Compact and lightweight; ideal for use on robotic end effectors
Class 2 laser diode light source
Convergent beam models have precise, high-energy sensing spot at
focus, available in four focal lengths: 50 mm (2 in), 100 mm (4 in), 200
mm (8 in), and 300 mm (12 in)
Retroreflective models have precise, narrow beam; excellent for sensing
the presence of tiny parts at close range, small parts at medium ranges,
and for accurate sensing over long distances
Fast, 0.2 millisecond sensing response for high-speed sensing or
counting
10 to 30 V dc operation; choice of NPN or PNP complementary solid
state output
Choose models with 2 m (6.5 ft) or 9 m (30 ft) unterminated cable, or
with 150 mm (6 in) Euro-style pigtail quick-disconnect (QD) connector
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Retroreflective-Mode Models.
Excellent for applications where high sensing power and small beam size are important.
Operates over sensing ranges typically accomplished only by conventional opposed-mode photoelectrics; uses a special
filter to polarize the emitted light, filtering out unwanted reflections from shiny objects. (Visible Red; Class 2 laser; 650
nm)
Retroreflective-Mode Models
Models
PD45VN6LLP
PD45VN6LLPQ
PD45VP6LLP
0.2 m to 10.6 m (8
in to 35 ft)
2
PD45VP6LLPQ
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
PNP
Range
Cable
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
NPN
E
X
C
E
S
S
G
A
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Output
Type
1000
Excess Gain
1
Retroreflective PicoDot
with BRT-51X51BM
100
10
1
0.1 m
0.33 ft
1.0 m
3.3 ft
10 m
33 ft
100 m
330 ft
DISTANCE
To order 9 m (30 ft) cables, add the suffix “W/30” to the model number of any cabled sensor (e.g., PD45VN6LLP W/30).
Models with QD connectors require an optional mating cable.
Convergent-Mode Models.
Excels at sensing small parts and profiles and uses fixed-field technology to ignore objects
beyond the maximum sensing distance. (Visible Red; Class 2 laser; 650 nm)
1 Performance curves based on BRT-51X51BM retro target
2 Range tested using a BRT-51x51BM retro target (included with each sensor). Actual range depends on the efficiency and size of the retroreflective target
used. Some targets have produced ranges up to 39.6 m (130 ft).
Original Document
115700 Rev. B
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115700
PD45 Series PicoDot Polarized Retroreflective and Convergent Laser Sensors
Convergent-Mode Models - 50 mm (2 inch) Focus (Performance curves based on 90% white test card)
Models
PD45VN6C50
PD45VN6C50Q
PD45VP6C50
Cable
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
5-pin QD 150 mm (6
inch) pigtail
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
NPN
Output
Type
1000
Excess Gain
Beam Width
50mm (2 in.) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
EXCESS GAIN
3 mm
50 mm (2 in) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
0.12 in
0.08 in
0.04 in
0
0.04 in
0.08 in
0.12 in
100
2 mm
1 mm
0
1 mm
2 mm
3 mm
0
10
PD45VP6C50Q
5-pin QD 150 mm (6
inch) pigtail
PNP
1
1 mm
0.04 in.
10 mm
0.4 in.
100 mm
4 in.
1000 mm
40 in.
12.5 mm 25 mm 37.5 mm 50 mm 62.5 mm
0.5 in
1.0 in
1.5 in
2.0 in 2.5 in
DISTANCE
DISTANCE
Convergent-Mode Models - 102 mm (4 inch) Focus (Performance curves based on 90% white test card)
Models
PD45VN6C100
PD45VN6C100Q
PD45VP6C100
Cable
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
NPN
Output Type
1000
Excess Gain
Beam Width
100 mm (4 in.) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
EXCESS GAIN
3 mm
100 mm (4 in) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
0.12 in
0.08 in
0.04 in
0
0.04 in
0.08 in
0.12 in
100
2 mm
1 mm
0
1 mm
2 mm
3 mm
0
25 mm
1.0 in
50 mm
2.0 in
10
PD45VP6C100Q
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
PNP
1
1 mm
0.04 in.
10 mm
0.4 in.
100 mm
4 in.
1000 mm
40 in.
75 mm 100 mm 125 mm
3.0 in
4.0 in 5.0 in
DISTANCE
DISTANCE
Convergent-Mode Models - 203 mm (8 inch) Focus (Performance curves based on 90% white test card)
Models
PD45VN6C200
PD45VN6C200Q
PD45VP6C200
Cable
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
NPN
Output Type
1000
Excess Gain
Beam Width
200 mm (8 in.) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
EXCESS GAIN
3 mm
200 mm (8 in) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
0.12 in
0.08 in
0.04 in
0
0.04 in
0.08 in
0.12 in
100
2 mm
1 mm
0
1 mm
2 mm
3 mm
0
10
PD45VP6C200Q
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
PNP
1
1 mm
0.04 in.
10 mm
0.4 in.
100 mm
4 in.
1000 mm
40 in.
50 mm 100 mm 150 mm 200 mm 250 mm
2.0 in
4.0 in
6.0 in
8.0 in 10.0 in
DISTANCE
DISTANCE
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PD45 Series PicoDot Polarized Retroreflective and Convergent Laser Sensors
Convergent-Mode Models - 305 mm (8 inch) Focus (Performance curves based on 90% white test card)
Models
PD45VN6C300
PD45VN6C300Q
PD45VP6C300
Cable
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
2 m (6.5 ft) cable
NPN
Output Type
1000
Excess Gain
300 mm (12 in.) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
3 mm
Beam Width
300 mm (12 in) PicoDot
Convergent Mode
EXCESS GAIN
0.12 in
0.08 in
0.04 in
0
0.04 in
0.08 in
0.12 in
100
2 mm
1 mm
0
1 mm
2 mm
3 mm
0
10
PD45VP6C300Q
5-pin QD 150 mm
(6 inch) pigtail
PNP
1
1 mm
0.04 in.
10 mm
0.4 in.
100 mm
4 in.
1000 mm
40 in.
75 mm 150 mm 225 mm 300 mm 375 mm
3.0 in
6.0 in
8.0 in 12.0 in 14.0 in
DISTANCE
DISTANCE
WARNING: Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection
Never use this device as a sensing device for personnel protection. Doing so could lead to
serious injury or death.
This device does not include the self-checking redundant circuitry necessary
to allow its use in personnel safety applications. A sensor failure or malfunction can cause either an
energized or de-energized sensor output condition.
Retroreflective Sensor Alignment
Because the PicoDot laser sensor has such a long sensing range, and because its beam is so narrow (compared to the
beam of typical retro sensors), its alignment is somewhat less forgiving and more difficult to accomplish. As indicated, the
effect of angular misalignment can be dramatic, especially over distance. For example, with one 51 mm (2 in) reflective
target mounted at a distance of 6 m (20 ft) from the sensor, only one degree of angular misalignment will cause the
center of the laser beam to miss the center of the target by 102 mm (4 in), and miss the target altogether by almost 76
mm (3 in).
Alignment tip:
When using a small retroreflective target at medium or long range, it is often useful to temporarily attach
(or suspend) a strip of retroreflective tape (such as BRT-THG-2-100) along a line that intersects the real target. The visible
red laser beam is easily seen in normal room lighting; sight along the beam toward the target, from behind the sensor.
Move the sensor to scan the laser beam back and forth across the tape strip, to guide the beam onto the target.
The use of mounting bracket SMB-46A may simplify alignment, because of its precision-positioning feature. After mounting
the bracket and the sensor, tighten the screws in the two corners of the bracket to position the beam in the exact spot
needed.
Distance (X) To Retro Target
Beam Displacement (Y) for 1°
of Misalignment
25 mm (1 in)
50 mm (2 in)
100 mm (4 in)
250 mm (10 in)
500 mm (20 in)
Ø = Misalignment Angle
Laser
Emitter
Y = X(tan Ø)
Figure 1. Beam displacement per degree of misalignment
1.5 m (5 ft)
Y
Ø
X
3 m (10 ft)
6 m (20 ft)
15 m (50 ft)
30 m (100 ft)
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PD45 Series PicoDot Polarized Retroreflective and Convergent Laser Sensors
Retroreflective Sensor Beam Size
Unlike conventional retroreflective sensors, the
retroreflective laser has the ability to sense relatively small
profiles. The figures demonstrate the diameter of the
smallest opaque rod that reliably breaks the laser beam at
several sensor-to-object distances. These values assume an
excess gain of about 10×. Flooding effects are possible
when the gain is much higher (reduce sensor gain in this
situation in order to reliably detect minimum object sizes).
Note the shape of the beam is elliptical and its size
increases as the distance from the sensor increases.
Minimum object detection sizes are dependent on both the
object’s distance from the sensor, and the direction (with
respect to the beam’s X and Y axes) in which the object
crosses the beam.
Approx. 2 mm
Laser Emitter
LASER LIGHT
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM
CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT
Avoid exposure - laser light
emitted from this aperture
PEAK POWER 2 mW
20KHz 10% DUTY CYCLE
660 - 680 nm
COMPLIES TO 21 CFR PART
1040.10 AND EN60825-1:1994
Approx.
0.5 m rad = 0.029º
W
Sensing Distance = X
W = 2 mm + 2X(tan 0.029º) = 2 mm + X(0.001)
Figure 2. Beam divergence at 25ºC (beam size vs. distance)
Distance from
Sensor to Object
Minimum Detection size
X
1.78 mm (0.07 in)
2.03 mm (0.08 in)
3.05 mm (0.12 in)
5.08 mm (0.20 in)
9.65 mm (0.38 in)
12.7 mm (0.50 in)
Y
3.30 mm (0.13 in)
4.06 mm (0.16 in)
5.08 mm (0.20 in)
8.13 mm (0.32 in)
12.7 mm (0.50 in)
19.05 mm (0.75 in)
Beam size and shape
at aperture
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0.3 m (1 ft)
1.5 m (5 ft)
3 m (10 ft)
9 m (30 ft)
15 m (50 ft)
X
Beam divergence
approximately 1 milliradian
Figure 3. Minimum object detection size vs. distance
Y
18 m (60 ft)
Installation Notes - Class 2 Laser Safety Notes
Low-power lasers are, by definition, incapable of causing eye injury within the duration
of a blink (aversion response) of 0.25 seconds. They also must emit only visible
wavelengths (400 to 700 nm). Therefore, an ocular hazard may exist only if individuals
overcome their natural aversion to bright light and stare directly into the laser beam.
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Do not stare at the laser.
Do not point the laser at a person’s eye.
Mount open laser beam paths either above or below eye level, where practical.
Terminate the beam emitted by the laser product at the end of its useful path.
LASER LIGHT
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM
CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT
Avoid exposure - laser light
emitted from this aperture
PEAK POWER 2 mW
20KHz 10% DUTY CYCLE
660 - 680 nm
COMPLIES TO 21 CFR PART
1040.10 AND EN60825-1:1994
CAUTION:
Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous radiation exposure; per EN 60825. Do not attempt to disassemble this sensor
for repair. A defective unit must be returned to the manufacturer.
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Specifications
Sensing Beam
Visible red Class 2 laser, 650 nm
Supply Voltage
10 to 30 V dc (10% max. ripple) at less than 20 mA, exclusive of load
Beam Size at Aperture (Retroreflective Models)
3.75 mm × 1.85 mm (0.15 in × 0.07 in)
Beam Divergence (Retroreflective Models)
Approximately 1 milliradian
Laser Classification
Class 2 safety (CDRH (FDA) 1040.10 and IEC 60875-1)
Supply Protection Circuitry
Protected against reverse polarity, over voltage, and transient voltages
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