Introduction The three top product failures I see constantly in my consulting practice are (1) radiated emissions, (2) radiated susceptibility, and (3) electrostatic discharge. After reviewing and testing hundreds of products over the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that products fail these tests for five common reasons (somewhat in order of incidence); PC Board … [Read more...]
EMI Pre-Compliance Testing
Introduction This article describes how I perform pre-compliance testing for the top four EMI issues I constantly run into; conducted emissions, radiated emissions, radiated immunity, and electrostatic discharge. Of these, the last three are the most prevalent issues, with radiated emissions typically being the biggest compliance challenge during certification testing. If … [Read more...]
Keysight First to Achieve 3GPP C-V2X Radio Frequency Conformance Test Case Validation
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that the company achieved 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) validation of the industry's first cellular vehicle-to-everything communications (C-V2X) radio frequency (RF) … [Read more...]
Review of Space Applications EMC Requirements
The Contract Having been a long-time manufacturer of oxygen concentrator equipment, when I saw an opportunity to bid on a job to provide an oxygen concentrator system (OCS) for a satellite project I jumped at the chance. The specifications were normal for this type of system and of course electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements were included. Having experience with … [Read more...]
ProLabs high-quality transceivers receive NEBS certification
ProLabs, a global leader in optical networking and connectivity solutions, today announced its completion of the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) compliance test through global industry leader in quality assurance testing, Intertek. ProLabs SFP, XFP and QSFP transceivers have undergone NEBS testing criteria for standards GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE. The compliance … [Read more...]
The EMC Shop Acquires Arris Facility, Launches Testing & Design Division
The EMC Shop has acquired the facility, test chambers and talent of the former ARRIS facility in Nevada City, CA. Allowing The EMC Shop to offer services for testing DFS (essential for 5 GHz Wi-Fi), EMC, antenna pattern measurement and environmental product evaluation necessary for regulatory compliance. In addition, design, development and testing services for antennas and … [Read more...]
Review of MIL-STD-1399-300-1 Requirements
Introduction The electrical power system of a ship functions like a city’s electrical grid from the power generation to medium voltage distribution to the low voltage networks located in various sections of the ship’s structure. It only makes sense to treat the power system like a city’s power system, after all larger vessels include services that a city would … [Read more...]
Keysight Technologies to Spotlight Solutions that Enable Customers to Realize Their Vision of Mobility at the Novi Automotive Testing Expo 2019
What: Advanced vehicles create a combination of technological challenges. At the Novi Automotive Testing Expo 2019 (ATE), Keysight will demonstrate powerful test and measurement solutions that help customers advance the electrification of the automobile and accelerate innovation in autonomous vehicles and connected cars. On display at the Keysight booth will be: Keysight … [Read more...]
Teledyne LeCroy’s New WaveRunner 8000HD Oscilloscopes Target Power, Automotive, and Embedded Systems Applications
Chestnut Ridge, NY, October 1, 2019 – Teledyne LeCroy today announced availability of the WaveRunner 8000HD High Definition Oscilloscopes (HDO), the world’s only 8-channel, 12-bit resolution, 2 GHz instruments. WaveRunner 8000HD leverages the company’s HD4096 High Definition technology and a 15.6” touchscreen, high channel counts, and 5 Gigapoints of acquisition memory in … [Read more...]
Review of MIL-STD 704 Requirements
Introduction This article discusses the power quality test and evaluation with a review of MIL-STD-704 and the relationship with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). MIL-STD-704 deals with aircraft electric power characteristics, and provides the standard to ensure compatibility between the aircraft power system (including external power) and the utilization … [Read more...]
