# DISTANCE SENSORS
**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/Q45BB6LPQPMAD/distance-sensors
**SKU**: Q45BB6LPQPMAD
**Manufacturer**: BANNER ENGINEERING
**Price**: €179.3900
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 48 days (indicative)
## Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (15-Jan-2018) |
## Datasheet
📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:4810224/)
## 45LM Series Modules
## Datasheet
Plug-In Logic and Display Modules for Q45 Series Sensors
|Module Model Number|Output Timing|Output Timing|7-Segment Signal
Strength Display|
|---|---|---|---|
||ON/OFF Delay|One-Shot/Delayed One-Shot||
|45LM5|x|||
|45LM8||x||
|45LM8M1||x||
|45LM5D|x||x|
|45LM8D||x|x|
|45LM8DM1||x|x|
|45LMD|||x|
## 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.
## Overview
Q45 Series sensors easily accept the addition of timing and signal strength display functions. Seven plug-in modules are available to provide various combinations of these features. All modules install easily under the sensor's black inner cover. Modules interconnect to the sensor circuitry without wires. Timing adjustments are easily accessible.
## Timing Logic Functions
Programming of output timing on those models which feature logic functions is done using a bank of 4 DIP switches located on the module. These modules feature 15-turn clutched potentiometers for accurate timing adjustments. See Programming of Output Timing Functions on p. 2 for timing ranges and logic settings.
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Figure 1. DIP switches for programming Delay logic
## LED Signal Strength Display Function
Modules with the 7-element display of relative signal strength give a more precise indication of excess gain than does the AID[™] system LED1 (standard on all Q45 sensors); see Measuring Excess Gain and Contrast on p. 4 for more information. This feature is valuable for sensor setup and alignment, for critical evaluation of alternative sensing schemes, and for close monitoring of sensing performance over time (that is, dirt build-up or progressive misalignment). The more LEDs that are lit, the stronger the light signal being received by the sensor. Three segments lit indicate an excess gain of approximately 1x.
> 1 U.S. Patent no. 4356393
Original Document 37250 Rev. C
7 January 2020
37250
45LM Series Modules
## Install or Remove a Q45X Series Module
## CAUTION:
- Shock Hazard
- An electrical shock hazard exists inside the device whenever power is applied. Failure to remove power when the device is open could result in injury.
- Remove all power to the device (and to the load) whenever the device will be opened.
Note: It is not necessary to remove power to adjust the Sensitivity or Timing controls, as long as the black inner cover remains in place.
Modules (expansion cards) are installed and removed through the top of the sensor.
1. Remove power from the sensor and load.
2. Loosen the top cover screw.
3. Raise the cover. The cover is hinged at the front.
4. Insert a small screwdriver into one of the slots of the black inner cover, lift up, and remove the black inner cover.
5. If needed, remove a module. a) Insert a small, flat blade screwdriver or similar tool into the lift slot on the edge of the module to be removed. b) Gently pry up to disconnect the card and to raise it until you can grasp it with your fingers.
- c) Remove the module.
6. If needed, insert a module.
- a) Insert a module in the expansion slot so that the connector receptacles on the card align with the connector pins inside the sensor.
- b) Slide the card down into the slot until the connectors are fully engaged.
7. Reinstall the black inner cover.
Note: Some expansion cards are supplied with a new (replacement) black inner cover.
8. Close and secure the top cover.
9. Reapply power as desired.
## Programming of Output Timing Functions
Plug-in module models 45LM5 and 45LM5D may be programmed for ON-Delay, OFF-Delay, or combined ON/OFF-Delay timing functions. Either delay may be programmed independently for a short time range (up to 1 second) or for a long time range (up to 15 seconds). A 15-turn potentiometer is dedicated to each delay to allow precise adjustment of the delay within the selected time range.
P/N 37250 Rev. C
www.bannerengineering.com - Tel: + 1 888 373 6767
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## Note: The ON-Delay timer adjustment is labeled DELAY and the OFF-Delay timer adjustment is labeled HOLD.
Plug-in module models 45LM8, 45LM8M1,45LM8D,and 45LM8DM1 may be programmed for either a One-Shot output pulse or a Delayed One-Shot timer. For models 45LM8 and 45LM8D, the pulse and delay may be programmed independently for a short time range (up to 1 second) or for a long time range (up to 15 seconds). For models 45LM8M1 and 45LM8DM1, the pulse and delay may be programmed independently for a short time range (up to 0.1 second) or for a long time range (up to 1.5 seconds). A 15-turn potentiometer is dedicated to each delay to allow precise adjustment of the delay within the selected time range.
Note: The Delay timer adjustment is labeled DELAY and the Pulse timer adjustment is labeled HOLD.
## 45LM5 and 45LM5D
|45LM5 and 45LM5D Timing Logic Function and Timing Range(s)|45LM5 and 45LM5D Timing Logic Function and Timing Range(s)|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||#1|#2|#3|#4|
|ON-Delay|1 second maximum|ON|OFF|OFF|OFF|
||15 seconds maximum|OFF|ON|OFF|OFF|
|OFF-Delay|1 second maximum|OFF|OFF|ON|OFF|
||15 seconds maximum|OFF|OFF|OFF|ON|
|ON-Delay and OFF-Delay|1 second maximum
1 second maximum|ON|OFF|ON|OFF|
||1 second maximum
15 seconds maximum|ON|OFF|OFF|ON|
||15 seconds maximum
1 second maximum|OFF|ON|ON|OFF|
||15 seconds maximum
15 seconds maximum|OFF|ON|OFF|ON|
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TIMING DIAGRAMS Adjustment Locations
ON-Delay ON-Delay
DELAY
OUTPUT
SIGNAL
1 SEC DELAY
15 SEC DELAY
1 SEC HOLD
15 SEC HOLD
ON-Delay OFF-Delay
ON/OFF-Delay
OUTPUT
HOLD
SIGNAL
Figure 2. Timing Diagrams and Adjustment Locations
ON
1 2
3
4
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Note:
1. If both ranges of either delay function are selected (both 1 second and 15 second switches are ON), the delay time range becomes 16 seconds, maximum.
2. With switches #1 and #2 OFF (no ON-Delay programmed), ON-Delay is adjustable from negligible up to 100 milliseconds, maximum.
3. With switches #3 and #4 OFF (no OFF-Delay programmed), OFFDelay is adjustable from negligible up to 100 milliseconds, maximum.
## 45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1)
|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||#1|#2|#3|#4
3|
|One-Shot|1 second maximum pulse (0.1)|OFF|OFF|OFF|–|
||15 seconds maximum pulse (1.5)|OFF|OFF|ON|–|
|Delayed One-Shot|1 second maximum delay (0.1)
1 second maximum pulse (0.1)|ON|OFF|OFF|–|
||1 second maximum delay (1.5)
15 seconds maximum pulse (0.1)|OFF|ON|OFF|–|
- 2 Maximum times for models 45LM8M1 and 45LM8DM1 are in parentheses.
- 3 For normal output (output conducts during pulse time), turn switch #4 OFF To invert the output, turn switch #4 ON.
P/N 37250 Rev. C
www.bannerengineering.com - Tel: + 1 888 373 6767
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|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|45LM8(M1) and 45LM8D(M1) Timing Logic Function and Timing Ranges
2|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|Switch Positions|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||#1|#2|#3|#4
3|
|||||||15 seconds maximum delay (0.1)
1 second maximum pulse (1.5)|ON|OFF|ON|–|
|||||||15 seconds maximum delay (1.5)
15 seconds maximum pulse (1.5)|OFF|ON|ON|–|
|**TIMING DIAGRAMS**
**OUTPUT**
**E-SHOT**
**PULSE**
**PULSE**
**SIGNAL**||||||**DELAY**
**Adjustment Locations**
**1 SEC DELAY**
**15 SEC DELAY**
**ON**
**1 2**|Note:
1.
Delay is non-retriggerable. Pulse is
retriggerable if the Delay time is
less than the One-Shot pulse time.
2.
If both ranges of the delay function
are selected (both 1 second and 15
second switches are ON) the delay
time range becomes 16 seconds,
maximum.||||
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TIMING DIAGRAMS Adjustment Locations
ONE-SHOT PULSE PULSE
DELAY
OUTPUT
SIGNAL
1 SEC DELAY
15 SEC DELAY
15 SEC HOLD
DELAYED DELAY PULSE DELAY PULSE NC OUTPUT
ONE-SHOT
OUTPUT
HOLD
SIGNAL
ON
1 2
3
4
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3. With switches #1 and #2 OFF (no delay programmed), delay is adjustable from negligible up to 10 milliseconds, maximum.
Figure 3. Timing Diagrams and Adjustment Locations
## Measuring Excess Gain and Contrast
Table 1: The 7-segment LED array and its corresponding Excess Gain Values
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**7**|**1**
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**4**
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**6**
**7**|The Q45's optional seven-element LED array may be used to measure the excess gain
and contrast in any sensing situation and during sensor installation and maintenance.
Excess gain is a measurement of the amount of light energy falling on the receiver of a
photoelectric sensor over and above the minimum amount necessary to operate the
sensor's amplifer. Excess gain is expressed as a ratio:
`Excess gain (E.G.) = light energy falling on receiver/amplifier`
`threshold`
The amplifer threshold is the point at which the sensor's output switches. The Q45's
threshold corresponds to the #3 level of the LED array. That is, when LEDs #1 through
#3 are lit, the excess gain of the received light signal is about 1×.
Table 1on p. 4 shows how excess gain relates to the LED array indicator.|
|---|---|---|
|LED Number|Approximate Gain||
|#1|0.25×||
|#2|0.5×||
|#3|1.0×||
|#4|2.0×||
|#5|4.0×||
|#6|6.0×||
|#7|8.0×||
Contrast is the ratio of the amount of light falling on the receiver in the light state as compared to the dark state. Contrast is also referred to as light-to-dark ratio. Optimizing the contrast in any sensing situation increases the reliability of the sensing system. Contrast may be calculated if excess gain values are known for both the light and dark conditions:
## `Contrast = Excess gain (light condition)/Excess gain (dark condition)`
To determine the contrast for any sensing application, present both the light and dark conditions to the Q45, and read the signal for each. Take the ratio of the two numbers (from Table 1 on p. 4) that correspond to the highest LED numbers registered for the light and dark conditions.
For example, if LEDs #1 through #6 turn ON in the light condition and LEDs #1 and #2 turn ON in the dark condition, the contrast is calculated as follows:
```
Contrast = 6×/0.5× = 12
```
This value is expressed as 12:1 or twelve-to-one.
- 2 Maximum times for models 45LM8M1 and 45LM8DM1 are in parentheses.
- 3 For normal output (output conducts during pulse time), turn switch #4 OFF To invert the output, turn switch #4 ON.
P/N 37250 Rev. C
www.bannerengineering.com - Tel: + 1 888 373 6767
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The best sensor adjustment causes all seven LEDs to turn ON for the light condition, and causes no LEDs to turn ON in the dark condition. In this situation (such as an application in which a box breaks the beam of an opposed mode emitter and receiver): `Contrast is greater than 8×/0.25× = 32:1`
It is not always possible to adjust a sensor to maintain this much contrast. However, it is important to always adjust a sensor for the greatest amount of contrast possible for any sensing situation. The LED signal strength indicator array makes this easy. The following table gives general guidelines for contrast values.
Table 2: Contrast values and corresponding guidelines
|Contrast Ratio|Recommendation|
|---|---|
|1.2 or less|Unreliable. Use an alternative sensing scheme.|
|1.2 to 2|Poor contrast. Minor sensing system variables will affect sensing reliability.|
|2 to 3|Low contrast. Sensing environment must remain perfectly clean and all other sensing variables must remain stable.|
|3 to 10|Good contrast. Minor sensing system variables will not affect sensing reliability.|
|10 or greater|Excellent contrast. Sensing should remain reliable as long as the sensing system has enough excess gain for operation.|
## Specifications
|Specifcations||
|---|---|
|Timing Adjustments|Response time|
|Two 15-turn clutched potentiometers with brass elements, accessible from|A disabled timing function adds no measurable sensing response time|
|outside at the top of sensor, beneath an o-ring sealed polycarbonate cover|LED Display|
|Timing Repeatability|Seven-element LED display, visible through transparent top sensor cover.|
|±2% of the timing range (maximum); assumes conditions of constant|The more LEDs that are lit, the stronger is the received light signal. Three|
|temperature and power supply|LEDs lit is equivalent to an excess gain of about 1x|
|Useful Time Range|Operating Temperature|
|From maximum time down to 10% of maximum|–40 °C to +70 °C (–40 °F to +158 °F)|
|When the timing potentiometer is set fully counterclockwise, time is||
|approximately 1% of maximum||
## Banner Engineering Corp. Limited Warranty
Banner Engineering Corp. warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year following the date of shipment. Banner Engineering Corp. will repair or replace, free of charge, any product of its manufacture which, at the time it is returned to the factory, is found to have been defective during the warranty period. This warranty does not cover damage or liability for misuse, abuse, or the improper application or installation of the Banner product.
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This Warranty is exclusive and limited to repair or, at the discretion of Banner Engineering Corp., replacement. IN NO EVENT SHALL BANNER ENGINEERING CORP. BE LIABLE TO BUYER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY EXTRA COSTS, EXPENSES, LOSSES, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCT DEFECT OR FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT OR WARRANTY, STATUTE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE.
Banner Engineering Corp. reserves the right to change, modify or improve the design of the product without assuming any obligations or liabilities relating to any product previously manufactured by Banner Engineering Corp. Any misuse, abuse, or improper application or installation of this product or use of the product for personal protection applications when the product is identified as not intended for such purposes will void the product warranty. Any modifications to this product without prior express approval by Banner Engineering Corp will void the product warranties. All specifications published in this document are subject to change; Banner reserves the right to modify product specifications or update documentation at any time. Specifications and product information in English supersede that which is provided in any other language. For the most recent version of any documentation, refer to: www.bannerengineering.com.
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