Reliable and precise color discrimination
UL , CE Approved
UL : Recognition
Features
Red, green and blue LEDs
FZ-10 incorporates red, green and blue LEDs as its beam sources, which promise longer lifetime and greater immunity against extraneous light than incandescent lamps and are also maintenance free.
Excellent color detectability
Each of the red, green and blue components is digitally processed so that precise color discrimination is possible.
High-speed response time: 1 ms
Small traveling objects can be sensed even on a highspeed production line, due to its response time of 1 ms.
Easy set up
Just pressing a button recognizes the reference color you want to detect as the criterion. There are two methods to set the criterion, manual teaching and autoteaching. The tolerance adjuster also allows you to set the tolerance of color equivalence in 16 grades.
■Manual teaching
Place an object bearing the reference color under the fiber head and press the teaching button.
■Auto-teaching
Keep pressing the teaching button until an object bearing the reference color travels past the fiber head.
Four types of fibers are available
Four types of fibers are available
Order guide
Amplifiers
| Type | Appearance | Model No. | Emitting element | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPN output type |  |
FZ-11 | Red LED Green LED Blue LED |
NPN open-collector transistor |
| PNP output type | FZ-11P | PNP open-collector transistor |
Fibers
| Type | Appearance | Sensing range (Note) |
Setting distance | Spot diameter | Fiber cable length | Model No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard |  |
14 to 24mm 0.5110.945 in |
20mm 0.787 in (fixed) | ø5mm ø0.197 in (at the setting distance) |
1m 3.281 ft |
FD-L51 |
| High precision |  |
8 to 11mm 0.3150.433 in |
10mm 0.394 in (fixed) | ø2.5mm ø0.098 in (at the setting distance) |
1m 3.281 ft |
FD-L52 |
| Extremely small spot |
 |
4 to 6mm 0.1570.236 in |
5mm 0.197 in (fixed) | ø1mm ø0.039 in (at the setting distance) |
1m 3.281 ft |
FD-L53 |
| Long sensing range |
 |
30 to 50mm 0.1811.969 in |
40mm 1.575 in (fixed) | ø8mm ø0.315 in (at the setting distance) |
1m 3.281 ft |
FD-L54 |
Note: The sensing range of each fiber is the range for which white non-glossy paper can be detected at the sensitivity for which teaching has been done with a white non-glossy paper (50 × 50 mm 1.969 × 1.969 in) at the respective rated setting distance and at the 16th grade (▲ mark) of tolerance.
Accessory
MS-DIN-3 (Amplifier mounting bracket)
Reference
Threaded header fiber
Color discnimination is also possible with FD-B8/FM/G4 (slandard fiber for the FX-100/300/410 series) in combination with the FZ-10 series amplifier.As a standard fiber has a small head and is free-cut tyoe. allowing you to cut the desired fiber cable length, it can be mountted in narrow space.
FD-D8
Setting distance:
8 mm 0.315 in (fixed)
FD-FM2
Setting distance:
5 mm 0.197 in (fixed)
FD-G4
Setting distance:
4 mm 0.157 in (fixed)
Caution: They cannot be used in an application which needs precision sensing.