White LED Fiber-Optic SensorsD3WF Series
White light source enables easy detection of subtle color differences.
- 3 teaching modes to support various detection requirements
- Fastest response time of 16μs in the world
- Easy-to-read 3 display modes of value, percentage and bar graph
- Dual Sensitivity Correction for stable operation

Lineup
| Type | Light source |
Control output |
Cable connection | Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPN | PNP | ||||
| Stand-alone | White LED |
1 ch | 2m cable | D3WF-TN | D3WF-TP |
| Inter-connection master | M8 4-pin connector | D3WF-TMCN4 | D3WF-TMCP4 | ||
| Inter-connection slave | D3WF-TSCN4 | D3WF-TSCP4 | |||
Recommended Fiber-Optic Cables
| Optical System |
Shape | Description | Sensing Distance (mm)*1 |
Ambient Temperature*2 |
Bending Radius (mm) |
Model No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffuse Reflective |
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M4 Thread, SUS, 2m free cut | 16μs: 33 200μs: 62 |
-40~70°C | R25 | NF-DM01 |
| M6 Thread, SUS, 2m free cut | NF-DK06 |
*1 On 500 × 500 mm white paper.
*2 Ambient humidity between 35 and 85%. At 85% RH, the ambient temperature is between 0 and 40°C.
Specifications
| Type | Stand-alone | Master connection | Slave connection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | NPN | D3WF-TN | D3WF-TMCN4 | D3WF-TSCN4 | |
| PNP | D3WF-TP | D3WF-TMCP4 | D3WF-TSCP4 | ||
| Light source | White LED | ||||
| Response time | High: 16μs*1, Standard: 200 μs | ||||
| Sensitivity adjustment | Teaching and manual adjustments | ||||
| Indicators | Output indicator (orange) | ||||
| Digital display | 7-segment, 8-digit display (red: 4-digit, green: 4-digit) | ||||
| Control output | 1 ch, NPN/PNP open collector max. 100 mA*2/ 30 VDC, residual voltage: 1.8 V or less |
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| External input | Teaching input,*3 all teaching input, output mode selection, control output OFF, input OFF |
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| Cross talk prevention | — | ON/OFF switchable, up to 3 units | |||
| Timer function | ON delay, OFF delay, one-shot, ON+OFF delay, ON+one-shot settable to 0.1 to 9999 ms |
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| Output mode | Light ON/Dark ON, set automatically during teaching, switched with external input and the settings |
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| No. of connectable units | — | Max. 16 (including master unit) | |||
| Connection type | 2m cable | M8 4-pin connector | |||
| Insulation resistance | 20 MΩ or more (with 500 VDC) | ||||
| Rating | Supply voltage | 12 to 24 VDC ±10%,including10%ripple(p-p) | |||
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Power consumption (normally) |
864mW (36 mA or less at 24 V) | ||||
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Power consumption (Eco ALL) |
720 mW (30 mA or less at 24 V) | ||||
| Warm-up time | 300ms | ||||
| Applicable regulations |
EMC | EMC directive (2014/30/EU) | |||
| Environment | RoHS directive (2011/65/EU), China RoHS (MIIT Order No. 32) | ||||
| Applicable standards | EN 60947-5-2 | ||||
| Company standards | Noise resistance: Feilen Level 3 cleare | ||||
| Photobiological safety | Risk group 2 (IEC 62471/JIS C 7550) | ||||
| Environmental resistance | Ambient temperature/humidity | −25 to +55°C*4/35 to 85%RH (no freezing or condensation) | |||
| Ambient illuminance | Sunlight: 10000 lx or less, Incandescent light: 3000 lx or less | ||||
| Vibration resistance | 10 to 55 Hz; double amplitude 1.5 mm; 2 hours in each of the X, Y, and Z directions |
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| Shock resistance |
Approx. 50 G (500 m/s2), 3 times in each of tde X, Y, and Z directions |
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| Protection circuit | Reverse connection protection, overcurrent protection | ||||
| Degree of protection | IP50 | ||||
| Material | Housing, cover: PC | ||||
| Weight | Approx. 71 g (Including cable) |
Approx. 25 g | |||
| Included accessories | Mounting bracket | ||||
*1: The response time is 32 μs when master/slave connection units are linked with the cross talk prevention function on.
*2: When used as a stand-alone unit or when the number of inter-connected units includ-ing the master unit is 2 or 3.
Use a load current of 50 mA or less for 4 to 8 units and 20 mA or less for 9 to16 units.
*3: Teaching mode from external input is a mode executed in advance by the main unit (default: dynamic teaching).
*4: When used as a stand-alone unit or when the number of inter-connected units includ-ing the master unit is 2 or 3.
Keep at −25 to +50°C for 4 to 8 units and −25 to +45°C for 9 to 16 units.




