Z-LASER · MACHINE VISION

ZXS

Ø20mm laser head with separate electronics for flexible mounting up to 200 mW structured light.

Wavelengths available: 405 - 830
Power consumption: <2–2.7 (by wavelength)
Electrical isolation: Potential-free housing

Overview

About the ZXS

Sensor builders who cannot spare room for a self-contained module will find the ZXS splits the problem in two: a stainless steel optical head joined by a 100 mm cable to separate driver electronics measuring 34 x 33 mm. An OEM version puts customised electronics onto an existing PCB. Heads run from the 10h7 mm, 40 mm long ZXS10 to the 20h7 mm ZXS20 at 38 mm, or 98 mm in the manually focusable ZXS20-F.

Robot alignment in automated production holds typical boresight error under 0.8 mrad in fixed focus, with line straightness below 0.05 percent and uniformity under 25 percent. Fan angles of 5 and 10 degrees join 20 to 90 degrees, alongside elliptical dot and DOE cross and grid projections.

Wavelengths span 405 nm to 830 nm with output to 200 mW. Blue and green need 9 to 30 VDC, red and infrared 5 to 30 VDC. TTL modulation reaches 150 kHz, with analog intensity control and I2C and RS-232 for configuration. Protection is IP 50 on the ZXS10, optionally IP 67, and IP 67 on the ZXS20.

Specifications

Key Features

Feature 1: Optical output power up to 200 mW
Feature 2: Highest reproducibility of beam quality (robot-aligned optics)
Feature 3: Manually focusable (ZXS20)
Feature 4: IP 67 (ZXS20) / IP 50 (ZXS10)
Feature 5: TTL modulation up to 150 kHz
Feature 6: Analog intensity control
Feature 7: Wavelengths from 405 – 830 nm
Feature 8: Industrial standard

Key Applications

Application 1: Machine Vision
Application 2: Triangulation Sensors
Application 3: High-Precision Positioning Tasks
Application 4: 3D-Measurement

Wavelength

Wavelengths available: 405, 450, 520, 635–685, 785, 830
Wavelength tolerance: ±10 (405/450/635–685/785), −5/+10 (520), ±4 (830)
Wavelength drift: 0.02–0.25 nm/K (by wavelength)

Output Power

Max output power: ZXS10: n.a.(405)/≤45(450)/≤35(520)/≤100(635–830); ZXS20 elp up to 200 (830 nm)
Spatial mode: Single transverse mode
Laser operation mode: APC

Beam / Line Quality

Boresight error: <0.8 (fixed focus, typ.)
Line orientation: <10
Pointing stability: <10 µrad/K
Line straightness: <0.08 / <0.05 (by fan angle)
Line uniformity: <25 (typ.)
Optics configuration: slp / elp

Focus & Fan Angle

Focus type: Manually focusable (ZXS20 only)
Focus range: 100 up to 10,000 (or fixed focus)
Fan angles: 5, 10 / 20, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90 (homogeneous line)

Stability

Long term power stability: ±3% over operating temperature range (24 h)
Rms noise: <0.5 (20 Hz–20 MHz)
Warm up start up time: <2 s

Modulation

Digital modulation max: 150 kHz
Analog modulation bandwidth: <10 Hz
Analog active range vdc: 0–2

Mechanical

Net weight: 140 g (ZXS10) / 180 g (ZXS20) / 220 g (ZXS20-F)
Dimensions lxbxh: 85 mm overall housed length (see technical drawing); optic head 40 mm (ZXS10) / 50–69 mm (ZXS20)
Diameter head: 10h7 (ZXS10) / 20h7 (ZXS20)
Housing material: Stainless steel (laser head) / aluminum (electronics housing)
Protection class ip: IP 50 (ZXS10, IP 67 optional) / IP 67 (ZXS20/-F)
Shock vibration: IEC EN 61373:2011, cat. 2
Conformity: CE (2014/30/EU, 2011/65/EU, 2006/25/EU)

Electrical

Supply voltage vdc: 9–30 (405–520 nm) / 5–30 (635–830 nm)
Power consumption: <2–2.7 (by wavelength)
Operating current: <300 mA (405–520 nm) / <400–500 mA (635–830 nm)
Protection electrical: Over-temperature protection, LED pre-failure indicator, reverse polarity & transient protection (ESD, burst & surge)
Electrical isolation: Potential-free housing
Connection type: 6-lead cable to housed electronics unit (100 mm optics-to-electronics, 1,000 mm connection cable)
Communication interfaces: I²C, RS-232 (5 V)