# Photoelectric Sensor, 10m, NPN/PNP/Push Pull, Autocollimation/Retroreflective, Cable, W16 Series

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/WLA16P-1I722100ZZZ/photoelectric-sensor-10m-npn-pnp-push-pull
**SKU**: WLA16P-1I722100ZZZ
**Manufacturer**: SICK
**Price**: €146.7800
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 43 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (21-Jan-2025) |
| Product Range | W16 Series |
| Sensing Method | Autocollimation, Retroreflective |
| Connection Method | Cable |
| Sensing Range Max | 10m |
| Sensor Output Type | NPN / PNP, Push Pull |
| Supply Voltage Dc Max | 30V |
| Supply Voltage Dc Min | 10V |

## Datasheet

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WLA16P-1I722100ZZZ W16 **SMALL PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS** 

**WLA16P-1I722100ZZZ | W16** SMALL PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS 

## Ordering information 

|**Type**|**Part no.**|
|---|---|
|WLA16P-1I722100ZZZ|1222787|
|Other models and accessories<br> www.sick.com/W16||



Illustration may differ 

## Detailed technical data 

## Features 

|**Functional principle**|Photoelectric retro-reflective sensor|
|---|---|
|**Functional principle detail**|Autocollimation|
|**Sensing range**||
|Sensing range min.|0 m|
|Sensing range max.|10 m|
|Maximum distance range from reflector to sen-|0 m ... 10 m|
|sor (operating reserve 1)||
|Recommended distance range from reflector to|0 m ... 7 m|
|sensor (operating reserve 3,75)||
|Reference reflector|Reflector PL80A|
|Recommended sensing range for the best per-|0 m ... 7 m|
|formance||
|**Polarisation filters**|Yes|
|**Emitted beam**||
|Light source|PinPoint LED|
|Type of light|Visible red light|
|Shape of light spot|Point-shaped|
|Light spot size (distance)|Ø 80 mm (5 m)|
|Maximum dispersion of the emitted beam|< +/- 1.0° (at Ta = +23 °C)|
|around the standardized transmission axis||
|(squint angle)||
|**Key LED figures**||



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|Normative reference|EN 62471:2008-09 | IEC 62471:2006, modified|
|---|---|
|LED risk group marking|Free group|
|Wave length|635 nm|
|Average service life|100,000 h at Ta= +25 °C|
|**Adjustment**||
|Wire/pin|For activating the test input|
|**Indication**||
|LED blue|BluePilot: Alignment aid|
|LED green|Operating indicator<br>Static on: power on|
|LED yellow|Status of received light beam<br>Static on: object not present<br>Static off: object present<br>Flashing: Below the 1.5 function reserve|
|**Special applications**|Detecting objects wrapped in film|



## Safety-related parameters 

|**MTTFD**|690 years|
|---|---|
|**DCavg**|0 %|
|**TM (mission time)**|20 years (EN ISO 13849, rate of use: 60 %)|
|Electrical data||
|**Supply voltage UB**|10 V DC ... 30 V DC1)|
|**Ripple**|≤ 5 Vpp|
|**Usage category**|DC-12 (According to EN 60947-5-2)<br>DC-13 (According to EN 60947-5-2)|
|**Current consumption**|≤ 30 mA, without load. At UB= 24 V2)|
|**Protection class**|III|
|**Digital output**||
|Number|2 (Complementary)|
|Type|Push-pull: PNP/NPN|
|Signal voltage PNP HIGH/LOW|Approx. UB-2.5 V / 0 V|
|Signal voltage NPN HIGH/LOW|Approx. UB/ < 2.5 V|
|Output current Imax.|≤ 100 mA|
|Circuit protection outputs|Reverse polarity protected<br>Overcurrent and short-circuit protected|
|Response time|≤ 500 µs3)|
|Repeatability (response time)|150 µs|
|Switching frequency|1,000 Hz4)|
|**Pin/Wire assignment**||
|Function of pin 4/black (BK)|Digital output, dark switching, object present → outputǬHIGH5)|



- 1) Limit values. 

- 2) 10 V DC ... 16 V DC, without load. 

- 3) Signal transit time with resistive load in switching mode. 

- 4) With light/dark ratio 1:1. 

- 5) This switching output must not be connected to another output. 

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Function of pin 2/white (WH) Digital output, light switching, object present → output Q LOW[5)] Pin 5 function/gray (GY) Digital input, sender off, LOW active 

1) Limit values. 

- 2) 10 V DC ... 16 V DC, without load. 

- 3) Signal transit time with resistive load in switching mode. 

- 4) With light/dark ratio 1:1. 

- 5) This switching output must not be connected to another output. 

## Mechanical data 

|**Housing**|Rectangular|
|---|---|
|**Dimensions (W x H x D)**|20 mm x 55.7 mm x 42 mm|
|**Connection**|Cable, 5-wire, 2 m|
|**Connection detail**||
|Deep-freeze property|Do not bend below 0 °C|
|Conductor size|0.14 mm²|
|Cable diameter|Ø 4.8 mm|
|Length of cable (L)|2 m|
|Bending radius|For flexible use > 12 x cable diameter|
|Bending cycles|1,000,000|
|**Material**||
|Housing|Plastic, VISTAL®|
|Front screen|Plastic, PMMA|
|Cable|PVC|
|**Weight**|Approx. 100 g|
|**Maximum tightening torque of the fixing**|1.3 Nm|
|**screws**||
|Ambient data||
|**Enclosure rating**|IP66 (EN 60529)|
||IP67 (EN 60529)|
||IP69 (EN 60529)1)|
|**Ambient operating temperature**|–40 °C ... +60 °C|
|**Ambient temperature, storage**|–40 °C ... +75 °C|
|**Shock resistance**|50 g, 11 ms (25 positive and 25 negative shocks per axis, for X, Y, Z axes, 150 shocks in total|
||(EN60068-2-27))|
||50 g, 6 ms (5,000 positive and 5,000 negative shocks per axis, for X, Y, Z axes, 30,000 shocks|
||in total (EN60068-2-27))|
|**Vibration resistance**|10 Hz ... 2,000 Hz (Amplitude 0.5 mm / 10 g, 20 sweeps per axis, for X, Y, Z axes, 1 oc-|
||tave/min, (EN60068-2-6))|
|**Air humidity**|35 % ... 95 %, Relative humidity (no condensation)|
|**Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)**|EN 60947-5-2|
|**Resistance to cleaning agent**|ECOLAB|
|**UL File No.**|NRKH.E181493 & NRKH7.E181493|



1) Replaces IP69K with ISO 20653: 2013-03. 

## Classifications 

|**ECLASS 5.0**|**ECLASS 5.0**|27270902|
|---|---|---|
|**ECLASS 5.1.4**|**ECLASS 5.1.4**|27270902|



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|**ECLASS 6.0**|27270902|
|---|---|
|**ECLASS 6.2**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 7.0**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 8.0**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 8.1**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 9.0**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 10.0**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 11.0**|27270902|
|**ECLASS 12.0**|27270902|
|**ETIM 5.0**|EC002717|
|**ETIM 6.0**|EC002717|
|**ETIM 7.0**|EC002717|
|**ETIM 8.0**|EC002717|
|**UNSPSC 16.0901**|39121528|



Dimensional drawing (Dimensions in mm (inch)) 

Dimensional drawing, sensor 

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42 (1.65)<br>20 (0.79) 4.1 (0.16)<br>4<br>1 7.8 29.9 (0.18)<br>(0.31) 35.5 (1.4)<br>6<br>2 (0.24)<br>3 6.5 (0.26)<br>3 (0.12)<br>Ø 12.9 7.7 15 (0.59)<br>(0.51) (0.3) 27.8 (1.09)<br>①   Center of optical axis<br> (0.2)<br>5<br> (2.19)  (0.16)  (1.57)  (2.18)<br> (1.36)  (1.79)<br>34.5 55.7 45.5 (0.28) Ø 4.1 39.9 55.4<br>7.2<br>8.3<br>(0.33)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


- ② Mounting hole, Ø 4.1 mm 

③ Connection 

- ④ Display and adjustment elements 

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## Adjustments 

Display and adjustment elements 

~~3~~ 1 ~~2~~ 

① LED indicator green 

② LED indicator yellow 

③ LED blue 

## Connection type 

Cable, 5-wire 

## Connection diagram 

Cd-141 

BN + (L+) ~~<—-~~ BK ~~>~~ Q WH Q BU ~~Tt~~ **-** (M) GY ~~—_q—}+_~~ Test 

## Truth table 

Push-pull: PNP/NPN – dark switching Ǭ 

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Light switching Q (normally closed (upper switch), normally open (lower switch))<br>Object not present - Output HIGH Object present - Output LOW<br>Light receive<br>Light receive indicator<br>Load resistance to L+<br>Load resistance to M<br>+ (L+) + (L+)<br>Q Q<br>‒ (M) ‒ (M)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## Characteristic curve 

## Reflective tape 

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Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

- ① Reflective tape REF-DG (50 x 50 mm) 

- ② Reflective tape REF-IRF-56 (50 x 50 mm) 

- ③ Reflective tape REF-AC1000 (50 x 50 mm) 

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## Standard reflectors 

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Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

- ① Reflector PL22 

- ② Reflector P250, PL30A 

- ③ Reflector PL20A 

- ④ Reflector PL40A 

- ⑤ Reflector PL80A, C110A 

## Fine triple reflectors 

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Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

- ① PL10FH-1 reflector 

- ② PL10F reflector 

- ③ Reflector PL20F 

- ④ Reflector P250F 

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## Chemical-resistant reflectors 

## Operating reserve 

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Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

- ① PL10F CHEM reflector 

- ② Reflector PL20 CHEM 

- ③ Reflector P250 CHEM 

- ④ Reflector P250H 

- ⑤ Reflector PL40A Antifog 

## Light spot size 

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## Sensing range diagram 

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a Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

WLA16P-xxxxx1xx 

- 1 Reflective tape REF-DG (50 x 50 mm) 

- 2 Reflective tape REF-IRF-56 (50 x 50 mm) 

- 3 Reflective tape REF-AC1000 (50 x 50 mm) 

- A Sensing range min. in m B Sensing range max. in m C Maximum distance range from reflector to sensor (operating reserve 1) D Recommended distance range from reflector to sensor (operating reserve 3,75) 

## Standard reflectors 

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a Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

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- 1 Reflector PL22 

- 2 Reflector P250, PL30A 

- 3 Reflector PL20A 4 Reflector PL40A 

- 5 Reflector PL80A, C110A 

- A Sensing range min. in m B Sensing range max. in m 

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Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

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- 1 PL10FH-1 reflector 2 PL10F reflector 3 Reflector PL20F 4 Reflector P250F A Sensing range min. in m B Sensing range max. in m C Maximum distance range from reflector to sensor (operating reserve 1) D Recommended distance range from reflector to sensor (operating reserve 3,75) 

## Chemical-resistant reflectors 

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Recommended sensing range for the best performance 

WLA16P-xxxxx1xx 

- 1 PL10F CHEM reflector 

- 2 Reflector PL20 CHEM 3 Reflector P250 CHEM 

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- 4 Reflector P250H 5 Reflector PL40A Antifog A Sensing range min. in m B Sensing range max. in m C Maximum distance range from reflector to sensor (operating reserve 1) D Recommended distance range from reflector to sensor (operating reserve 3,75) 

## Functions 

## Operation note 

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Easy and quick sensor alignment with the help  WLA photoelectric retro-reflection sensor alignment<br>of the LED indicator<br>All blue LEDs illuminate<br>– optimum alignment<br>– highest possible operating reserve GA”<br>w © &<br>ites Service note<br>A reduction in sensor availability is displayed<br>by a decrease of the blue LEDs.<br>Possible causes: a) b) c)<br>a) insufficient alignment<br>b) contamination of the optical surfaces<br>c) particles in the light beam<br>. @ #<br>gtet e<br>Operation note<br>Characteristic lines of the sensors<br>1000<br>Operating<br>reserve e.g. fog,<br>sawdust<br>100<br>Operating<br>reserve Through-beam<br>photoelectric sensor<br>10<br>Photoelectric<br>PK 1 CENCE retro-reflective sensor =<br>x Sensing range (m) ASS<br>At a sensing range of „x“ the photoelectric retro-reflective and through-beam photoelectric<br>sensors have different operating reserves (see blue arrow). The higher the operating reserve<br>factor, the better the sensor can compensate the contamination in the air or in the light beam<br>and on the optical surfaces (front screen, reflector), i.e. the sensor has the maximum availablity,<br>otherwise the sensor switches due to pollution although there is no object in the path of<br>the light beam.<br>Higher operating reserve factor = higher availability<br>Degree of contamination in the sensor environment<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## Recommended accessories 

> Other models and accessories > www.sick.com/W16 

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|Mounting brackets and plates||||
||Universal mounting bracket for reflectors, steel, zinc coated|BEF-WN-REFX|2064574|
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|Reflectors||||
||Rectangular, screw connection, 84 mm x 84 mm, PMMA/ABS, Screw-on, 2 hole mount-|PL80A|1003865|
||ing|||



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## SICK At A GlAnCe 

SICK is one of the leading manufacturers of intelligent sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications. A unique range of products and services creates the perfect basis for controlling processes securely and efficiently, protecting individuals from accidents and preventing damage to the environment. 

We have extensive experience in a wide range of industries and understand their processes and requirements. With intelligent sensors, we can deliver exactly what our customers need. In application centers in Europe, Asia and North America, system solutions are tested and optimized in accordance with customer specifications. All this makes us a reliable supplier and development partner. 

Comprehensive services complete our offering: SICK lifetime Services provide support throughout the machine life cycle and ensure safety and productivity. 

For us, that is “Sensor Intelligence.” 

## WOrldWIde preSenCe: 

Contacts and other locations www.sick.com 

SICK AG | Waldkirch | Germany | www.sick.com 



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