Form: U shaped through beam (fork) sensor with built-in amplifier
Sensing Distance: Fixed 6 /mm (0.236″)
Minimum Detectable Object: Opaque object ≥ /0.8 /× /1.2 /mm
Supply Voltage: 5 /– /24 /V /DC (±10%, ≤10 /% p p ripple)
Current Draw: ≤ /15 /mA nominal
Output Configuration:
PM K45 default: NPN open collector, max sink 50 /mA, residual voltage ≤ /2 /V @50 /mA
Variants (e.g. PM K45 P, PM K45 P C3): PNP version, same specs
Response Time: Output ON ≤ /20 /µs; OFF ≤ /80 /µs – supports up to ~3 /kHz switching
Repeatability: Excellent at 0.01 /mm
Hysteresis: Minimal (~0.05 /mm)