IP, IK Rating and ATEX enclosures

IP and IK Rating

The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures. It is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The equivalent European standard is EN 60529.

Note: the IP rate shouldn’t be mixed up with the IP protocol!

The IK Rating is an international numeric classification for the degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts. It provides a means of specifying the capacity of an enclosure to protect its contents from external impacts. The IK Rating was originally defined in European Standard BS EN 50102 (1995, amended 1998). Following its adoption as an international standard in 2002, the European standard was renumbered EN 62262.

Model IP Code IK Rating Temperature Range
v26/25 IP20 IK10 0°C to 40°C
p26/25 IP20 - 0°C to 40°C
c26/25 IP20 - 0°C to 40°C
i26/25 IP20 - 0°C to 40°C
D26/25 w/o Vandal kit IP65 IK09 -30°C to 50°C
D26/25 w/ Vandal kit IP66 IK10 -30°C to 50°C
M26/25 IP66 IK08 -30°C to 50°C
M26/25 CS Vario IP66 IK06 -30°C to 50°C
Q26/25 w/o Vandal kit IP65 IK07 -30°C to 50°C
Q26/25 w/ Vandal kit IP66 IK10 -30°C to 50°C
D16/15 w/o Vandal kit IP65 IK10 -30°C to 60°C
D16/15 w/ Vandal kit IP66 IK10+ -30°C to 60°C
M16/15 IP66 IK07 -30°C to 60°C
M16/15 Thermal IP66 IK06 -30°C to 60°C
S16/15 IP66 IK06 -30°C to 60°C
S26/15M IP66 IK06 -30°C to 60°C
V16/15 IP66 IK10++ -30°C to 60°C
T25 IP65 IK09 -30°C to 60°C

Explanation of IP Codes:

  • IP20 Protected against the ingress of solid foreign objects with a size > 12.5mm or accessing hazardous electrical parts, e.g. fingers or similar sized objects. No protection against liquid ingress protection.

  • IP30 Protected against the ingress of solid foreign objects with a size > 2.5mm or accessing hazardous electrical parts, e.g. with tools, thick wires or similar. No protection against liquid ingress protection.

  • IP65 Protected against the ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). Water projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm) against enclosure from any direction has no harmful effects.

  • IP66 Protected against the ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). Water projected in powerful jets (12.5 mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction has no harmful effects.

  • IP68 Protected against the ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight). The equipment is suitable for continuous immersion in water under conditions which is specified by the manufacturer (usually >= 1m water depth)

Note: MOBOTIX cameras do not have NEMA certification.

Explanation of IK Ratings:

IK Rating impact energy (joule) material of striking element size of striking element (radius in mm) mass (kg)
IK06 1 polyamide 10 0.5
IK07 2 steel 25 0.5
IK08 2 steel 25 1.7
IK09 10 steel 50 5
IK10 20 steel 50 5

IK10+ and IK10++ Those devices are exceeding the IK10 rating test normatives.

ATEX and submersible camera housings

ATEX and submersible camera housings are available from several MOBOTIX partners. The following partners offer such housing or complete cameras ready for installation.

Manufacturer ATEX Cooled Thermal IP68
Breathe-IT no no no yes
Dotworkz ? yes ? ?
SeSys yes no yes ?
Tecnovideo yes yes yes ?
TecPro yes no no no
TecTradeSolution yes yes yes ?
Uniserve yes no no yes