{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"iec-photoelectric-receiver-normally-open-receiver-2-wire","name":"IEC photoelectric receiver: normally open receiver 2 wire","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"RX","aliases":["HPE11PE2","VPE11PE2","photoelectric receiver Normally Open Receiver 2 wire"],"category":"control-circuits","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["IEC","Manufacturer"],"summary":"Photoelectric receiver form: Normally Open Receiver 2 wire.","description":["A photoelectric receiver evaluates light arriving from an associated emitter and provides the documented electrical response. This entry identifies the normally open receiver 2 wire form in the publisher's IEC-context family.","An object crossing a conveyor beam can change the receiver output. The receiver tag should identify its optical partner and the controller input receiving its signal. The normally-open designation starts with a non-conducting output or open contact in the documented reference condition; operation changes that state. The two-connection interface must be read with the load and supply arrangement. Leakage current and minimum load can matter where a powered device is connected in series with an input.","Normally-open and normally-closed labels describe the documented electrical output form. They do not by themselves establish light-on or dark-on operation; confirm that setting with the device data."],"readingNotes":["The normally-open designation starts with a non-conducting output or open contact in the documented reference condition; operation changes that state.","The two-connection interface must be read with the load and supply arrangement. Leakage current and minimum load can matter where a powered device is connected in series with an input.","Normally-open and normally-closed labels describe the documented electrical output form. They do not by themselves establish light-on or dark-on operation; confirm that setting with the device data."],"drawingChecklist":["Identify the target, sensing mode and expected normal condition.","Label supply, output and connector pins from the actual device diagram.","Reference output circuit type, operating range and controller input."],"distinction":"This entry adds the normally open receiver 2 wire detail to the broader photoelectric receiver family. Normally-open and normally-closed labels describe the documented electrical output form. They do not by themselves establish light-on or dark-on operation; confirm that setting with the device data.","facts":[{"label":"Drawing form","value":"Normally Open Receiver 2 wire"},{"label":"Public vendor block names","value":"HPE11PE2 / VPE11PE2. Autodesk identifiers, not standards database IDs."},{"label":"Drawing purpose","value":"photoelectric receiver"},{"label":"Graphic scope","value":"Independently authored educational illustration; not certified standard geometry, a terminal pinout or a product footprint."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"s28-iec-photoelectric-receiver-switches","relevance":"Public Photoelectric Receiver Switches table explicitly lists HPE11PE2 / VPE11PE2 with this operating or connection form. Vendor graphics are linked, not copied."}],"related":["photoelectric-emitter-receiver-switch","plc-digital-input","terminal"],"artwork":"s28-iec-photoelectric-receiver-normally-open-receiver-2-wire","publishedOn":"2026-10-28","updatedOn":"2026-10-28","provenance":"independent-public-research","symbolVariant":{"convention":"IEC","form":"Normally Open Receiver 2 wire","reference":"Autodesk IEC-60617 Symbol Preview: Photoelectric Receiver Switches, HPE11PE2 / VPE11PE2. This identifies the publisher's library context; exact IEC graphics and database identities are not asserted."},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What does IEC photoelectric receiver: normally open receiver 2 wire mean?","introduction":"A photoelectric receiver evaluates light arriving from an associated emitter and provides the documented electrical response. This entry identifies the normally open receiver 2 wire form in the publisher's IEC-context family.","example":"An object crossing a conveyor beam can change the receiver output. The receiver tag should identify its optical partner and the controller input receiving its signal. The normally-open designation starts with a non-conducting output or open contact in the documented reference condition; operation changes that state. The two-connection interface must be read with the load and supply arrangement. Leakage current and minimum load can matter where a powered device is connected in series with an input.","drawings":"Normally-open and normally-closed labels describe the documented electrical output form. They do not by themselves establish light-on or dark-on operation; confirm that setting with the device data.","terms":[{"name":"Normally open / normally closed","meaning":"The contact state in the normal condition defined for the drawing."},{"name":"Terminal","meaning":"An identified point where a conductor connects."},{"name":"Signal","meaning":"Electrical information passed between devices, rather than necessarily the main power supply."}],"diagram":"flow","steps":["Identify the device and form","Read the connections and state","Check the equipment reference"],"caption":"A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.","sources":[{"label":"Autodesk IEC-60617 Symbol Preview: Photoelectric Receiver Switches","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7F8E27FB-B7DF-44CF-957F-0231B0F0B0D0.htm"}],"detail":"Photoelectric receiver form: Normally Open Receiver 2 wire. This entry adds the normally open receiver 2 wire detail to the broader photoelectric receiver family. Normally-open and normally-closed labels describe the documented electrical output form. They do not by themselves establish light-on or dark-on operation; confirm that setting with the device data.","profileId":"reviewed-symbol-20261028"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/iec-photoelectric-receiver-normally-open-receiver-2-wire","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/iec-photoelectric-receiver-normally-open-receiver-2-wire.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"s28-iec-photoelectric-receiver-switches","title":"Autodesk IEC-60617 Symbol Preview: Photoelectric Receiver Switches","publisher":"Autodesk","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7F8E27FB-B7DF-44CF-957F-0231B0F0B0D0.htm","type":"cad-reference","scope":"Public photoelectric receiver switches family names and vendor block tokens. Horizontal, vertical and rotated placements are not separate engineering functions. Exact standard geometry is not reproduced.","checkedOn":"2026-10-28","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public Photoelectric Receiver Switches table explicitly lists HPE11PE2 / VPE11PE2 with this operating or connection form. Vendor graphics are linked, not copied."}]}