9LROHW,QSXW                                                                                                                            CY-100
                                                                                                                          3
                                                                                                                           (Blue) 0 V
                                                                                                                                                                               EX-10
                                     %OXH9
                                                                                                                                                                               EX-20
                                                                                                                                                                               EX-30
Receiver of thru-beam / Reflective type                                                     Connector pin position
                                                                                                                                                                               EX-40
                                                                                                                                                                               RT-610
                                                                                         CY-100 SERIES
 275                                          Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensor
   FIBER
SENSORS
                                             SPECIFICATIONS
  LASER
SENSORS
                                                                                    Thru-beam                                  Retroreflective                                      Diffuse reflective
  PHOTO-
ELECTRIC                                                             Type                                                                  With polarizing filters                              With sensitivity adjuster
SENSORS
   MICRO                                                                     Standard         Side view        Standard     Side view     Standard      Side view     Standard    Side view    Standard       Side view
  PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
                                                    Model No.
SENSORS                                                         Light-ON      CY-111A□ CY-111VA□ CY-192A□ CY-192VA□ CY-191A□ CY-191VA□ CY-121A□ CY-121VA□ CY-122A□ CY-122VA□
   AREA
SENSORS
                 Item                                           Dark-ON       CY-111B□ CY-111VB□ CY-192B□ CY-192VB□ CY-191B□ CY-191VB□ CY-121B□ CY-121VB□ CY-122B□ CY-122VB□
SAFETY LIGHT     CE marking directive compliance                                                                                     EMC Directive, RoHS Directive
  CURTAINS /
     SAFETY
COMPONENTS                                                                                                                                                              100 mm 3.937 in             600 mm 23.622 in
                 Sensing range                                                     15 m 49.213 ft               4 m 13.123 ft (Note 2)      2 m 6.562 ft (Note 2)
PRESSURE /                                                                                                                                                                  (Note 3)                    (Note 3)
     FLOW
  SENSORS                                                                    ø18 mm ø0.709 in or               ø50 mm ø1.969 in or         ø50 mm ø1.969 in or
INDUCTIVE
                                                                             more opaque object                more opaque,                more opaque, translu-
                                                                             (Setting distance                 translucent or                                            Opaque, translucent or transparent object
PROXIMITY        Sensing object                                                                                                            cent, transparent or
 SENSORS                                                                                                                                                                 (Note 4)
                                                                             between emitter and               transparent object          specular object
PARTICULAR                                                                   receiver: 15 m 49.213ft)          (Note 2, 4)                 (Note 2, 4)
       USE
  SENSORS        Hysteresis                                                                                           –                                                  3 to 15 % of operation distance (Note 3)
SENSOR
OPTIONS          Supply voltage                                                                                              12 to 24 V DC ±10 % Ripple P-P 10 % or less
  VISION
SYSTEMS
                                             Ambient temperature                        –25 to +55 °C –13 to +131 °F (No dew condensation or icing allowed), Storage: –40 to +70 °C –22 to +158 °F
     UV
 CURING
SYSTEMS                                      Ambient humidity                                                                           50 % RH (at +70 °C +158 °F)
Voltage withstandability 500 V AC for one min. between all supply terminals connected together and enclosure
                                             Vibration resistance                            10 to 55 Hz frequency, 0.5 mm 0.020 in double amplitude in X, Y and Z directions for 1.5 hours each
Selection
   Guide
 Amplifier
                                             Shock resistance                                                 294 m/s2 acceleration (30 G approx.) in X, Y and Z directions three times each
  Built-in
Power Supply     Emitting element                                                           Infrared LED (modulated)                       Red LED (modulated)                    Infrared LED (modulated)
      Built-in
Amplifier-                                   Peak emission wavelength            890 nm 0.035 mil                 875 nm 0.034 mil           665 nm 0.026 mil                        875 nm 0.034 mil
separated
                 Material                                                                                                               Enclosure: PBT, Lens: PMMA
RT-610
                                                                                                                                                      CY-100 SERIES
                                                                                                           Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensor
                                                                                                                                                                                                          276
                                                                                                                                                                                                           LASER
                                                                              Diffuse reflective type with                                                 Retroreflective type with                       SENSORS
  Thru-beam type                        Diffuse reflective                                                            Retroreflective type
                                                                              adjustable sensitivity                                                       polarizing filters
                                                                                                                                                                                                           PHOTO-
                                                                                                                                                                 ø of beam                                 ELECTRIC
                                                                                                                        in cm                                  in cm                                       SENSORS
in     cm                                  in cm                                in cm                                                                       2.362 6
                ø 0.472 in              0.551 1.4                            0.551 1.4                               3.937 10                                                                              MICRO
                                                                                                                  in                                        1.575 4                                        PHOTO-
5.906 15        ø 12 mm                 0.394 1                         in   0.394 1
                                                                    5.906                                    31.496 1.575 4                                 0.787 2                                        ELECTRIC
                                                                       15                                        80                                       E/R                                              SENSORS
                                    m                 1.969 5          cm                                       cm                            4       m                               2               m
                   10 15                                                                                                                                               0.2                       3         AREA
                                                                                                                     -1.575 -4          2 13.123 ft        -0.787 -2
-5.906 -15    32.808 ft 49.213 ft       -0.394 -1                            -0.394 -1                                                                                   0.656 ft 6.562 ft 9.843 ft        SENSORS
                                                                                                                                     6.562 ft              -1.575 -4
                                        -0.551 -1.4                          -0.551 -1.4                            -3.937 -10
              49.213 ft                                 3.937 in                               23.622 in                             13.123 ft                                 6.562 ft
                                                                                                 60 cm
                                                                                                                                                           -2.362 -6                                       SAFETY LIGHT
             A    15 m                                 A 10 cm                             A                                     A      4m                                A    2m                          CURTAINS /
                                                                                                                                                                                                           SAFETY
                                                                                                                                                                                                           COMPONENTS
  A=Sensing range                       Object 10 × 10 cm; 1 White 90%; 2 Grey 18%                                    With reflector RF-420                With reflector RF-420                           PRESSURE /
                                                                                                                                                                                                           FLOW
                                                                                                                                                                                                           SENSORS
                                                                                                                                                                                                           INDUCTIVE
                                                                                                                                                                                                           PROXIMITY
      PRECAUTIONS FOR PROPER USE                                                                                                            Refer to p.1552~ for general precautions.                      SENSORS
                                                                                                                                                                                                           PARTICULAR
                                                                                                                                                                                                           USE
                                                                                                                                                                                                           SENSORS
                                                                                                       Wiring
                                                                                                                                                                                                           SENSOR
                   •	Never use this product as a sensing device                                                                                                                                            OPTIONS
                     for personnel protection.                                                         • Make sure that the power supply is off while wiring.
                                                                                                       • Verify that the supply voltage variation is within the rating.                                    SIMPLE
                   •	In case of using sensing devices for                                                                                                                                                  WIRE-SAVING
                                                                                                       • If power is supplied from a commercial switching regulator,                                       UNITS
                     personnel protection, use products which
                                                                                                         ensure that the frame ground (F.G.) terminal of the power
                     meet laws and standards, such as OSHA,                                                                                                                                                WIRE-SAVING
                                                                                                         supply is connected to an actual ground.                                                          SYSTEMS
                     ANSI or IEC etc., for personnel protection
                                                                                                       • Ensure that an isolation transformer is utilized for the DC                                       MEASURE-
                     applicable in each region or country.                                                                                                                                                 MENT
                                                                                                         power supply. If an autotransformer is utilized, the main                                         SENSORS
                                                                                                         body or power supply may be damaged.                                                              STATIC
Mounting                                                                                               • If the used power supply generates a surge, connect a                                             CONTROL
                                                                                                                                                                                                           DEVICES
                                                                                                         surge absorber to the power supply to absorb the surge.
• The tightening torque should be 3 N·m or less.                                                       • Do not use during the initial transient time (0.5 sec) after                                      LASER
                                                                                                                                                                                                           MARKERS
• Use a cable with connector CN-24C(L)-C□ (optional) for                                                 the power supply is switched on.
  M12 connector type.                                                                                  • In case noise generating equipment (switching regulator,                                          PLC
  Tightening torque for connector part is 2 N·m or less.                                                 inverter motor, etc.) is used in the vicinity of this product,
                                                                                                                                                                                                           HUMAN
                                                                                                         connect the frame ground (F.G.) terminal of the equipment                                         MACHINE
                                                                                                                                                                                                           INTERFACES
                                                                                                         to an actual ground.
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                                                                                                       • Do not run the wires together with high-voltage lines or                                          ENERGY
                                                                                                                                                                                                           MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                         power lines or put them in the same raceway. This can                                             SOLUTIONS
                                                                                                       Others
                                                                                                       • This device has been developed / produced for industrial
                                                                                                         use only.                                                                                         Selection
                                                                                                       • Take care that the sensor is not directly exposed to                                              Guide
EX-40
CX-440
EQ-30
EQ-500
MQ-W
RX-LS200
RX
                                                                                                                                                                                                           RT-610
                                                                          CY-100 SERIES
 277                     Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensor
   FIBER
SENSORS
                     DIMENSIONS (Unit: mm in)
  LASER
SENSORS          CY-1□                                                                                                                                                                                                       Sensor
  PHOTO-                             M18
ELECTRIC                                                                                                                      2 m cable length type (mm in)                           M12 plug-in connector type (mm in)
SENSORS
   MICRO                                                                                                                      a                             b                         a                         b
  PHOTO-
ELECTRIC
SENSORS                       b                           Standard type CY-111□/121□/192□                                     46 1.811                      28 1.102                  60 2.362                  28 1.102
   AREA                      a                            Standard type CY-191□                                               48 1.890                      28 1.102                  62 2.441                  28 1.102
SENSORS
SAFETY LIGHT                                              Side view type CY-111V□/121V□/191V□/192V□                           62 2.441                      28 1.102                  76 2.992                  28 1.102
  CURTAINS /
     SAFETY
COMPONENTS                                                Standard type CY-122□                                               62 2.441                      44 1.732                  76 2.992                  44 1.732
PRESSURE /
     FLOW                                                 Side view type CY-122V□                                             78 3.071                      44 1.732                  92 3.622                  44 1.732
  SENSORS
INDUCTIVE
PROXIMITY
 SENSORS
PARTICULAR
       USE
  SENSORS        CN-24C-C2 CN-24C-C5                                                          Mating cable                             CN-24CL-C2 CN-24CL-C5                                                      Mating cable
SENSOR                                             ¡                                                                                                                      27
OPTIONS                                           ¡ 0î                                                                                                          1.063
     SIMPLE
WIRE-SAVING
                                                                                                                                                    ø0.551
      UNITS
                                                                                                                                                     ø14
WIRE-SAVING
   SYSTEMS
                                                                             Connector pin position                                                             M12 × 1                             Connector pin position
                                                                                                                                                                                          1.496
MEASURE-
                                                                                                                                                                                            38
                                                             
   MENT
                                                                                    BU             BK                                                                                                      BU           BK
                                                              
SENSORS
  STATIC                                                                             3             4                                                                                                        3           4
CONTROL
 DEVICES
LASER 2 1 2 1
                                                                                                                                                                                            L
MARKERS
                                                                                    WH             BN                                                                                                      WH           BN
                                                                                                                                                                              ø10
                                                               /
      PLC                                                                                                                                                                    ø0.394
                 L = 2 or 5 m                                                                                                               L = 2 or 5 m
     HUMAN
                     6.562 or 16.404 ft            ¡                                                                                          6.562 or 16.404 ft
   MACHINE                                        ¡
INTERFACES
    ENERGY
MANAGEMENT
  SOLUTIONS
                 MS-CY1-1                                                Sensing mounting bracket                                      MS-CY1-2                                            Sensing mounting bracket
        FA
COMPONENTS
                                             2.5                       50             ø18.2                                                                 10                              45        ø18.2
MACHINE                                     0.098                     1.969           ø0.717                                                              0.394                           1.772       ø0.717
  VISION
SYSTEMS
     UV
                                                  1.378
 CURING
                                                   35
0.787
SYSTEMS
                                                                                        20
                                                                                                                                                                                                     0.984
                                                                                                                                                                                                       25
                                           28                         =       =
                                          1.102                                                                                                                                         55 2.165
                                                                                                                                                                      5
                                                                                                                                                                  0.197
                                                                       15
                                                                     0.591                                                                                                     8           24        8
                                                                             1                                                                                               0.315        0.945    0.315
Selection                                                                  0.039
                                                                                   0.256
   Guide
                                                                                                                                                                          0.256
                                                                                                                                                                                           = =
                                                                                           0.650
                                                                                    6.5
16.5
6.5
 Amplifier
                                                           =
  Built-in
                                                   0.394
                                                                                                                                                                                                           1.063
                                                     10
Power Supply
                                                                                                                                                                                                             27
      Built-in
                                                           =
Amplifier-
                                                              6.5           20
                                                                                                                                                                                                  0.768
separated
                                                                                                                                                                                                   19.5
0.256 0.787
EX-Z
CX-400
                 MS-AJ3                                                                                                                                                          Universal sensor mounting stand
CY-100
                 1. Ball-joint mounted fixing bracket CY-100 series or RF-420                          2. M12 rod                                                   3. Support for M12 rod
  EX-10
                                36                                 22.9
  EX-20                       1.417                               0.902
                    ø18.5                                  5.7
                    ø0.728                                                                                                                                                                          40
  EX-30                            M4                     0.224                                                                                                                                   1.575
                                                                                                                                                                                                                0.075
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1.9
  EX-40
                                                                                                                                                                                   0.472
                                                                                                                                                                                    12
                                                                                                                                                                           0.748
                                                                                                                    2.165
19
CX-440
                                                                                                                            126 4.961
                                                                                                                      55
                                          1.299
                                                                                                                                                  5.197
                                                                                                                                                   132
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ø6.5
                                           33
                 1.575
2.634
 EQ-30
                   40
67
                                                                                                                                                                                                    53                  ø0.256
                                                                                                                                                                       19                          2.087
EQ-500                                                                                                                                                               0.748        M12
                                                                                                                    1.969
40 1.575
0.906
 MQ-W
                                                                                                                      50
23
1.417
                                   76.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          36
                                                                                                                                                                           0.748
RX-LS200
                                                                                                                                                                            19
                                  3.012
        RX
RT-610
                                                                                                                           CY-100 SERIES
                                                                                        Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensor
                                                                                                                                                         278
                                                                                                                                                          LASER
RF-420                                                                  Reflector   RF-410                                                 Reflector    SENSORS
                                                                 4 - R5                                                                                   PHOTO-
                                    35 1.378                                                         9                                                    ELECTRIC
                                                                     R0.197                        0.354                     ø7.5                         SENSORS
                                     2 - ø5.5                                                                               ø0.295
                                         ø0.217               2 - ø4.5                                                                                    MICRO
                                                                  ø0.177                                                                                  PHOTO-
                                                                                                                                                          ELECTRIC
                                                                                                                                                          SENSORS
                                                                                                                                                          AREA
                                                                                                                                                          SENSORS
0.827
                                                                                                                                     1.299
                                                                                                       1.772
                                                   47 1.850
                                                              60 2.362
              51 2.008
                         69 2.717
21
                                                                                                                                       33
                                                                                                        45
                                                                                                                                                          SAFETY LIGHT
                                                                                                                                                          CURTAINS /
                                                                                                                                                          SAFETY
                                                                                                                                                          COMPONENTS
                                                                                                                                                          PRESSURE /
                                                                                                                                                          FLOW
                                                                                                                               ø4.5                       SENSORS
                                                                                                         4                    ø0.177                      INDUCTIVE
                                                                                                                  24 0.945
                                                                                                       0.157                                              PROXIMITY
                                                                                                                                                          SENSORS
                3.5                                    ø4.5                                                       =      =
                                             8         ø0.177                                            7.5                                              PARTICULAR
            8 0.138                   51.5 0.315                                                        0.295        29                                   USE
                                     2.028                                                                         1.142                                  SENSORS
          0.315
                                                                                                                                                          SENSOR
                                                                                                                                                          OPTIONS
                                                                                                                                                          SIMPLE
                                                                                                                                                          WIRE-SAVING
                                                                                                                                                          UNITS
                                                                                                                                                          WIRE-SAVING
                                                                                                                                                          SYSTEMS
                                                                                                                                                          MEASURE-
                                                                                                                                                          MENT
                                                                                                                                                          SENSORS
                                                                                                                                                          STATIC
                                                                                                                                                          CONTROL
                                                                                                                                                          DEVICES
                                                                                                                                                          LASER
                                                                                                                                                          MARKERS
PLC
                                                                                                                                                          HUMAN
                                                                                                                                                          MACHINE
                                                                                                                                                          INTERFACES
                                                                                                                                                          ENERGY
                                                                                                                                                          MANAGEMENT
                                                                                                                                                          SOLUTIONS
                                                                                                                                                          FA
                                                                                                                                                          COMPONENTS
                                                                                                                                                          MACHINE
                                                                                                                                                          VISION
                                                                                                                                                          SYSTEMS
                                                                                                                                                          UV
                                                                                                                                                          CURING
                                                                                                                                                          SYSTEMS
                                                                                                                                                          Selection
                                                                                                                                                          Guide
                                                                                                                                                          Amplifier
                                                                                                                                                          Built-in
                                                                                                                                                          Power Supply
                                                                                                                                                          Built-in
                                                                                                                                                          Amplifier-
                                                                                                                                                          separated
EX-Z
CX-400
CY-100
EX-10
EX-20
EX-30
EX-40
CX-440
EQ-30
EQ-500
MQ-W
RX-LS200
RX
RT-610