# Photoelectric Sensor, 150mm, 635nm Red LED, Background Suppression/Proximity/DoubleLine, Digital

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/WTB4ST-22161120A00/photoelectric-sensor-150mm-635nm-red-led
**SKU**: WTB4ST-22161120A00
**Manufacturer**: SICK
**Price**: €171.7800
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 36 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (21-Jan-2025) |
| Ip Rating | IP66, IP67 |
| Output Type | Digital - Push Pull, NPN / PNP LO / DO |
| Sensor Type | Photoelectric Sensor |
| Light Source | 635nm Red LED |
| Product Range | W4 Series |
| Qualification | - |
| Sensing Method | Background Suppression, Proximity, DoubleLine |
| Connection Method | 4 Pin M8 Connector |
| Supply Voltage Max | 30VDC |
| Supply Voltage Min | 10VDC |
| Sensing Distance Max | 150mm |
| Operating Temperature Max | 60°C |
| Operating Temperature Min | -40°C |

## Datasheet

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DATA SHEET 

WTB4ST-22161120A00 W4 Photoelectric sensors 

PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS - WTB4ST-22161120A00 

## **PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS** 

## WTB4ST-22161120A00 

## **ORDERING INFORMATION** 

||**Type**|**part no.**|
|---|---|---|
||WTB4ST-22161120A00|1131620|
|Further device versions and accessories atwww.sick.com/W4|||



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## **DETAILED TECHNICAL DATA** 

## **FEATURES** 

|Functional principle|Photoelectric proximity sensor|
|---|---|
|Functional principle detail|Background suppression, DoubleLine|
|Sensing range||
|Sensing range min.|0 mm|
|Sensing range max.|150 mm|
|Adjustable switching threshold for background sup-|10 mm ... 150 mm|
|pression||
|Reference object|Object with 90% remission factor (complies with standard white according to DIN 5033)|
|Minimum distance between set sensing range and|0.8 mm, At 70 mm distance|
|background (black 6% / white 90%)||
|Recommended sensing range for the best perfor-|50 mm ... 90 mm|
|mance||
|Emitted beam||
|Light source|PinPoint LED|
|Type of light|Visible red light|
|Shape of light spot|Line-shaped, two parallel line-shaped light spots|
|Light spot size (distance)|2.5 mm x 16 mm (50 mm)|
|Maximum dispersion of the emitted beam around|< +/- 1.5° (at TU= +23 °C)|
|the standardized transmission axis (squint angle)||
|Key LED figures||
|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|
|Smallest detectable object (MDO) typ.||
||1 mm, At 70 mm distance|



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|||Object with 90% remission factor (complies with standard white according to DIN 5033)|
|---|---|---|
|Adjustment|||
||Teach-Turn adjustment|BluePilot|
|||For setting the sensing range|
||IO-Link|For configuring the sensor parameters and Smart Task functions|
|Display|||
||LED blue|BluePilot: sensing range indicator|
||LED green|Operating indicator|
|||Static on: power on|
|||Flashing: IO-Link mode|
||LED yellow|Status of received light beam|
|||Static on: object present|
|||Static off: object not present|
|Special applications||Detecting flat objects, Detecting objects wrapped in film, Detecting perforated objects, Detecting un-|
|||even, shiny objects|



## **SAFETY-RELATED PARAMETERS** 

|MTTFD|1,399|years|
|---|---|---|
|DCavg|0%||



## **COMMUNICATION INTERFACE** 

|IO-Link||✔, IO-Link V1.1|
|---|---|---|
||Data transmission rate|COM2 (38,4 kBaud)|
||Cycle time|2.3 ms|
||Process data length|16 Bit|
||Process data structure|Bit 0 = switching signal QL1|
|||Bit 1 = switching signal QL2|
|||Bit 2 ... 15 = Current receiver level (live)|
||VendorID|26|
||DeviceID HEX|0x80031E|
||DeviceID DEC|8389406|
||Compatible master port type|A|
||SIO mode support|Yes|



## **ELECTRONICS** 

|Supply voltage UB||10 V DC ... 30 V DC<br>1)|
|---|---|---|
|Ripple||≤ 5 Vpp|
|Usage category||DC-12 (According to EN 60947-5-2)|
|||DC-13 (According to EN 60947-5-2)|
|Current consumption||≤ 20 mA, without load. At UB= 24 V|
|Protection class||III|
|Digital output|||
||Number|2|
||Type|Push-pull: PNP/NPN|
||Switching mode|Light/dark switching|
||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|
|||Overcurrent protected|
|||Short-circuit protected|
||Response time|≤ 1,000µs|
||Repeatability (response time)|240µs|



1) 

Limit values. 

2) This switching output must not be connected to another output. 

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|Switching frequency|500 Hz|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Pin/Wire assignment||||
|Function of pin 4/black (BK)|Digital output, light switching, object present → output QL1HIGH||<br>2)|
||IO-Link communication C|||
|Function of pin 4/black (BK) – detail|The pin 4 function of the sensor can be configured|||
||Additional possible settings via IO-Link|||
|Function of pin 2/white (WH)|Digital output, dark switching, object present → outputǬL1LOW|<br>2)||
|Function of pin 2/white (WH) – detail|The pin 2 function of the sensor can be configured|||
||Additional possible settings via IO-Link|||



1) 

Limit values. 

2) 

This switching output must not be connected to another output. 

## **MECHANICS** 

|Housing|Rectangular|
|---|---|
|Design detail|Slim|
|Dimensions (W x H x D)|12.1 mm x 41.9 mm x 18.6 mm|
|Connection|Male connector M8, 4-pin|
|Material||
|Housing|Plastic, VISTAL®|
|Front screen|Plastic, PMMA|
|Male connector|Plastic, VISTAL®|
|Maximum tightening torque of the fixing screws|0.4 Nm|



## **AMBIENT DATA** 

|Enclosure rating|IP66 (EN 60529)|
|---|---|
||IP67 (EN 60529)|
|Ambient operating temperature|–40 °C ... +60 °C|
|Ambient temperature, storage|–40 °C ... +75 °C|
|Typ. Ambient light immunity|Artificial light: ≤ 50,000 lx|
||Sunlight: ≤ 50,000 lx|
|Shock resistance|30 g, 11 ms (3 positive and 3 negative shocks along X, Y, Z axes, 18 total shocks (EN60068-2-27))|
|Vibration resistance|10 Hz ... 1,000 Hz (Amplitude 1 mm, 3 x 30 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|



## **SMART TASK** 

|Smart Task name|Base logics||
|---|---|---|
|Logic function|Direct||
||AND||
||OR||
|Timer function|Deactivated||
||Switch-on delay||
||Off delay||
||ON and OFF delay||
||Impulse (one shot)||
|Inverter|Yes||
|Switching frequency|SIO Logic: 450 Hz|<br>1)|
|Response time|SIO Logic: 1100µs|1)|



1) Use of Smart Task functions without IO-Link communication (SIO mode). 

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|Repeatability||SIO Logic: 500µs|1)|
|---|---|---|---|
|Switching signal||||
||Switching signal QL1|Switching output||
||Switching signalǬL1|Switching output||



1) Use of Smart Task functions without IO-Link communication (SIO mode). 

## **DIAGNOSIS** 

|Device temperature||
|---|---|
|Measuring range|Very cold, cold, moderate, warm, hot|
|Device status|Yes|
|Detailed device status|Yes|
|Operating hour counter|Yes|
|Operating hours counter with reset function|Yes|
|Quality of teach|Yes|



## **CERTIFICATES** 

EU declaration of conformity UK declaration of conformity ACMA declaration of conformity Moroccan declaration of conformity China RoHS cULus certificate IO-Link certificate Photobiological safety (IEC EN 62471) Information according to Art. 3 of Data Act (Regulation EU 2023/2854) 

## **DISPLAY AND ADJUSTMENT ELEMENTS** 

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① LED green 

② LED yellow 

③ Teach-Turn adjustment 

④ LED blue 

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## **CONNECTION TYPE MALE CONNECTOR M8, 4-PIN** 

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## **CONNECTION DIAGRAM CD-490** 

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## **TRUTH TABLE PUSH-PULL: PNP/NPN – DARK SWITCHING** Ǭ 

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## **TRUTH TABLE PUSH-PULL: PNP/NPN - LIGHT SWITCHING Q** 

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## **CHARACTERISTIC CURVE** 

Minimum distance in mm (y) between the set sensing range and white background (90 % remission factor) 

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y<br>7<br>Example:<br>(0.28)<br>Safe suppression of the background<br>6<br>(0.24) White background (90 %)<br>6%/90%<br>5 1<br>(0.20)<br>4<br>(0.16) 18%/90%<br>3 2<br>(0.12) x y<br>2<br>(0.08)<br>90%/90% Black object (6 % remission factor)<br>1 3 Set sensing range x = 80 mm<br>(0.04) Needed minimum distance to white<br>x background y = 1.2 mm<br>0<br>0 50 100 150<br>(1.97) (3.94) (5.91)<br>Distance in mm (inch)<br>Recommended sensing range for<br>the best performance<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


- ① Black object, 6% remission factor 

- ② Gray object, 18% remission factor 

- ③ White object, 90% remission factor 

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## **LIGHT SPOT SIZE** 

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Dimensions in mm (inch)<br>20<br>(0.79)<br>15<br>(0.59)<br>Apex angle 5.0°<br>10<br>(0.39)<br>5<br>(0.20)<br>0<br>–5<br>(–0.20) 0 50 100 150 10 50 150<br>(1.97) (3.94) (5.91) (0.39) (1.97) (5.91)<br>Distance in mm (inch)<br>Recommended sensing range for<br>the best performance<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **LIGHT SPOT SIZE** 

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## **SENSING RANGE DIAGRAM** 

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2 Gray object, 18% remission factor<br>3 White object, 90% remission factor<br>A Sensing range min. in mm<br>B Sensing range max. in mm<br>C Field of view<br>D Adjustable switching threshold for background suppression<br>E Sensing range indicator<br>F Teach-Turn adjustment<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **DIMENSIONAL DRAWING, SENSOR** 

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Dimensions in mm (inch) 

- ① Center of optical axis, receiver 

- ② Center of optical axis, sender 

③ Connection 

④ M3 mounting hole 

- ⑤ display and adjustment elements 

Further information as well as suitable accessories, example applications and downloads such as CAD dimensional models, operating instructions and software can be found at www.sick.com/1131620 

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## SICK AT A GLANCE 

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