The ZM223 comes with a 7-digit, 1.5″ (35mm) HTN LCD display with color-changing backlight options (green, yellow, orange, red) providing excellent indoor and outdoor readability with enhanced viewing angles. When checkweighing, the user will be fully supported as the backlight colors give clearer and faster visual prompts, allowing the operator to carry out tasks more efficiently. Under/Over barographs are also used to give visual references back to the operator to indicate when a weight is getting close to an accept window or target point.
ZM223 Batch Controller
Turn your ZM223 indicator into a complete filling and batching control system. Automate ingredient dosing, fill/discharge sequences, and multi-step batches with reliable relay-based control.
See how it works with the ZM223 Series Indicators →
Reliable Control for Repeatable Batching
The ZM223 Batch Controller is a durable, high-performance indicator with a numeric keypad and a range of built-in weighing applications such as general weighing, counting accumulation, filling, batching, and checkweighing, helping streamline business processes.
The ZM223 offers multi-connectivity, with Ethernet, RS232 and a USB Host port as standard options and analog output, USB device, and wireless as additional connections. Housed in a Carbon Steel enclosure with Start, Jog, Stop, and Locking Power buttons, the ZM223 Batch controller utilizes the ZM223 Panel mount indicator for customizable application control and expansion.
Feature |
Customer Benefit |
| Four DIN-mounted, 24VDC-operated relays, 240VAC/8AMPS, DPDT (NO/NC) | Control up to four devices directly. Valves, augers, motors, or indicator lights without adding external relay hardware to your panel. |
| Configurable for two-speed single ingredient filling, up to 3-ingredient filling, independent set-points, fill/discharge, manual/auto preacts, negative filling | One controller, multiple batching methods. Configure the same unit for simple single-ingredient fills or more complex multi-ingredient recipes as your process needs change. |
| Auto-tare on startup | Net weight filling from the first batch. No manual taring step before each run, reducing operator setup time and error. |
| Momentary jog control | Correct under-fills on the spot. Operators can manually top off a batch in real time instead of scrapping or reworking an out-of-spec fill. |
| Large mushroom e-stop switch | Fast, accessible emergency shutdown for operator safety on the plant floor. |
| RS232 (x2), USB Host, Ethernet | Connects into your existing systems. Printers, PCs, or plant networks for data capture and reporting alongside the batching process. |
| IP66 / NEMA 4 enclosure rating | Built for the plant floor, not just a lab. The sealed steel enclosure holds up in washdown-adjacent and dusty industrial environments. |
| Sunlight readable transflective HTN display, seven fourteen-segment, 1.5” (38 mm) high alphanumeric characters, illuminated with color changing backlight (Green, Red, Orange and Yellow) | Easy-to-read status at a glance, indoors or in variable plant lighting. |
Built to Work With Your ZM223 Indicator
The ZM223 Batch Controller isn’t a standalone scale. It’s the control panel that lets your ZM223 indicator’s batching application actually run your equipment. The indicator handles the weighing logic and setpoints; the Batch Controller’s relays switch your fill valves, augers, or discharge gates on and off in sequence.
Note: The ZM223 Batch Controller is designed for use with the ZM223 Series Indicator’s native batching applications. View ZM223 / ZM200 Series Indicators →
Spec |
Detail |
| Enclosure | Stainless steel panel mount; carbon steel enclosure, foamed-in PU seal |
| Protection Rating | IP66; NEMA 4 |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 16″ x 14″ x 7.9″ (400 x 350 x 200 mm) |
| Display | 7-digit, 9-segment, black on green, 0.8″ (20mm) digits |
| Relay Outputs | 4x DIN-mounted, 24VDC-operated, 240VAC/8AMPS, DPDT |
| Excitation | 5VDC, short-circuit protected; supports up to 6 x 350Ω load sensors |
| Communication Ports | RS232 (x2), USB Host, Ethernet |
| Power Supply | 110–240VAC input, 24VDC output at 1.9A |
| Shipping Weight | 31 lb / 14 kg |
| Shipping Dimensions | 18.5″ x 22.5″ x 15″ |
ZM223 Batch Controller Frequently Asked Questions
With a library of preloaded applications – including general weighing, checkweighing, batching, grading, inventory control, truck scale in/out, and more, the ZM223 is ready to be easily integrated, right out of the box. The indicator connects to a wide variety of platforms, supporting both analog and digital scale inputs, and offers powerful features like peak hold and fill-and-discharge modes.
Its large, easy-to-read color-changing backlight display (green, red, yellow, orange) and wide-viewing angles, ensure instant visual status recognition in all types of environments, ensuring safety and precision during each use. Customize print formatting to create the exact information needed for an application. Connect to the Remote Assist Mobile Application and control personalization directly from a mobile device.
The ZM223 can now easily connect directly to any cloud data base server using secure HTTPS or MQTT connections, making it ideal when data needs to be safely controlled centrally from a specific cloud server. It is fully Lua programmable, providing a flexible platform to control and monitor processes from anywhere.
The ZM223 comes standard with a built-in Bluetooth® communication port which integrates seamlessly with the Avery Weigh-Tronix Remote Assist™ Mobile App, enabling remote control of the indicator. Remote Assist™ allows the operator to easily monitor details and control the indicator all from a distance. An operator can enter additional data into the mobile app that standard indicators cannot handle. This is ideal when printing customer names and addresses, invoice numbers, batch numbers, and other valuable data that may be required on the print ticket or label.
Download the AWTX Remote Assist Mobile App – Google Play Store
Download the AWTX Remote Assist Mobile App – Apple App Store
The ZM223 web browser page provides the ability to view and control the scale from any PC on the same network, eliminating the need for expensive primary and secondary setups. The web page also enables you to configure operator prompts and change data held in the indicator’s UDF fields. Customer names and addresses, descriptions, part numbers, supplier names, upper and lower weight
levels, and setpoint control can all be set and edited through the web browser.
With an entire library of purposely designed system applications, the ZM223 provides high accuracy process line efficiencies and data capture weight monitoring, making it ideal for busy manufacturing or processing plants.
ZM223 Applications Include:
- Auto Lock Software Application
- Bag Filling
- Batch Weighing
- Check Counting
- Counting
- Fill and Discharge Systems
- General Weighing Accumulation
- Grading
- In-Motion Checkweighing
- Peak Hold
- Percentage Weight Gain Monitoring
- Remote Display Application
- Shipping and Receiving
- Spot Check QA Weight Station and Data Monitoring
- Static Checkweighing
- Truck Scale In/Out