Vishay | TCND5000

Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. Through acquisitions include such top names as Siliconix, Telefunken, General Semiconductor, Dale, Draloric, Sprague, Vitramon, and BCcomponents (former passive components businesses of Philips Electronics and Beyschlag), Vishay offers various discrete semiconductors, passive components, and sensor products and solutions for humidity and dew detection, ambient light, position and proximity detection.

TCND5000 - Reflective Optical Sensor with PIN Photodiode Output

Vishay is a leading manufacturer of optical sensors. These sensors integrate an infrared emitter and photo detector in a single package. The most common types of optical sensors are transmissive and reflective sensors.

Transmissive sensors, also called interrupter sensors, incorporate an infrared emitter and photo detector that face each other. When an object is located between the emitter and detector in the sensing path, it  interrupts or breaks the optical beam of the emitter. The amount of light energy reaching the detector is reduced. This change in light energy or photo current is used to affect an event in the application.

Reflective sensors incorporate an infrared emitter and photo detector adjacent to each other. When an object is in the sensing area, the emitted light is reflected back towards the photo detector, the amount of light energy reaching the detector increases. This change in light energy or photo current is similarly used an input signal in the application.

The TCND5000 is a reflective sensor that includes an infrared emitter and PIN  photodiode in a surface mount package which blocks visible light.

The TCND5000 has peak operating distance of 6 mm  and peak operating range from 2 mm to 25 mm. The sensor is offered in surface mount package type with dimensions L 6 mm x W 4.3 mm x H 3.75 mm.

The TCND5000 is a Reflective Optical Sensor with PIN Photodiode Output that comes in 2000 piece reel.