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Ultrasonic fork sensors for

label detection
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features
• Ultrasonic fork sensor for transparent labels, any opaque material with
connector M8 4-pole
• Teach-in models with dynamic and remote teach
• Ultrasonic technology
• Small size easy to locate; aluminum case

fork sensors
Ultrasonic
• NPN and PNP, Lo/Do total configurable
• Width slit detection 3 mm; depth slit detection 69 mm
• Maximum switching frequency 1.500 Hz

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code description
FC8 U / 0 P - M3 07 - 1 F
series FC8 Ultrasonic fork for labels

technology U Ultrasonic

output 0 Lo/Do output selectable, remote teach

PNP / NPN P PNP digital output

output
N NPN digital output
width M3 Width slit detection 3 mm

depth 07 Depth slit detection 69 mm

housing 1 Metal housing - aluminium

plug F M8 plug 4 pin

available models

supply installation PNP NPN NPN / PNP

12...24 Vdc M8 4 pins FC8U/0P-M307-1F FC8U/0N-M307-1F FC8U/0B-M307-1F

FC8

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 technical specification
fork sensors
Ultrasonic

FC8U/0*-M307-1F FC8U/0*-M307-1F

nominal sensing distance 3 mm 3 mm

minimum length of label 2 mm 2 mm

minimum sensing distance

2 mm 2 mm
between 2 labels
slot depth detection 69 mm 69 mm
slot lenght detection - -
emission ultrasonico ultrasonic
maximum flow rate 180 m/min 180 m/min
detection accurancy +/- 0,20 um a 120 m/min +/- 0,20 um at 120 m/min
12 … 24 Vdc 12 … 24 Vdc
rated operational voltage
(protezione all’inversione di polarità) (with protection against reverse polarity)
max ripple content 10% 10%

no-load supply current 45 mA 45 mA

load current 100 mA 100 mA

output voltage drop ≤ 2 V @ IL = 100 mA ≤ 2 V @ IL = 100 mA

switching frequency 1.500 kHz 1.500 kHz
power on delay 300 us 300 us
protezione dell’uscita al corto-circuito short-circuit output protected
power supply protections
soppressione delle interferenze interference suppression
operation temperature range + 5 ...+55 °C + 5 ...+55 °C
storage temperature - 20 ...+70 °C - 20 ...+70 °C
protection degree IP65, IEC (EN60529) IP65, IEC (EN60529)
housing material struttura in alluminio verniciato painted aluminium
connection M8 4 pin M8 4 pins
weight approx. 130 g 160 g

electrical diagrams of the connections

PNP NPN NPN / PNP

BN/1 BN/1
+ + BN/1
+

WH/2 + Teach
BK/4
Digital Output
- Normal Operation WH/2 BN brown

BU blue
BK/4 BK/4
WH/2 - Teach BK black
Digital Output
+ Normal Operation
WH withe

PK pink
BU/3 BU/3
- - BU/3
- GY gray
FC8

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plug

FC8U/0P-**-** FC8U/0B-**-**

fork sensors
Ultrasonic
FC8U/0N-**-**

Teach - WH OUT - BK OUT NPN WH OUT PNP BK

2 4 2 4
4 3 4 3
1 3 1 3
1 2 1 2
(+)- BN (-)- BU (+) BN (-) BU

dimensions (mm)

FC8U/**-**-**

57 12.4

3.2
6.2 7.8

47.3
ø
22.2

4.
16.2

38 40.8

85.2

1
M8 x 1

- +

2 4

1 button -
2 button +
3 yellow LED, “ON” when the outputs are set to 1 (run)
4 red LED: keyboard lock and regulation
FC8

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