Industrial Sensors / Photoelectric sensors

FE Series / Through-beam sensor / Diffuse reflection sensor / Retro-reflective sensor

Products / Sensing area

• Construction type: Cubic

• Measuring range: 0 - 12000 mm
• Connection type: Cable and M8 connector
• Housing material: Plastic (polybutyleneterephthalate)
• IP67 ingress protection
• Power supply: 10 - 30 V DC

Cable 3-core (2-core emitter) M8 connector 3-pin

Nominal
Type measuring NPN NO / NC PNP NO / NC NPN NO / NC PNP NO / NC
range Dark-on / Dark-on / Dark-on / Dark-on /
Light-on Light-on Light-on Light-on
Fe Series
Diffuse reflection sensor
with background 15 - 500 mm FERW/0N-0A FERW/0P-0A FERW/0N-0F FERW/0P-0F
suppression
Diffuse reflection
0 - 800 mm FER8/0N-0A FER8/0P-0A FER8/0N-0F FER8/0P-0F
sensor
Retro-reflective sensor
0 - 5000 mm FERN/0N-0A FERN/0P-0A FERN/0N-0F FERN/0P-0F
with polarised light
Through-beam sensor
FERD/0N-0A FERD/0P-0A FERD/0N-0F FERD/0P-0F
Receiver
0 - 12000 mm
Through-beam sensor
FERH/0N-0A FERH/0P-0A FERH/0N-0F FERH/0P-0F
Emitter

Background suppression Energetic diffuse scanner Reflex with polarizing filter Through-beam
30 100 100 100

25
% of scanning distance

1
20 RL107
15 10 10 10 2
Gain

Gain

Gain

90% 3
10
4
18% RL110
5 5
RL122
0 1 6% 1 1
100 200 300 400 500 200 400 600 800 1000 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 41 8 2 16 20
Distance x (mm) Distance x (mm) Distance x (m) Distance x (m)

1
Zum Hagenbach 7 • D-48366 Laer • Fon: +49 (0)2554/9130-00 • Fax: +49 (0)2554/9130-10 • info@welotec.com
www.welotec.com
Industrial Sensors / Photoelectric sensors

FE Series / Through-beam sensor / Diffuse reflection sensor / Retro-reflective sensor

Technical Details

FERW/0x-0x FER8/0x-0x FERN/0x-0x FERD/0x-0x FERH/0x-0x

General Data
Series FE
Diffuse reflection Diffuse reflection Retro-reflective Through-beam Through-beam
Type
sensor sensor sensor sensor sensor
with background with polarised
Special feature - -
suppression light
Emitter / Receiver - Receiver Emitter
Sensorfunction Switch -
Construction type Cubic
Display elements LED – output status -
Light source Red light, visible - Red light, visible
Beam diameter mm 15 at 200 50 at 300 250 at 2500 - 1600 at 12000
Measurement data
Nominal measuring range 15 - 500 mm 0 - 800 mm 0 - 5000 mm 0 - 12000 mm 0 - 12000 mm
Blind zone 0 - 2 mm - 0 - 10 mm - -
Repeat accuracy ≤ 0,5 ms -
Temperature drift ± 15 %
Outputs
Time delay before availability 100 ms -
Switching hysteresis - 20 % -
Switching frequency 1000 Hz -
Sensitivity adjustment 270 °
Power supply
Power supply V DC 10 - 30 V DC
Load current max. 100 mA -
No-load current 30 mA 20 mA 15 mA
Short circuit protection Yes -
Reverse polarity protection Yes -
Ripple ≤ 10 %
Voltage drop 1.8 V at 100 mA -
Physical characteristics
Housing material Plastic (polybutyleneterephthalate)
Optic material Polycarbonate (PC)
Ingress protection IP67
Dimensions (W x H x D) 11 x 41.8 x 20 mm
Cable length 2000 mm (cable version)
Weight 53 g (cable version) / 9 g (plug version)
Environmental
Operating temperature range -25 - +55 °C
External light max. 10000 lux -
Approvals
CE EN 60947-5-2

2
Zum Hagenbach 7 • D-48366 Laer • Fon: +49 (0)2554/9130-00 • Fax: +49 (0)2554/9130-10 • info@welotec.com
www.welotec.com
Industrial Sensors / Photoelectric sensors

FE Series / Through-beam sensor / Diffuse reflection sensor / Retro-reflective sensor

Dimensions / Electrical diagrams / Connector

20 20
11 11
3 3

1 1

2 2 3

Welotec is using a ISO 9001:2008 certified quality management system • All specifications are subject to change
25.4

23
25.4

23

31
31

17.7
3
17.7
10.9

4 4

10.8
10.8

2.7
2.7

2.5 2.5

1 8 1 8
FER8/0*-0F - FERN/0*-0F FERHD/0*-0F

20
11
3
1

2
25.4

23

5
31

17.7

3
1: Mounting hole Ø 3,2 mm for M3
8.6

2: Optics center, receiver

10.8

3: Optics center, emitter

2.7

4
2.5

8
4: M8 plug or connection cable
1
FERW/0*-0F 5: Standard direction of the material

brn brn 1
Brn: brown
L+ L+
Blk: black
blu blu 3 Blu: blue
M M

blk blk 4
Q Q

Cable Connector
CAT-FE-V1 ed. 11/13 Welotec GmbH

OUT

(+) (-)

3
Zum Hagenbach 7 • D-48366 Laer • Fon: +49 (0)2554/9130-00 • Fax: +49 (0)2554/9130-10 • info@welotec.com
www.welotec.com