# DISTANCE SENSORS

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/T18AW3DQ3/distance-sensors
**SKU**: T18AW3DQ3
**Manufacturer**: BANNER ENGINEERING
**Price**: €125.0600
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 53 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (15-Jan-2018) |

## Datasheet

📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:4811575/)

## T18AW3DQ3 Photoelectric Sensor  –   Diffuse Mode Sensor 

## Features 

■[M12 × 1 male connector, 4-pin] 

- [Protection classes IP67/IP69K] 

- [Ambient temperature: -40 °C…+70 °C] 

- [Selectable light/dark operation or light oper-] ation with alarm function 

## Wiring diagram 

## Technical data 

||Technical data||
|---|---|---|
||Type<br>ID|T18AW3DQ3<br>3036921|
||Optical data||
||Function|Proximity switch|
||Operating mode|Diffuse|
||Light type|IR|
||Wavelength|880 nm|
|Range<br>0…300  mm<br>Electrical data<br>~~OO~~|||
||Operating voltage|20…250 VAC|
||AC rated operational current|≤ 200 mA|
|Output function<br>Light operation, Relay output<br>Switching frequency<br>≤ 40  Hz<br>Readiness delay<br>≤ 100 ms<br>~~a~~<br>~~ITT~~|||
||Response time typical|< 16  ms|
||Setting option|Potentiometer|
||Mechanical data||
||Design|Tube, T18|
||Dimensions|Ø 18 x 30 x 30 x 54  mm|
||Housing material|Plastic, Thermoplastic material|
||Lens|plastic, Acrylic|
||Electrical connection|Connector, M12 × 1, PVC|
||Number of cores|5|
||Ambient temperature|-40…+70  °C|
||Protection class|IP67|
|||IP69|
||Special features|Chemical-resistant|
|||Encapsulated|



## Functional principle 

The emitter and receiver are incorporated in a single housing. The light reflection of the target is detected and triggers the sensor to switch. Thus the switching distance largely depends on the reflectivity of the target. 

Excess gain curve 

Excess gain in relation to the distance 

Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG | 45466 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany | T +49 208 4952-0 | F +49 208 4952-264 | more@turck.com | www.turck.com 1|2 

## Technical data 

|Technical data||
|---|---|
||Wash down|
|Power-on indication|LED, Green|
|Switching state|LED, Yellow|
|Excess gain indication|LED|
|Tests/approvals||
|Approvals|CE, UL, CSA|



## Accessories 

SMB1815SF 3053279 SMB18A 3033200 Mounting bracket, PBT black, for Mounting bracket, rectangular, Se 50,5 PICO-GUARD points stainless steel, for sensors with 18 mm thread 15 ae KS I 43,2 R242 41 36,1 -‘ 046 i (25,4 Se SMB18FM 3079421 SMBAMS18P 3073134 mounting bracket, black, M22 x1.5 96,53 919 Mounting bracket, stainless steel, for mm, male thread, female thread M18 @ 32 sensors with 18 mm thread 018 x 1, for sensors with 18 mm thread 

Hans Turck GmbH & Co. KG | 45466 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany | T +49 208 4952-0 | F +49 208 4952-264 | more@turck.com | www.turck.com 2|2 



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- [Supplier page](https://es.farnell.com/banner-engineering/t18aw3dq3/distance-sensors/dp/4811575)
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