The Intelligent Reflective Beam Detector differs from a
traditional beam detector in that it is a single unit comprising a
transmitter, a receiver and control electronics. The transmitter
projects a cone-shaped beam of modulated infra-red light to a
reflector (prism). The reflector returns the beam to the detector
where the receiver measures the amount of light received and
converts it to a signal for processing in the control electronics.
The beam detector is available in two versions: a single reflector
model for distances of 50m and a four-reflector unit for distances
of 100m.