872C Proximity Sensors WorldProx Inductive

3-Wire DC Standard and Short Barrel

• 3-wire operation
  
• 3-conductor, 3- or 4-wire connection
  
• 10…30V DC
  
• Normally-open or normally-closed output
  
• Short circuit, overload, false pulse, reverse polarity, and transient noise protection
  
• UL listed, cUL listed and CE marked for all applicable directives
  

Standard Barrel

Connection Type	Barrel Diameter [mm]	Nominal Sensing Distance [mm (in.)]	Shielded	Output Configuration		Switching Frequency (Hz)		Cat. No.
Cable Style	M6.5	2 (0.08)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2000		872C-MM1NP7-E2
	M8	2 (0.08)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2500		872C-D2NP8-E2
		3 (0.12)	No	N.O.	PNP	2500		872C-D3NP8-E2
	M12	3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1300		872C-D3NP12-E2
		4 (0.16)	No	N.O.	PNP	1300		872C-D4NP12-E2
	M18	5 (0.20)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1500		872C-D5NP18-E2
Pico QD Style	M6.5	2 (0.08)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2000		872C-MM1NP7-P3
	M8	2 (0.08)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2500		872C-D2NP8-P3
		2 (0.08)	Yes	N.C.	PNP	2500		872C-D2CP8-P3
		3 (0.12)	No	N.O.	PNP	2500		872C-D3NP8-P3
Micro QD Style	M8	2 (0.08)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2500	⋆	872C-D2NP8-D4
		2 (0.08)	Yes	N.C.	PNP	2500	⋆	872C-D2CP8-D4
		3 (0.12)	No	N.O.	PNP	2500	⋆	872C-D3NP8-D4
	M12	3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-D3NP12-D4
		4 (0.16)	No	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-D4NP12-D4
	M18	5 (0.2)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-D5NP18-D4
		8 (0.31)	No	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-D8NP18-D4

Short Barrel

Connection Type	Barrel Diameter [mm]	Nominal Sensing Distance [mm (in.)]	Shielded	Output Configuration		Switching Frequency (Hz)		Cat. No.
Cable style	M12	3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-DH3NP12-E2
		4 (0.16)	No	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-DH4NP12-E2
	M18	5 (0.2)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-DH5NP18-E2
		8 (0.32)	No	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-DH8NP18-E2
	M30	10 (0.39)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1000	⋆	872C-DH10NP30-E2
		15 (0.59)	No	N.O.	PNP	1000	⋆	872C-DH15NP30-E2
Micro QD style	M12	3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-DH3NP12-D4
		4 (0.16)	No	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-DH4NP12-D4
	M18	5 (0.20)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-DH5NP18-D4
		8 (0.31)	No	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-DH8NP18-D4
	M30	10 (0.39)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1000	⋆	872C-DH10NP30-D4
		15 (0.59)	No	N.O.	PNP	1000	⋆	872C-DH15NP30-D4
⋆ DC Micro QD / M12 Cordset Cat. No. 889D-F4AC-2, see page DC Micro QD / M12 Cordsets

3-Wire DC Extended Sensing

• 3-wire operation
  
• 3-conductor, 4-wire connection
  
• 10…30V DC
  
• Normally-open or normally-closed output
  
• Short circuit, overload, false pulse, reverse polarity, and transient noise protection
  
• UL and cUL recognized and CE marked for all applicable directives
  

Connection Type	Barrel Diameter [mm]	Nominal Sensing Distance [mm (in.)]	Shielded	Output Configuration		Switching Frequency (Hz)		Cat. No.
Cable Style	M12	4 (0.16)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1300		872C-M4NP12-E2
		8 (0.31)	No	N.O.	NPN	1300		872C-N8NP12-E2
	M18	8 (0.31)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1500		872C-M8NP18-E2
		12 (0.47)	No	N.O.	PNP	1500		872C-N12NP18-E2
Pico QD Style	M8	3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	NPN	2500	⋆	872C-M3NP8-P3
		3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2500	⋆	872C-M3NP8-E2
		4 (0.16)	No	N.O.	PNP	2500	⋆	872C-N4NP8-E2
		6 (0.23)	No	N.O.	PNP	500	⋆	872C-N6NP8-P3
Micro QD style	M8	3 (0.12)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	2500	⋆	872C-M3NP8-D4
		6 (0.23)	No	N.O.	PNP	500	⋆	872C-N6NP8-D4
	M12	4 (0.16)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-M4NP12-D4
		8 (0.31)	No	N.O.	PNP	1300	⋆	872C-N8NP12-D4
	M18	8 (0.31)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-M8NP18-D4
		12 (0.47)	No	N.O.	PNP	1500	⋆	872C-N12NP18-D4
	M30	15 (0.59)	Yes	N.O.	PNP	1000	⋆	872C-M15NP30-D4
		20 (0.79)	No	N.O.	PNP	1000	⋆	872C-N20NP30-D4
⋆ DC Micro QD / M12 Cordset Cat. No. 889D-F4AC-2, see page DC Micro QD / M12 Cordsets

2-Wire AC

• 2-wire operation
  
• 3-conductor or 3-wire connection
  
• 20…250V AC (20…240V AC for 8 mm)
  
• Normally-open or normally-closed output
  
• False pulse and transient noise protection
  
• Extended sensing distance on M18 unshielded models
  
• CE marked for all applicable directives
  

Connection Type	Barrel Diameter [mm]	Nominal Sensing Distance [mm (in.)]	Shielded	Output Configuration	Switching Frequency (Hz)		Cat. No.
Cable Style	M8	1.5 (0.06)	Yes	N.O.	25		872C-A1N8-A2
	M12	2 (0.08)	Yes		15		872C-A2N12-A2
		4 (0.16)	No				872C-A4N12-A2
	M18	5 (0.20)	Yes				872C-A5N18-A2
		10 (0.39)	No				872C-A10N18-A2
	M30	15 (0.59)	No				872C-A15N30-A2
Micro QD Style	M12	2 (0.08)	Yes			‡	872C-A2N12-R3
		4 (0.16)	No			‡	872C-A4N12-R3
	M18	5 (0.20)	Yes			‡	872C-A5N18-R3
		10 (0.39)	No			‡	872C-A10N18-R3
‡ AC Micro QD / M12 ordset Cat. No. 889R-F3ECA-2, see page AC Micro QD / M12 Cordsets