| Data type | Device.LiquidIngressProtectionLevel |
| Description | The degree to which the device is protected against harmful intrusion by liquids. |
| Primitive type | Enum |
| Value | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| IPx0 | The product is not protected against the harmful effects of water. | |
| IPx1 | The product is protected against vertically falling water drops. | Vertically falling drops shall have no harmful effects. |
| IPx2 | The product is protected against vertically falling water drops when tilted up to 15 degrees. | Vertically falling drops shall have no harmful effects when the enclosure is tilted at any angle up to 15 degrees on either side of the vertical. |
| IPx3 | The product is protected against spraying water. | Wtaer sprayed at an angle up to 60 degrees on either side of the vertical shall have no harmful affects. |
| IPx4 | The product is protected against splashing water. | Water splashed against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
| IPx5 | The product is protected against water jets. | Water projected in jets against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
| IPx6 | The product is protected against powerful water jets. | Water projected in powerful jets against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
| IPx7 | The product is protected against the effects of temporary immersion in water. | Ingress of water in quantities causing harmful effects shall not be possible when the enclosure is temporarily immersed in water under standardized conditions of pressure and time. |
| IPx8 | The product is protected against the effects of continuous immersion in water. | Ingress of water in quantities causing harmful effects shall not be possible when the enclosure is continuously immersed in water under conditions which shall be agreed between manufacturer and user but which are more severe than for numeral 7. |
| IPx9 | The product is protected against high pressure and high temperature water jets. | Water projected at high pressure and high temperature against the enclosure from any direction shall not have harmful effects. |
| Source | Article | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) | IP Ratings |
Electric and electronic equipment deteriorate or malfunction when water or dust enters the device. The IEC has developed the ingress protection (IP) ratings, which grade the resistance of an enclosure against the intrusion of dust or liquids.The ratings are widely used throughout industry. The IP code is composed of two numerals: The first numeral refers to the protection against solid objects and is rated on a scale from 0 (no protection) to 6 (no ingress of dust). The second numeral rates the enclosure’s protection against liquids and uses a scale from 0 (no protection) to 9 (high-pressure hot water from different angles). (read more) |
| Wikipedia | IP Code |
The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms such as waterproof. For example, a cellular phone rated at IP67 is "dust resistant" and can be "immersed in 1 meter of freshwater for up to 30 minutes".
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