Product Overview
Banner D11 Expert Series Fiber Optic Amplifier with DIN Mount and M8 Quick Disconnect
Condition
Used, clean and in good condition. The 11 mm thermoplastic housing is intact with light handling marks. The side of the body still reads BANNER D11EN6FPQ clearly, next to the four-wire diagram (bu, bn, bk, wh remote teach), the CE mark, and the 10-30V dc / 150mA max rating. The front window over the blue D11E label is lightly hazed and the printing under it has faded in spots, but the SIG, output and ON indicator openings and the TEACH pushbutton are all clear. The DIN clip and its lock arrows are undamaged. The unit ships with the yellow Banner Engineering M8 quick-disconnect cordset shown: black jacket, four conductors in brown, blue, black and white, white heat-shrink wire markers, a red cable tie, and blue insulated pin terminals already crimped to the stripped ends. A white flag tag numbered 16 is still on the cable, left behind by whatever panel this came out of.
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Product Overview
The Banner D11EN6FPQ, Banner model number 44273, is a compact fiber optic amplifier from the D11 Expert Series. It mounts on standard DIN rail in an 11 mm wide thermoplastic housing and connects through an integral 4-pin M8 quick disconnect, so the amplifier comes out of a panel without unwiring a terminal strip. It accepts unterminated plastic fibers or fibers with T5 termination, and it is set up by push-button TEACH on the front face or remotely through the white wire, exactly as the diagram printed on the side of the body shows. Output is a single discrete SPST NPN sinking channel, response time is 200 microseconds with 65 microseconds repeatability, and the three front indicators report power (green), output (amber) and signal strength (red). Supply is 10 to 30V DC at 150mA maximum, printed right on the housing where an electrician can read it in the cabinet.
Key Features
- Supply voltage: 10 to 30V DC, 150mA max (printed on the housing)
- Output: SPST NPN sinking, single discrete
- Response time: 200 microseconds; repeatability: 65 microseconds
- Housing: 11 mm wide thermoplastic, DIN rail mount
- Connection: integral 4-pin M8 quick disconnect; accepts unterminated plastic fibers or T5 termination
- Indicators: green power, amber output, red signal strength
- TEACH: front push-button, plus remote teach on the white wire
- Environmental: IP54, NEMA 4X, -10°C to +55°C, CE certified
- Banner model number 44273
- Includes the M8 quick-disconnect lead cable shown in the photos
Applications
- Controls technician swapping a failed fiber amplifier in an existing D11 panel and reusing the M8 cordset instead of rewiring the terminal strip
- Packaging line maintenance crew detecting cartons, flaps or labels where the amplifier has to live on DIN rail well away from the sensing point
- Machine builder prototyping small-part presence detection with plastic fibers in a spot too tight for a self-contained photoelectric
- Automation instructor or bench tinkerer teaching TEACH-mode sensor setup on a 24V DC trainer rig
Frequently Asked Questions
Are fiber optic cables included?
No. This is the amplifier plus the M8 lead cable shown, nothing more. You supply the plastic fiber pair, either unterminated or T5 terminated, and pick the sensing head style your application needs.
What does the NPN output mean for my controller?
It is a sinking output, so it pulls the input low rather than sourcing voltage into it. Confirm your PLC or relay input accepts a sinking signal, and confirm your supply falls inside the 10 to 30V DC window printed on the body before you wire it in.
How do you set one of these up?
Through the TEACH push-button on the front face, or remotely through the white wire, which the diagram on the side of the housing labels remote teach. The three front indicators, SIG, output and ON, show you signal strength, switching state and power while you are teaching it.
Is the M8 cordset really included, and what shape is it in?
Yes. It is the yellow Banner Engineering quick-disconnect cordset in the photos, jacket intact, white heat-shrink wire markers still on the conductors, and blue insulated pin terminals crimped to the flying ends. The white flag tag numbered 16 is still on it. Trim the terminals off if your terminal blocks want bare copper.
This one came out of a panel. What am I actually taking on?
A sensor graded Used, clean and in good condition, with the photos serving as the spec: the legible housing markings, the lightly hazed front window, the cordset and its old wire tag are all there to look at before you buy. What this listing does not claim is a bench test against a fiber pair and a live input, so plan to teach it and confirm switching on your own supply before it goes back into production. Shipping is $8 flat rate and free once your order passes $28, and orders leave the Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
Somewhere there is a control cabinet missing the sensor tagged 16, counting parts quietly until someone finally pulled it. Give it a fresh pair of plastic fibers and a target to learn, and it goes right back to watching the line for you.
