WORLD-BEAM® QS30 Adjustable-Field Sensors
Datasheet
Midsize sensors featuring extended range and background suppression mode
Features
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Bipolar discrete outputs, PNP and NPN
128 element photo receiver for superior performance on varying colors and textures
600 mm sensing range (90% White Card) in midsize QS30 housing
Background suppression models for reliable detection of objects when the background
condition is not controlled or fixed
Linear multi-turn screw adjustment of cutoff distance
Enhanced immunity to fluorescent lights
Improved temperature compensation to minimize cutoff distance variation due to
ambient temperature changes
Powerful, highly collimated visible red sensing beam allows two sensors to be used in
close proximity
Models available with 2 m or 9 m (6.5 ft or 30 ft) cable or integral metal quickdisconnect; or 150 mm (6 in) pigtail
Tough ABS housing is rated IEC IP67; NEMA 6
Mounting versatility via popular 30 mm threaded barrel or side-mount
WARNING:
• Do not use this device for personnel protection
• Using this device for personnel protection could result in serious injury or death.
• This device does not include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow its use in
personnel safety applications. A device failure or malfunction can cause either an energized (on) or deenergized (off) output condition.
Models - Background Suppression
Model
Supply Voltage
Sensing Range
Output Type
Adjustable Cutoff Range: 50 to 600 mm
QS30AF600
10 to 30 V DC
Maximum Sensing Range: 400mm - 6% Black Card; 500mm - 18%
Bipolar (1 NPN and 1 PNP)
Gray Card; 600mm - 90% White Card
Minimum Sensing Range (Dead Zone): 30mm - 6% Black Card
Only standard 2 m (6.5 ft) cable models are listed.
• To order the 9 m (30 ft) cable model, add the suffix W/30 to the model number (for example, QS30AF600 W/30).
• To order the 5-pin integral QD, add the suffix Q to the model number (for example, QS30AF600Q)
• To order the 150 mm (6 inch) PVC cable with a 5-pin M12 connector, add the suffix Q5 to the model number (for example,
QS30AF600Q5)
Overview
Banner's WORLD-BEAM® QS30 Adjustable-Field Sensors with Background Suppression ignore objects beyond the set cutoff
distance. Background suppression mode can be used in most situations with varying object color and position or with varying
background conditions. The default mode for background suppression sensors is Light Operate (LO).
Original Document
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Figure 1. Sensor Features
1. Green: Power Indicator LED
2. Yellow: Light Sensed Indicator LED (Flashes for Marginal
Conditions)
3. Blue/Red: End-of-travel (EOT) Indicator LED
4. Cutoff Distance Adjustment Screw
5. Yellow: Output Indicator LED
Configuration Instructions
Sensor Orientation
To ensure reliable detection, orient the sensor as shown in relation to the target to be detected.
Figure 2. Optimal Orientation of Target to Sensor
Sensor Setup - Background Suppression (LO mode)
1. Mount the sensor with the darkest object at the longest application
distance (the distance to object must be less than shown in Figure 7
on p. 6 for your object color).
2. Turn adjustment pot counter-clockwise until it clicks and EOT LED
turns on red (4 turns).
3. Turn the adjustment pot clockwise until the yellow indicator turns
on.
4. Replace darkest object with the brightest background at the closest
application distance.
5. Turn the adjustment pot clockwise, counting the revolutions, until
the Yellow Output LED turns on.
6. Turn the adjustment pot counter-clockwise half the number of
turns from step 5. This will place the cutoff distance midway
between the object and the background switchpoints (See Figure at
right).
Figure 3. Set cutoff distance approximately midway between
the farthest target and the closest background
X: Distance to Object
Y: Minimum Separation Between Object and
Background
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Setup Example
Background Suppression Mode Application Example
Background Suppression Mode: Objects beyond the set cutoff distance will
not be detected.
Background suppression mode can be used in most situations with varying
object color and position or with varying background conditions.
To ensure reliable background suppression, a minimum separation distance
between the object and the background is necessary. See Figure 7 on p.
6 to determine the minimum separation distance.
Figure 4.
Example: An object with a reflectivity similar to black paper is set 300 mm
away from the sensor. A background with reflectivity similar to white paper is
set 350 mm away from the sensor. According to Figure 7 on p. 6, the
minimum separation distance between the object and the background is 20
mm. In this application, reliable detection will be achieved when set up
according to the procedure outlined in Sensor Setup - Background
Suppression Mode.
1. Object
2. Conveyor
3. Background
X: Distance to Object = 300 mm
Y: Minimum Separation Between Object and
Background > 20 mm
Remote Configuration
The Remote Configuration function may be used to SET the sensor's cutoff distance remotely or to disable the cutoff distance
adjustment screw for security. Connect the gray/Input wire of the sensor to ground (0V dc), with a remote switch connected between
them. Pulse the gray/Input wire according to the diagrams in the configuration procedures. The length of the individual pulses is
equal to the value T where T is 0.04 s ≤ T≤ 0.8 s.
Figure 5. Connecting the gray/Input wire
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Object SET:
The distance to the target object is sampled; the sensor optimizes the cutoff distance beyond the distance to the target object. In
RUN mode, objects located between the minimum sensing range and the cutoff distance are sensed; anything beyond the cutoff
distance (e.g., other objects or background surfaces) is ignored.
Step
Sample Target Object
Procedure
Present target object
Single-pulse the gray/Input wire
T
Return to Run Mode
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Sensor returns automatically to RUN mode
Result
Green Power and Yellow Light Sensed LEDs flash
alternately 3 times (EOT LED alternately flashes Red/
Blue 3 times at the same time)
SET accepted: Sensor returns directly to RUN mode
SET failed: Feedback is displayed for 2 seconds
(Yellow Light Sensed LED OFF, Green Power LED
flashes 4 times)
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Cutoff Distance Adjustment Screw Disable/Enable:
Step
Procedure
Disable
Result
Quad-pulse the gray/Input wire
T
T
T
Enable
T
T
EOT LED flashes Red 4 times
Cutoff point adjustment screw disabled
T
T
Quad-pulse the gray/Input wire
T
T
T
T
T
EOT LED flashes Blue 4 times
Cutoff point adjustment screw enabled
T
T
End-of-Travel (EOT) Indicator LED
Cutoff Distance Adjustment Screw Status
Result
Cutoff distance adjustment screw in between max. and min. end-of-travel limits
EOT LED OFF
Cutoff distance adjustment screw turned clockwise to max. end-of-travel limit
EOT LED ON Blue
Cutoff distance adjustment screw turned counter-clockwise to min. end-of-travel limit
EOT LED ON Red
Cutoff distance adjustment screw turned while disabled
EOT LED alternately
flashes Red/Blue 4 times
Output States
Background Suppression Mode
Object Inside
Minimum
Sensing
Range
Object Between Minimum Sensing
Range and Cutoff Distance
Object Beyond Cutoff
Distance
LO
DO
LO
DO
Yellow Output LED
Undefined
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
Black Wire (Pin 4)
Undefined
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
White Wire (Pin 2)
Undefined
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
Yellow Light Sensed LED
Undefined
ON or Flashing (if < 1.5x excess gain)
Output
OFF
Wiring Diagrams
Bipolar Outputs
1
+
10-30V dc
–
3
2
4
Key:
L
L
1 = Brown
2 = White
3 = Blue
4 = Black
5 = Gray (Input*)
L = Load
*Inputs
LO (default)
or
+
5*
–
DO
–
Remote Configuration
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Specifications
Sensing Range
Adjustable Cutoff Range: 50 to 600 mm
Maximum Sensing Range: 400 mm - 6% Black Card, 500 mm - 18% Gray
Card, 600 mm - 90% White Card
Minimum Sensing Range (Dead Zone): 30 mm - 6% Black Card
Supply Voltage and Current
10 to 30 V dc (10% maximum ripple within specified limits); Current
consumption: < 80 mA at 10 V dc; < 40 mA at 30 V dc
Repeatability
750 µs
Adjustments
Four-turn adjustment screw sets cutoff distance between min. and max.
positions, clutched at both ends of travel
Indicators
2 Indicator LEDs on sensor top:
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Green solid: Power ON
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Amber solid: Light sensed
(excess gain > 1.5x)
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Amber flashing: Marginal sensing condition (excess gain < 1.5x)
2 Indicator LEDs on sensor back:
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Small Blue/Red End-of-travel (EOT) LED
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Large Amber Output LED
Supply Protection
Protected against reverse polarity and transient voltages
Sensing Beam
Visible red LED, 660 nm
Output Configuration
Bi-polar Models: Solid-state bipolar (SPDT): both sinking and sourcing
Off-state leakage current: < 5 µA at 30 V dc
ON-state saturation voltage:
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NPN: less than 1.5 V at 100 mA
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PNP: less than 2.0 V at 100 mA
Construction
ABS housing
QD models: nickel-plated brass
Output Protection Circuitry
Protected against false pulse on power-up and continuous overload or short
circuit of outputs.
Output Response
5 millisecond ON/OFF;
200 ms delay on power-up; outputs do not conduct during this time
Environmental Rating
IEC IP67; NEMA 6
Connections
2 m (6.5 ft) 5-wire PVC cable, 9 m (30 ft) PVC cable, or 5-pin Integral QD or
Euro-style 150 mm (6 in) pigtail QD, depending on model
Operating Conditions
Temperature: –20 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to +140 °F)
Humidity: 95% at +50 °C maximum relative humidity (non-condensing)
Certifications
Performance Curves
Figure 6. Typical emitter spot diameter vs. distance
22
20
18
Spot Size (mm)
16
14
12
Spot Size
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Distance (mm)
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Figure 7. Minimum separation distance* between object and background: background
suppression mode
50
18% (Gray Object)
Minimum Separation (mm)
6% (Black Object)
40
30
* Targets with severe color contrasts can increase the
Minimum Separation Distance
20
90% (White Object)
10
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Distance (mm )
Excess Gain Curves
Figure 8. QS30AF600 Excess Gain Curve (based on 90% White Card)
Excess Gain
1000
100
10
1
10
100
Distance (mm)
1000
Dimensions (QD Models)
51,1
[ 2.01
52,6
[ 2]
]
22
[ .87
1,4
[ .05
]
M30 X 1.5
11
[ .43
]
2X
]
3,25
[ .128
]
13,7
[ .5 ]
8,3
[ .3 ]
RECEIVER
15,5
[ .61
44
[ 1.73
]
13
[ .51
]
33
[ 1.30
]
]
EMITTER
66,15
[ 2.6
5,5
[ .22
22,15
[ .9 ]
M12 X 1
12,5
[ .49
16,3
[ .64
6
]
]
]
]
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Dimensions (Cable Models)
51,1
[ 2.01
52,6
[ 2]
]
22
[ .87
]
M30 X 1.5
1,4
[ .05
11
[ .43
]
2X
]
3,25
[ .128
]
13,7
[ .5 ]
8,3
[ .3 ]
RECEIVER
15,5
[ .61
44
[ 1.73
]
13
[ .51
]
33
[ 1.30
]
]
52,7
[ 2.07
]
EMITTER
8,7
[ .34
]
12,5
[ .49
16,3
[ .64
5,5
[ .22
]
]
]
Quick-Disconnect (QD) Cordsets
5-Pin Threaded M12 Cordsets—Single Ended
Model
MQDC1-501.5
Length
Style
0.5 m (1.5 ft)
MQDC1-506
2 m (6.5 ft)
MQDC1-515
5 m (16.4 ft)
MQDC1-530
9 m (29.5 ft)
MQDC1-506RA
2 m (6.5 ft)
MQDC1-515RA
5 m (16.4 ft)
Dimensions
44 Typ.
Straight
M12 x 1
ø 14.5
30 Typ.
[1.18"]
9 m (29.5 ft)
1
4
32 Typ.
[1.26"]
Right-Angle
MQDC1-530RA
Pinout (Female)
2
3
5
1 = Brown
2 = White
3 = Blue
4 = Black
5 = Gray
M12 x 1
ø 14.5 [0.57"]
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