Ken Javor, EMC Compliance January 2016 (with a tip of the hat to a great performer…) As noted in the compleat MIL-STD-461G review also found in this issue of ITEM, SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR), AIR 6236, In-House Verification of EMI Test Equipment was written specifically to support MIL-STD-461G. Specifically, section 4.3.11 Calibration of measuring equipment … [Read more...]
Standards
Blue Guide for EU Product Rules Available
The European Union’s (EU) “Blue Guide” describes general rules for placing electronic products on the market within the EU. It describes how the EU regulates the free movement of goods, when the harmonization rules apply, the product supply chain and their obligations, product requirements, conformity assessment, and accreditation. The document goes on to describe how market … [Read more...]
CISPR Provides Standards for SmartGrid
CISPR’s (International Special Committee on Radio Interference) primary role is standardization in the field of control of emissions above 9 kHz from devices, and as such has published various standards that cover or can be applied to SmartGrid system emission measurements and control. To ensure protection of the radio frequency spectrum, emissions must be addressed … [Read more...]
UK’s Decision to Regulate Interference from Apparatus
In the UK, Ofcom has decided to issue new regulations for wireless telegraphy. Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Apparatus) Regulations 2016 is intended to tackle undue interference from electrical and electronic apparatus. In most cases, electrical and electronic apparatus are capable of emitting electromagnetic energy, but is minimal. However, in some cases … [Read more...]
New Radio Equipment Directive
As more products include wireless technology, designers need to specify wireless modules that meet the new Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU, which was published on April 16, 2014. On June 13, 2016, the new Directive will become law and all products within its scope must meet the RED. To learn more, click here. … [Read more...]
New Edition of ICES-003 Published by IC
Test lab, SIEMIC, reports that in January 2016, Industry Canada (IC) published the new 6th edition of IC Interference-Causing Equipment Standard ICES-003, Issue 3, with the helpful title “Information Technology Equipment (Including Digital Apparatus) – Limits and Methods of Measurement”. This ICES standard is the primary document that defines the test methods and frequency … [Read more...]
IEC Revises Common Terminology for Information Security Management
All information held and processed by an organization is subject to the risks of attack, error and natural disaster, and other vulnerabilities inherent to its use. Information security is considered a valuable “asset” requiring appropriate protection, for example, against the loss of availability, confidentiality and integrity. The recently revised ISO/IEC … [Read more...]
Testing Laboratories In New Agreement
In a collaborative move that provides collective services, Nemko and Retlif Testing Laboratories, have partnered together. Customers of both organizations will benefit through worldwide acceptance of test data and reports. Retlif offers EMC/EMI, Lightning and Environmental testing services as well as engineering and compliance program management at locations in Ronkonkoma New … [Read more...]
Regulatory Update
MultiPoint is Rhein Tech Lab's monthly electronic newsletter devoted to providing national and international regulatory updates to manufacturers, test labs, design engineers and other interested parties in the EMC testing and compliance industry. They have answered typical questions and answers that represent technical opinions for FCC, IC and CE requirements. Their latest … [Read more...]
The Wearable Future
The IEC has released a blog article, The Wearable Future, that explains the trend of smart wearable devices, the potential market, and how they are monitoring the technology and applying appropriate EMC and safety standards. Several new interesting wearable devices are described that were announced at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last … [Read more...]
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