The pico+ ultrasonic sensors

are a compact series with M18 threaded sleeves and only 41 mm in housing length. In addition to the variants with an axial beam direction, there is also a housing variant with a 90° angled head and radial beam direction.

With four detection ranges from 20 mm to 1.3 m and three different output stages, this sensor family covers a wide range of applications.

Sensors with the Push-Pull output stage support SIO and IO link modes. Sensors with analogue output are optionally available with 4–20 mA current output or 0–10 V voltage output.

In SIO mode, sensors are configured using the microsonic teach-in procedure on pin 5.

The sensors are Listed to applicable UL Standards and requirements by UL for Canada and the US.

Two dual colour LEDs

For the pico+ sensor family

there are 2 output stages and 4 detection ranges available:

	1 Push-Pull switching output with pnp or npn switching technology
	1 analogue output 4–20 mA or 0–10 V

Sensors with switching output have three operating modes:

• Single switching point
• Two-way reflective barrier
• Window mode

Teach-in of a single switching point

• Place object to be detected (1) at the desired distance
• Apply +U_B to pin 5 for about 3 seconds
• Then apply +U_B to pin 5 again for about 1 seconds

Teach-in of a switching point

Teach-in of a two-way reflective barrier

with a fixed reflector

• Apply +U_B to pin 5 for about 3 seconds
• Then apply +U_B to pin 5 again for about 10 seconds

Teach-in of a two-way reflective barrier

For configuration of a window

• Place object at the near edge of the window (1)
• Apply +U_B to pin 5 for about 3 seconds
• Then move the object to the far edge of the window (2)
• Then apply +U_B to pin 5 again for about 1 seconds

Teach-in of an analogue characteristic or a window with two switching points

NCC/NOC

and rising/falling analogue characteristic curve can also be set via pin 5.

One green and one yellow LED

indicate the state of the output and support microsonic teach-in.

LinkControl

optionally permits the extensive parameterisation of pico+ sensors. The LCA-2 LinkControl adapter available as an accessory can be used to connect pico+ sensors to the PC.

Sensor connected to the PC via LCA-2 for programming

Easy to synchronise

A number of pico+ sensors can be run closely packed in applications synchronised to stop them influencing one another. To this end, the sync mode has to be activated and all the sensors are to be electrically connected one to another with Pin 5.

Synchronisation using Pin 5

If more than 10 sensors must be synchronised, this can be carried out with the SyncBox1,  available as an accessory.

In instances of where a number of sensors are run at an IO-Link master, then the master's function is to assume synchronisation.

Synchronised sensor cell in glass bottle production

Updated to IO-Link version 1.1

The pico+ sensors with the extension „/A” in the order name are updated to IO-Link version 1.1 and support the Smart Sensor Profile. Please note that these sensor with the updated IO-Link version do not support IO-Link version 1.0 any longer. For example, when replacing pico+15/F with a pico+15/F/A you have to integrate the new device ID in the IO-Link master. In SIO mode, the sensors are compatible with each other. The predecessor models pico+xxx/F can be found in the sensor archive.