# Proximity Inductive Sensor, 3 mm, NPN/SPST-NC, 10 VDC to 30 VDC

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/TL-W3MC2%202M/proximity-inductive-sensor-3-mm-npn-spst-nc-10-vdc
**SKU**: TL-W3MC2 2M
**Manufacturer**: OMRON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
**Category**: Sensors & Transducers || Sensors || Proximity Sensors / Proximity Switches || Inductive Proximity Sensors
**Price**: €53.1700
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 50 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | To Be Advised |
| Product Range | TL-W Series |
| Sensing Range Max | 3mm |
| Sensor Output Type | NPN / SPST-NC |
| Supply Voltage Dc Max | 30V |
| Supply Voltage Dc Min | 10V |

## Datasheet

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## Miniature Inductive Prox **TL-W** ~~ee ee~~ 

## Subminiature, Flat-Pack DC Sensor Fits Tight Spaces 

- I  Watertight construction conforms to IP67 

- I  Space-saving mounting area, as small as 10 x 27 mm ( 0.39 x 1.06 in), is ideal for conveyor wall mounting 

- I  Mounts directly onto metal base or rail 

- I  Rugged diecast metal or low-profile plastic housing models available 

- I  Choose NPN or PNP output models 

- I  Ready to use:  Prewired with 2 m (6.56 ft) length cable and mounting bracket included with TL-W3M sensors 

## Ordering Information 

|Body type|Body type|Shielded|Unshielded|Unshielded|Unshielded|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Body material||Diecast aluminum|ABS plastic|||
|Nominal detecting distance||5 mm (0.20 in)|3 mm (0.12 in)|5 mm (0.20 in)|20 mm (0.79 in)|
|**Part**<br>**number**|NPN-NO output<br>NPN-NC output<br>PNP-NO output|**TL-W5E1**<br>**TL-W5E2**<br>**TL-W5F1**|**TL-W3MC1**<br>**TL-W3MC2**<br>**TL-W3MB1**|**TL-W5MC1**<br>**TL-W5MC2**<br>**TL-W5MB1**|**TL-W20ME1**<br>**TL-W20ME2**<br>**—**|
||PNP-NC output|**TL-W5F2**|**—**|**—**|**—**|



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## Specifications 

## I **UNSHIELDED, PLASTIC BODY SENSORS** 

|Partnumber<br>a|Partnumber<br>a|Partnumber<br>a|TL-W3M❑❑|TL-W5M❑❑|TL-W20ME❑|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Sensor type<br>~~a~~<br>~~ee eee~~|||Inductive<br>~~eee~~|||
|Body<br>~~ee~~||Size<br>~~ee eee~~|Flat, rectangular<br>~~eee~~|||
|||Type<br>~~ee eee~~<br>~~a~~|Unshielded<br>~~eee~~<br>~~a~~|||
|Supply voltage<br>~~ee eee~~<br>~~sf~~|||10 to 30 VDC, maximum ripple 10% peak-to-peak<br>~~eee~~<br>~~sf~~|||
|Current consumption<br>~~a~~|||15 mA max.<br>~~a~~|10 mA max.<br>~~a~~|15 mA max.<br>~~a~~|
|Detectable object type<br>~~a~~|||Metal objects<br>~~a~~|||
|Effective maximum detecting<br>distance (with standard object)<br>~~ee~~|||0 to 2.7 mm<br>(0 to 0.11 in)<br>~~ee~~|0 to 4.5 mm<br>(0 to 0.18 in)<br>~~ee~~|0 to 16 mm<br>(0 to 0.63 in)<br>~~ee~~|
|Standard target size<br>(mild steel, LxWxH)<br>a|||12 x 12 x 1 mm<br>(0.47 x 0.47 x 0.04 in)|18 x 18 x 1 mm<br>(0.71 x 0.71 x 0.04 in)|50 x 50 x 1 mm<br>(1.97 x 1.97 x 0.04 in)|
|Differential travel<br>Tf|||10% max. of effective maximum detecting distance<br>Tf|||
|Control<br>output<br>Sf|DC<br>solid-<br>state<br>Sf|Type<br>ee|NPN-NO (TL-W❑MC1)<br>PNP-NO (TL-W❑MB1)||NPN-NO (TL-W20ME1)<br>with pull-up resistor<br>NPN-NC (TL-W20ME2)<br>with pull-up resistor|
|||Max. load<br>ee|100 mA max.|50 mA max. at 12 VDC,<br>100 mA max. at 24 VDC|100 mA max. at 12 VDC<br>200 mA max. at 24 VDC|
|||Max. on-state<br>voltage drop<br>ee|1.0 V max.|||
|Response frequency<br>Sfee<br>a<br>~~ee~~|||600 Hz<br>a|500 Hz<br>a|40 Hz<br>a|
|Circuit<br>protection<br>~~ee~~<br>~~pf~~||Output short-circuit<br>~~ee~~|Not provided|||
|||DC power supply<br>reversepolarity<br>~~ee~~<br>~~pf~~|Provided|||
|Indicators<br>~~ee~~<br>~~pf~~<br>poes|||Target present (red LED)|||
|Materials<br>po||Housing<br>es|Plastic (ABS)|||
|||Sensing face<br>es|Plastic (ABS)|||
|||Cable sheath<br>es|Oil-proof vinyl|||
|Mounting<br>po es|||Bottom surface with 1<br>through hole, or mounting<br>bracket supplied|Bottom surface with 2 through holes||
|Connections<br>a||Prewired<br>a|3-conductor cable, 2 m (6.56 ft) length<br>a|||
|Weight with cable<br>a|||30g (1.06 oz.)<br>a|45g (1.59 oz.)<br>a|180g (6.35 oz.)<br>a|
|Enclosure<br>ratings<br>~~a~~<br>a||UL<br>~~a~~<br>~~eee~~|—<br>~~a~~<br>~~eee~~|||
|||NEMA<br>~~a~~<br>~~eee~~<br>~~Ca~~|1, 2, 3, 4X, 6, 12, 13<br>~~a~~<br>~~eee~~<br>~~Ca~~|||
|||IEC 144<br>~~a~~<br>~~eee~~<br>a|IP67<br>~~a~~<br>~~eee~~<br>TITTSYNTNTT_|||
|Approvals<br>~~I~~<br>a||UL<br>a<br>~~I~~<br>a|—<br>~~I~~<br>TITTSYNTNTT_|||
|||CSA<br>~~I~~<br>a|—<br>~~I~~<br>TITTSYNTNTT_|||
|Ambient operating temperature<br>a|||-25°to 70°C (-13°to 158°F)<br>TITTSYNTNTT_|||
|Vibration<br>a|||10 to 55 Hz, at 1.5 mm in X, Y, and Z directions, double amplitude for 2 hours|||
|Shock<br>eG|||Approx. 50 G, three times<br>eG|||



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## I **SHIELDED, METAL BODY SENSORS** 

|Part number<br>nn|Part number<br>nn|Part number<br>nn|TL-W5E❑❑<br>nn|TL-W5F❑<br>nn|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Sensor type<br>~~ny~~<br>Pees|||Inductive<br>~~ny~~||
|Body<br>Pe||Size<br>es|Flat, rectangular||
|||Type<br>es|Shielded||
|Supply voltage<br>Pe es<br>~~Pe~~|||10 to 30 VDC, maximum ripple 10% peak-to-peak<br>~~Pe~~||
|Current consumption<br>nD|||15 mA max. at 24 VDC<br>nD||
|Detectable object type<br>~~es~~|||Metal objects<br>~~es~~||
|Effective maximum detecting<br>distance (with standard object)<br>~~a~~|||0 to 4 mm<br>(0 to 0.16 in)<br>||
|Standard target size<br>(mild steel, LxWxH)<br>~~eS~~<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~|||18 x 18 x 1 mm<br>(0.71 x 0.71 x 0.04 in)<br>~~eS~~<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~||
|Differential travel<br>(I<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~|||10% max. at effective maximum detecting distance<br>(I<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~||
|Control<br>output<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~|DC<br>solid-<br>state<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~<br>a|Type<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~<br>a|NPN-NO (TL-W5E1) with pull-up resistor<br>NPN-NC (TL-W5E2) with pull-up resistor<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~|PNP-NO (TL-W5F1) with pull-down resistor<br>PNP-NC (TL-W5F2) with pull-down resistor<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~|
|||Max. load<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~<br>a|200 mA max.<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~||
|||Max. on-state<br>voltage drop<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~<br>aa|2.0 V max.<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~||
|Response frequency<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~<br>RD<br>~~eees~~<br>~~a~~|||300 Hz<br>~~—_SSSSaS———~~<br>RD<br>~~Pe~~||
|Circuit<br>protection<br>~~ee~~<br>~~a~~||Output short-circuit<br>~~es~~<br>~~a~~|Not provided<br>~~Pe~~||
|||DC power supply<br>reversepolarity<br>~~es~~<br>~~a~~|Provided<br>~~Pe~~||
|Indicators<br>~~ee es~~<br>~~a~~<br>ca|||Target present (red LED)<br>~~Pe~~<br>~~eee~~||
|Materials<br>ca||Housing<br>ca<br>ee|Diecast aluminum<br>~~eee~~||
|||Sensing face<br>ca<br>ee<br>es|Plastic (ABS)<br>~~eee~~||
|||Cable sheath<br>ca<br>ee<br>es|Oil-proof vinyl<br>~~eee~~||
|Mounting<br>ca<br>es<br>a<br>a<br>GD|||Bottom surface with 2 through holes<br>~~eee~~<br>Gr<br>(||
|Connections<br>a||Prewired<br>GD|3-conductor cable, 2 m (6.56 ft) length<br>(||
|Weight with cable<br>a<br>GD<br>Rs<br>~~**es**~~<br>CC|||70g(2.5 oz.)<br>(<br>Rs||
|Enclosure<br>ratings<br>CC||UL<br>~~**es**~~<br>|—||
|||NEMA<br>~~**es**~~<br>|1, 2, 3, 4X, 6, 12, 13||
|||IEC 144<br>~~**es**~~<br>|IP67||
|Approvals<br>CCps||UL<br>~~**es**~~<br>ps<br>es|—||
|||CSA<br>ps<br>es|—||
|Ambient operating temperature<br>es<br>Pee<br>nD|||-25°to 70°C (-13°to 158°F)<br>Pee<br>(Rn||
|Vibration<br>nD|||10 to 55 Hz, at 1.5 mm in X, Y, and Z directions, double amplitude for 2 hours<br>(Rn||
|Shock<br>nD<br>(nn|||Approx. 50 G, three hours<br>(Rn<br>(nn||



## Operation 

## I **OUTPUT CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS** 

**NPN Output TL-W** ❑ **MC** ❑ 

**PNP Output TL-W** ❑ **MB** ❑ 

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## **OUTPUT CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS (continued)** 

## **NPN Output TL-W5E** ❑ **, TL-W20ME** ❑ 

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## **PNP Output TL-W5F** ❑ 

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## I **TIMING CHARTS** 

## **TL-W3M, TL-W5M** 

Object Present Absent Output transistor ON Load OFF Operation ON indicator (LED) OFF 

## **NPN Output TL-W5E** ❑ **, TL-W20ME** ❑ 

**TL-W5E1 TL-W5E2 TL-W20ME1 TL-W20ME2** Object ‘abeent (between brownand black) Releases E59 (between black and blue) 

## **PNP Output TL-W5F** ❑ 

(between black and blue) (between brown and black) 

## Engineering Data 

## I **OPERATING RANGE** 

## **TL-W3M** ❑ 

## **TL-W5M** ❑ 

## **TL-W5** ❑❑ 

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## I **SENSITIVITY** 

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## **TL-W20M** ❑ 

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## Dimensions 

Unit:  mm (inch) 

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TL-W3M ❑ 1 27 (1.06) Mounting bracket (included)<br>OPERATION indicator<br>10 (0.39)<br>2 m (6.56 ft) cable, 2.9 mm OD<br>Sensing head<br>SS Em Mounting hole for 2k<br>M3 pan-head screw<br>a 5.5 —<br>6 (0.24)<br>=o OPERATION indicator a k<br>TL-W5M ❑ 1 30.5 (1.20)<br>Sensing head 8<br>2 m (6.56 ft) cable, 4 mm OD<br>SsSF 18(0.71) He’ ke 1240.1<br>Cite<br>Two 3.5 x 5 mounting holes<br>OPERATION indicator aa<br>10 (0.39)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **TL-W20ME** ❑ 

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## Precautions 

## I **INFLUENCE OF SURROUNDING METALS** 

When mounting the proximity sensor flush with a metallic panel, be sure to allow a minimum distance as shown in the table below.  If the other side is open, the value of " _l_ " is zero. Distance " _l_ " n TL-W3M 3 mm (0.12 in) 12 mm (0.47 in) TL-W5M 5 mm (0.20 in) 20 mm (0.79 in) TL-W20M 25 mm (0.98 in) 100 mm (0.34 in) ——— 

## I **MUTUAL INTERFERENCE** 

When mounting two or more sensors of the same type face to face or side by side, be sure to provide a minimum distance as shown in the table below. 

|be sure to provide a minimum distance as<br>shown in the table below.|be sure to provide a minimum distance as<br>shown in the table below.|be sure to provide a minimum distance as|
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|Distance|A|B|
|TL-W3M|90 mm (3.54 in)|30 mm (1.18 in)|
|TL-W5M|120 mm (4.72 in)|60 mm (2.36 in)|
|TL-W5❑|50 mm (1.97 in)|35 mm (1.38 in)|
|TL-W20M|200 mm (7.87 in)|200 mm (7.87 in)|



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**OMRON ELECTRONICS, INC.** One East Commerce Drive Schaumburg, IL 60173 **1-800-55-OMRON** 

~~CT~~ NOTE: DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN IN MILLIMETERS. To convert millimeters to inches divide by 25.4. 

**OMRON CANADA, INC.** 885 Milner Avenue Scarborough, Ontario M1B 5V8 **416-286-6465** 

Cat. No. CEDSAX3 

Specifications subject to change without notice. 

Printed in the U.S.A. 

10/99 

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