User manual
Bulletin 872C
Inductive Proximity Sensors
6-25
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SENSORS
Product Selection
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
Short Barr
el
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
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 4-36










