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The SICK Zx36 is a mobile handheld barcode and 2D code scanner designed for reliable, high-performance reading in demanding industrial environments. With a sensor resolution of 1,280 px × 960 px, it delivers precise detection across a wide range of barcodes and 2D codes. The device features a warm white LED light source with a red diffuse LED at 634 nm to enhance visibility for both visible and reflective code types. Available in blue or black housing, the Zx36 combines robustness with user-friendly design, making it ideal for field operations where durability and accuracy are essential. Its IP65 and IP68 enclosures ensure protection against dust and water immersion, enabling reliable performance in harsh conditions. The scanner supports multiple code formats including Code 128, Data Matrix, QR codes, and GS1-128, ensuring compatibility with diverse labeling systems across manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations.
The Zx36 leverages advanced optical technology to achieve high code resolution of ≥0.08 mm for 1D codes and ≥0.13 mm for 2D codes, ensuring accurate reading even on small or densely packed labels. The dual-light system—visible warm white LED and red diffuse LED at 634 nm—optimizes readability under varying lighting conditions and improves detection of reflective or dark codes. Its compact design (132 mm × 77 mm × 185 mm) and lightweight construction (304 g) make it easy to handle during mobile scanning tasks. The device supports a range of code types including standard 1D formats like Code 39, Code 128, and GS1 DataBar, as well as advanced 2D codes such as QR, Data Matrix, and Aztec. This broad compatibility ensures seamless integration with existing labeling and tracking systems across diverse industrial applications.
The SICK Zx36 operates on a supply voltage of 5 V DC (±10%) via the host system or 12 V DC (±5%) through an external supply. During operation, it consumes 360 mA, with a standby current of 100 mA, contributing to energy efficiency during idle periods. The device is built with IP65 and IP68-rated enclosures, providing full dust protection and submersion resistance up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. It supports a wide ambient operating temperature range from –30 °C to +50 °C, enabling reliable performance in extreme environments. With a sensor resolution of 1,280 px × 960 px, the scanner ensures high sensitivity and accuracy across all supported code types, including stacked formats like PDF417 and Composite codes.
The Zx36 supports Ethernet TCP/IP connectivity for direct network integration. Optional fieldbus integration is available via the external CDF600-2 module, enabling connection to PROFINET, EtherCAT®, and PROFIBUS DP networks. The device offers both PROFINET Single Port and Dual Port configurations, allowing flexible deployment in automation systems requiring high-speed data transfer or redundancy. Integration with industrial protocols ensures compatibility with existing PLCs and MES systems. Through the CDF600-2 module, users can configure the scanner for seamless communication within factory automation environments, enabling real-time data exchange and remote monitoring without additional hardware constraints.
The Zx36 is designed to operate reliably in a wide range of environmental conditions. It functions within an ambient temperature range of –30 °C to +50 °C, making it suitable for use in cold storage facilities, outdoor environments, or high-temperature production lines. The IP65 and IP68 ratings ensure complete protection against dust ingress and water exposure, including immersion up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. These environmental capabilities allow the scanner to operate effectively in wet, dusty, or humid industrial settings without degradation in performance. Its robust construction ensures long-term reliability even under challenging operational conditions.
The SICK Zx36 is ideal for use in manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse environments where accurate and fast scanning of barcodes and 2D codes is required. It supports a comprehensive list of code types including Code 128, GS1-128, UPC/EAN/JAN, Data Matrix, QR codes, and PDF417, enabling it to read labels from various industries such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, and retail. Its ability to scan stacked and composite codes ensures compatibility with complex labeling systems. The scanner’s durability, wide temperature range, and fieldbus integration make it suitable for deployment in automated guided vehicles (AGVs), assembly lines, inventory management, and quality control processes where reliability and speed are critical.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Light source | LED, Visible, Warm white, Direct LED, Visible, Red, 634 nm, diffuse |
| Supply voltage | 5 V DC, ± 10 %, Via host 12 V DC, ± 5 %, External supply |
| Current consumption | Operation: 360 mA Standby current: 100 mA |
| Weight | 304 g |
| Storage temperature | –40 °C ... +70 °C |
| Dimensions | (L x W x H) |
| Sensor resolution | 1,280 px x 960 px |
| value | 132 mm x 77 mm x 185 mm |
| Code resolution | ≥ 0.08 mm 1) ≥ 0.13 mm 2) |
| Enclosure rating | IP65 IP68 |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 132 mm x 77 mm x 185 mm |
| Ambient operating temperature | –30 °C ... +50 °C |
| Ambient light immunity | 108,000 lx |
| Unit weight | 0.394 Kilograms |
| Net unit weight | 0.394 Kilograms |
| Operation | 360 mA |
| IP65 | IP68 |
| Standby current | 100 mA |
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