PE12CNT15PO
Photoelectric Sensor, 15m, 890nm Infrared LED, Through Beam, 5m Cable
- Manufacturer: CARLO GAVAZZI
- Product type:
- SVHC: No SVHC (21-Jan-2025)
- IP Rating: IP67
- Output Type: Digital - PNP
- Sensor Type: Photoelectric Sensor
- Light Source: 890nm Infrared LED
- Product Range: PE12 Series
- Qualification: -
- Sensing Method: Through Beam
- Connection Method: 5m Cable
- Supply Voltage Max: 30VDC
- Supply Voltage Min: 10VDC
- Sensing Distance Max: 15m
- Operating Temperature Max: 50°C
- Operating Temperature Min: -20°C
| Delivery and price | |
|---|---|
| Units per pack | 1 |
| Price | 37.25 € |
| Current stock | 10+ |
| Lead time | 30 days |
## **Photoelectrics Through-beam, Transistor Output Type PE12CNT15..**
- **Elevators, Escalators and Entrance control**
- **Range 15 m**
- **ESPE-Type 2, PL C.**
- **Modulated, infrared light**
- **Supply voltage: 10 to 30 VDC**
- **Output: 100 mA, NPN or PNP type**
- **Make or break switching**
- **LED for output indication or power supply**
- **Protection: reverse polarity, short circuit, transients**
- **Cable versions with or without connector**
- **Emitter mute and power adjustment**
- **CE, UL325 and UL508 approved**
**Product Descri tion Orderin Ke p g y PE12CNT15NOC2 Type** The PE12CNT. is a family of housing can be mounted **Housing style** general purpose Photoelecwith a wall thickness from **Housing size** tric sensors. 0.6 mm to 2.25 mm. The **Housing material** They are specially designed emitter has a mute input to **Sensor code** for Elevators, Escalators, turn it off for evaluation of **Detection principle** Entrance control to meet the sensor function. **Sensing distance** the requirements in the Available in 10-30 VDC **Output type** ~~Be~~ door market. The “snap-on” version. ~~ll~~ **Output configuration Connection type T e Selection yp Housing Range ConOrdering no. Ordering no. Ordering no. Ordering no. Ordering no. diameter Sn necReceiver Receiver Receiver Receiver Emitter tor NPN, NO NPN, NC PNP, NO PNP, NC** Ø 12 mm 15 m NO **PE12CNT15NO PE12CNT15NC PE12CNT15PO PE12CNT15PC PE12CNT15** Ø 12 mm 15 m YES **PE12CNT15NOC2 PE12CNT15NCC2 PE12CNT15POC2 PE12CNT15PCC2 PE12CNT15C2**
**Note:** Please order emitter and receiver separately
## **S ecifications Emitter p**
|**Rated operational volt.**(UB)|10 to 30 VDC|
|---|---|
|**Ripple** (Urrp)|≤ 10%|
|**Supply current**|≤ 20 mA|
|**Protection**|Reversepolarity,transients|
|**Power ON delay** (tv)<br>**Control input**<br>Normal oper.<br>Mute|≤ 100 ms<br>> 1.5 VDC<br>< 1.2 VDC|
|**Light source**|LED, 890 nm|
|**Light type**|Infrared,modulated|
|---|---|
|**Light spot**|940 mm @ 9 m|
|**Emitter angle**|± 3° @ 9 m|
|**Indication function**||
|Power supply ON|LED, green|
|Mute input ON|LED, green flashing3.5 Hz|
|**Power adjustment**||
|Rx~ 3 kΩ -10 kΩ|3 ... 18 m in 19 step|
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**PE12**
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|**Blind zone**<br>|None||and solid state loads with|and solid state loads with|
|**Temperature drift**<br>≤ 0.4 %/°C<br>**Hysteresis**(H)<br>3 - 20 %|≤ 0.4 %/°C<br>3 - 20 %|**Ambient light**|optical isolation<br>DC13 Control of electroma|optical isolation<br>DC13 Control of electromagnets|
|**Rated operational volt.**(UB)<br>10 to 30 VDC|10 to 30 VDC(ripple included)|3,000 ... 3,200 K|200 K<br>> 80|> 80,000 LUX(EN60947-5-2)|
|**Ripple** (Urrp)<br>≤ 10 %|≤ 10 %|**Detection angle**|± 2.5° @ 9 m|± 2.5° @ 9 m|
|**No load supply current**(Io)<br>≤ 16 mA|≤ 16 mA|**Operating frequency **(f)<br>100 Hz||100 Hz|
|**Output current**||**Response time**|OFF-ON (tON) ≈ 6.5 ms|) ≈ 6.5 ms|
|Continuous (Ie)<br>≤ 100 mA|≤ 100 mA||ON-OFF(tOFF)≈ 3.5 ms|≈ 3.5 ms|
|Short-time (I)<br>≤ 100 mA,<br> <br>**Minimum operational current** (Im)0.5 mA<br>**OFF-state current**(Ir)<br>≤100|≤ 100 mA,<br>(max. load capacity100 nF)<br>0.5 mA<br>≤100µA|**Power ON delay **(tv)<br>≤ 100 ms<br>**Output function**<br>NPN or PNP<br>Make or break<br>**Indication function**||≤ 100 ms<br>Make or break(NO or NC)|
|**Voltage drop **(Ud)<br>≤ 1.6 VDC @ 100 mA|≤ 1.6 VDC @ 100 mA|Output ON|LED, yellow|LED, yellow|
|**Protection**<br>Short-circuit, reverse pola-|Short-circuit, reverse pola-||||
|rity, transients|rity, transients||||
## **General S ecifications p**
**Environment** Overvoltage category IIl (IEC 60664/60664A, 60947-1) Pollution degree 3 (IEC 60664/60664A, 60947-1) Degree of protection IP67 (IEC 60529; EN60947-1) 1, 2, 12 (NEMA types)
**Temperature** Operating -20° to +50°C (-4° to +122°F) Storage -25° to +80°C (-13° to +176°F) **Rated insulation voltage** 75 VDC **Dielectric test voltage** 500 Vac rms (EN60947-1) **Rated impulse withstand test** 800 V (1.2 / 50 µs) (EN60947-1) **ESPE** Type 2 **PFHd** 6 x 10[-8] failure per hour (worst case SRP for CS) **Diagnostic coverage** 99 % (EN13849-1: 2008) **Performance level** C (EN13849-1: 2008) **MTTFd** (worst case full sensor) 298 Years
298 Years (worst case full receiver) EN ISO 13849-1, SN 29500 368 Years (worst case full emitter) EN ISO 13849-1, SN 29500
**Electrostatic discharge** (EN61000-4-2) Contact discharge Air discharge **Radiated RF electromagnetic fields** (EN 61000-4-3) **Electrical fast transients/burst** (EN 61000-4-4)
> 12 kV > 8 kV
> 10 V/m
|**Surge**(EN 61000-4-5)||
|---|---|
|Power-supply<br>> 1 kV (with 500 Ω)|> 1 kV (with 500 Ω)|
|Sensor output<br>> 1 kV|> 1 kV(with 500 Ω)|
|**Wire conducted disturbances**||
|(EN 61000-4-6)<br>> 10 Vrms<br>**Power-frequency magnetic**<br>**fields**(EN 61000-4-8)<br>Continous<br>> 30 A/m, 38 μ tesla<br>Short-time<br>> 300 A/m<br>**Vibration** (IEC 60068-2-6)<br>10 to 150 Hz<br>**Shock**(IEC 60068-2-27)<br>30 g / 11 ms, 6 pos, 6 neg<br>|> 10 Vrms<br>> 30 A/m, 38 μ tesla<br>> 300 A/m,380μtesla<br>10 to 150 Hz,1 mm / 15g<br>30 g / 11 ms, 6 pos, 6 neg<br>per axis|
|**Free fall**(IEC 60068-2-31)<br>2 times from 1 m,|2 times from 1 m,|
|100 times from 0.5 m|100 times from 0.5 m|
|**Pig-tail connector (-C2)**|3-pol micro MATE-N-LOK|
||Series,AMP/TE|
|**Housing material**||
|Body PE12<br>Frontglass<br>**Connection**<br>Cable|PC black<br>PC black<br>PVC, Emitter: grey /<br>Receiver: black,<br>5 m,3 x 0.14 mm2,Ø 2.9 mm|
|**Weight**||
|Emitter<br>Receiver|80 g<br>80g|
|**CE-marking**|EN12445, EN12453,|
||EN12978,EN 60947-5-2|
|**UL-Approval**<br>UL325|UL325|
|UL508, CSA-C22.2 No.247|UL508, CSA-C22.2 No.247|
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**PE12**
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## **O eration Dia ram p g**
tv = Power ON delay Power supply Target emitter present Object present Break (NC) Output ON Make (NO) Output ON
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Mute active ≤ 1.2 VDC
## **Dimensions (mm)**
## **Detection Diagram**
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To be mounted in material with a thickness of 0.6 - 2.25 mm<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
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Emitter<br>0,5X0, 0 Receiver 6,6 Y 13,1 19,7 Sensing range [feet] 26,2 32,8 39,4 45,9 52,5 59,1 65,619,7<br>0,4 15,8<br>0,3 11,8<br>0,2 7,9<br>0,1 3,9<br>0,0 0,0<br>-0,1 -3,9<br>-0,2 -7,9<br>-0,3 -11,8<br>-0,4 -15,8<br>-0,5 -19,7<br>0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20<br>Sensing range [m]<br>Excess Gain<br>Excess Gain<br>100000<br>10000<br>1000<br>100<br>10<br>1<br>1 10 100 1000<br>Sensing range [m]<br>Detection width [m]<br>Detection width [inches]<br>Gain<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
## **Power adjustment curve**
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Typical mute function characteristic<br>Sensing range [feet]<br>0 6,6 13,1 19,7 26,2 32,8 39,4 45,9 52,2 59,0<br>10<br>9<br>8<br>7<br>6<br>5<br>4<br>3<br>2<br>1<br>0<br>0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18<br>Sensing range [m]<br>Resistor value [kOhm]<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
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## **Wiring Diagram**
## **Deliver Contents y**
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Emitter Receiver<br>1BN 1BN 1BN<br>4BK<br>4BK<br>Rext 4BK<br>3BU 3BU 3BU<br>PE 12 CNT 15 PE 12 CNT 15 NO PE 12 CNT 15 NC<br>1BN 1BN<br>4BK 4BK<br>3BU 3BU<br>PE 12 CNT 15 PO PE 12 CNT 15 PC<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
- PE12...
- **Packaging:** plastic bag
## **Installation Hints**
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To avoid interference from inductive voltage/ Relief of cable strain Protection of the sensing face Switch mounted on mobile carrier<br>current peaks, separate the prox. switch<br>power cables from any other power cables,<br>e.g. motor, contactor or solenoid cables<br>Incorrect<br>Correct<br>The cable should not be pulled A proximity switch should not serve as Any repetitive flexing of the<br>=| © mechanical stop cable should be avoided<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
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Updated at April 29, 2026
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