NewElectronics (UK) has written a white paper on the EMC Directive - its history, the new legislative framework and how it affected the Directive, how well it’s being enforced, and market surveillance. The EMC Directive is all about electrical interference – both emissions and immunity. As test house TUV puts it ‘Do not disturb. Do not be disturbed’. When enacted in 1989, the … [Read more...]
New Oscilloscope Expansion Announced
RIGOL Technologies, Inc. announced an expansion in their portfolio of mixed signal oscilloscopes. The new DS1000Z Plus series allows customers to purchase a traditional 4 channel analog scope then upgrade with 16 channel logic analysis capability at a later time, allowing customers to add additional capabilities as they are needed. As analysis needs grow there are 5 … [Read more...]
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU Becomes Mandatory April 2016
Elite Electronic Engineering highlights some of the changes between the current EMC Directive 2004/30/EC and the new EMC Directive 2014/30/EU in a white paper published October 14, 2014. It’s time for manufacturers, importers, and distributors to adapt their CE Marking conformity assessment processes to the new directive by April 2016. The new directive will be required for … [Read more...]
New Formats in Firmware Upgrade for Spectrum Analyzer
Jason Chonko, applications and support engineer for Rigol North America, announced a new firmware upgrade for the DSA815 spectrum analyzer. The new firmware adds JPG and PNG formats to the Quick Print Options. Prior to this, the only screen print format was BMP, which doesn’t import very well into Microsoft Word. To change the Quick Print format, press SYSTEM > Down Arrow … [Read more...]
How White Hat Hackers Stole Crypto Keys from an Offline Laptop in Another Room
In recent years, "air-gapped" computers, which are disconnected from the internet so hackers can not remotely access their contents, have become a regular target for security researchers. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University and Technion have gone a step further than past efforts, and found a way to steal data from air-gapped machines while their equipment is in another … [Read more...]
Hackers Take Hospital Offline, Demand $3.6M Ransom
For more than a week, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has been in a state of emergency after a malware attack shut down the network unless a ransom of $3.6 million was paid. The attack has compromised the hospital’s ability to care for patients as medical professionals have been unable to access patient records such as lab reports, X-rays and MRI results. Currently, the … [Read more...]
A2LA and ANSI Recognized by NIST to Accredit Notified Bodies
A2LA and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) have been formally recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Accreditation Body offering Notified Body (NB) accreditation under ISO/IEC 17020:2012, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and ISO/IEC 17065:2012. Currently, A2LA is the only accreditation body recognized by NIST to offer accreditation to all … [Read more...]
FCC, Title 47 of the CFR
MET Labs just published an article, “6 Steps to Successful FCC Testing & Certification of Electronic Products”, on their blog. Manufacturers who plan to market their products in the U.S. are required to meet the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, per Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Most products that emit RF energy above 9 kHz, must … [Read more...]
Six Instruments in One New Oscilloscope
Now with simultaneous, synchronized capture of time and frequency domains, the new MDO4000C Mixed Domain Oscilloscope provides includes six instruments in one. It will provide faster insight into analog, digital and RF signals in a single view, speeding debugging and analysis like never before. With the new MDO4000C, you can get full signal visibility to troubleshoot mixed … [Read more...]
New Halogen Free EMI Absorber
The 3M EMI Absorber AB5000SHF Series (Halogen Free) consists of flexible soft metal flakes filler loaded polymer resin and acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive and is available in sheets. This absorber is designed to suppress radiated noise from electrical devices for broadband radio frequency ranges. Common uses include mobile phone (SAR reduction), computer, digital still … [Read more...]
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