Panasonic SW-111, Instruction Manual

SW-111

Optical Touch Switch

MJE-SW111 No.0034-07V

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Designation

Optical touch switch

Item

Model No.

SW-111

Applicable standard

CSA 22.2 No.14, CSA 22.2 No.0.8, ANSI/NFPA 79, UL 508, 
EN 60947-5-2 (EMC only)

Sensing method

Thru-beam type photoelectric sensor (2 beam axes)

Supply voltage

12 to 24V DC±10%, Ripple P-P10% or less 

Current consumption

100mA or less (Excluding external connection load)

Output

Semiconductor photo MOS relay output × 3

 
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Output operation

+  :;<;=#+>>?

:;<;#+@

+  BG:;<;=#+@?

:;<;#+>>

Short-circuit protection

Incorporated

Response time

100ms or less when an object is detected
50ms or less when an object is not detected

Protection

IP65 (IEC) TYPE1 (UL 50) (Excluding terminal area)

Ambient temperature

HB'"'K@!!#
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Ambient humidity

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Material

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Connection cable 
length

kB&B &

2

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2

)

Weight

Approx. 200g

SPECIFICATIONS

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internal circuit.

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supply is switched ON.

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q In case a surge is generated in the used power supply, connect a surge ab-

sorber to the source and absorb the surge.

q Make sure that the power is OFF while wiring.

q Do not run the wires together with high-voltage lines or power lines or put 

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q In order to reduce noise, make the wiring as short as possible.

q Do not use this product in places having excessive vapor, dust, etc.

q Take care that the product does not come in contact with oil, grease, or or-

ganic solvents such as thinner, etc.

q Do not hit the product by a hammer etc. when mounting, as the product get damaged.

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CAUTIONS

8

TROUBLESHOOTING

6

q Fault indicator (yellow) blinks when an error occurs.

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`=

number

Error

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Countermeasure

1

Output 
short-circuit

Lockout

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2

Dirt error

Normal operation : ; *!;*;&

4

Extraneous 
light error

Lockout

Place the product so that extraneous light 
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5

Internal error

Lockout

Check that there is no noise around the 
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power supply and wiring.
In case the product does not operate normally 
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Emission 
circuit error

Lockout

7

Reception 
circuit error

Lockout

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the power is supplied again, the operation returns to normal.

0.3s

0.3s

Turns OFF

Lights up

2s

<Blinking cycle of the fault indicator [(e.g.) The number of blinks: 2 times]>

1. Basic operation

q Thru-beam type photoelectric sensor is incorporated in the

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and output turns ON or OFF.

FUNCTIONS

5

2. Output

q Three semiconductor photo MOS relays are incorporated.

+   :;< #

: 

OFF 

/

When an object is not detected (beam is received)

: 

ON

+  BG:;< #+@?

When an object is not detected (beam is received)

: 

OFF

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ON in beam interrupted condition, output 1 turns ON, while outputs 2 and 3 turn OFF, 
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indicator turns OFF and the sensor returns to normal operation.  

3. Time-out function

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etc. can be monitored. 

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or more, output 1 turns ON, while output 2 and 3 turn OFF (output condition 
is the same as non-sensing condition.)

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operation. 

Short-circuit between the switching 
terminals of time-out function 

7 8

4. External input function

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external input.

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Turns OFF when external input indicators 1 and 2 are invalid (4 to 6V or open).

Sensing
condition

10 sec. 

or more

Sensing

Non-
sensing

Turns OFF

Lights up

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

ON

Fault
indicator

Output 1

Output 2

Output 3

<Timing Chart (In case time-out function works)>

Connecting to the terminal block

q When connecting to the terminal block, push the cable 

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;** &

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release button and plug the cable into the back as 
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is shown below.

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pull the cable.  

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!;*

0.2 to 1.5mm

2 

(AWG 24 to 16)

0.2 to 1.5mm

2

<Conforming cable>

Release
button 

Terminal layout

A side terminal block

B side terminal block

<Bottom view>

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

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make sure to wire properly.

Terminal No.

Terminal name

Description

1

12 to 24V DC

"

2

Output 1

Output 1_1

3

Output 1_2

4

Output 2

Output 2_1

5

Output 2_2

6

0V

0V

Terminal No.1 has
no projection

<A side terminal block>

Terminal No. Terminal name

Description

7

f"#

Q!;  * H
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8

Timer (IN)

Q!;  * H
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9

Output 3

Output 3_1

10

Output 3_2

11

IN2 (Orange)

External input 2

12

IN1 (Green)

External input 1

<B side terminal block>

Terminal No.12 has 
no projection

<In case of Minus Common>

I/O CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS

4

Main Circuit

12 to 24V DC
±10%

Load

Load

Load

㧗

V

Output 1_1

Output 1_2

Output 2_1

Output 2_2

Output 3_1

Output 3_2

0V

Terminal No.

Internal circuit

Users’ circuit

*1

External input  
indicator 2 

External input  
indicator 1

External input 
circuit 2

External input 
circuit 1

External input 2

External input 1

Switching terminal of 
time-out function (IN) 

Switching terminal of 
time-out  function (+V) 

<In case of Plus Common>

12 to 24V DC
±10%

㧗

V

0V

Terminal No.

Main Circuit

Load

Load

Load

Output 1_1

Output 1_2

Output 2_1

Output 2_2

Output 3_1

Output 3_2

Internal circuit

Users’ circuit

External input 
indicator 2

External input 
circuit 2

External input  
indicator 1

External input 
circuit 1

External input 2

External input 1

*1

Switching terminal of 
time-out function (IN) 

Switching terminal of 
time-out function (+V) 

*1

Non-voltage contact or NPN open-collector transistor, PNP open-collector transistor

or

or

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<Bottom of the product (Unit: mm)>

M30 × 1.5

80

80

B& = z =-

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mounting plate.  (Note 1)

Main body

Mounting packing
(Accessory)

Mounting nut
(Accessory)

Mounting tool

SW-MT1

(Optional)

Mounting 
plate 

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invalid.

2)  A mounting tool 

SW-MT1

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f;;***

SW-MT1

 is M10 nut.

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<Fitting diagram of the mounting packing> 

Mounting packing
(Accessory)

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(Note 2) 
The tightening torque should be 2 to 
3N·m. 

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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

2

4. External input

indicator 1
(Green)

3. Fault indicator

(Yellow)

4. External input

indicators 1 
(Green)

5. External input indicators 2 (Orange)

2. Power indicator

(Green)

6. Sensing 

surface

6. Sensing 

surface

5. External

input indicators 2 
(Orange)

8. B side

terminal
block

7. A side

terminal block

1. Operation

indicator
(Green)

1. Operation

indicator
(Green)

Designation

Function

1

Operation indicator 
× 2 (Green)

Lights up when an object is detected.

2

Power indicator
(Green)

Lights up when the power is ON.

3

Fault indicator
(Yellow)

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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ing operation. 

4

External input indi-
cator 1 × 3 (Green)

Lights up when external input 1 is valid.
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FUNCTIONS

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5

External input indica-
tor 2 × 4 (Orange)

Lights up when external input 2 is valid.
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FUNCTIONS

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6

Q *

Thru-beam type photoelectric sensor is incorporated in the sensing 
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goes into the beam interrupted condition and output turns ON or OFF.

7

A side terminal block "G  GB&

8

`=

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3, and external input 1, 2. 

q This product is an optical touch switch which detects a hand 

by a thru-beam type photoelectric sensor.

q :;; **; _;

to interrupt the light beam, output turns ON or OFF.

OUTLINE

1

q Follow the procedures below when mounting this product on a mounting plate. 

MOUNTING

3

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Procedures

Dimensions of a mounting hole 
to be drilled when mounting on 
a metal plate (Unit: mm)

Dimensions of a mounting hole 
to be drilled when mounting on 
a resin plate (Unit: mm)

4.8

+0.2

0

33

+0.5

0

ø30.5

+0.5

0

4.8

+0.2

0

ø30.5

+0.5

0

18.4

+0.5

0

33

+0.5

0

10.2

+0.5

0

R4±0.1

R4±0.1

WARNING

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