Issued by Industry Canada: Interference-Causing Equipment Standard ICES-001, Issue 2 Title: INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RADIO FREQUENCY GENERATORS (or ISM RADIO FREQUENCY GENERATORS for short)
This document states under Clause 1.2.1 " apply to every ISM radio frequency generator manufactured in or imported into Canada after August 12, 1994" My copy has scribbled beside it that the date was revised to April 1, 1995. This was done by our Senior Engineer so I assume it is a reliable date. This standard mainly refers to the measurements and limits as described in the following standard: CAN/CSA C108.6-M91 (CISPR 11:1990), "Limits & Methods of Measurements of Electromagnetic Disturbance Characteristics of Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) Radio-Frequency Equipment" The definitions in the standard (ICES-001) are referred to be in the following standard: International Electrotechnical Commission Publication No. 50(161)(1990): International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV), Chapter 161: Electromagnetic Compatibility. It is my understanding that although this is the official standard, it is not highly "policed", as you might say it. The Industry Canada Standard can be purchased probably from Standards Council of Canada (SCC), phone 613-267-8220 (in Ottawa, Ontario). The CAN/CSA standard can be probably purchased at CSA. On the West Coast (Vancouver, BC) you could call 604-244-6652 or 604-273-4581 (Standard C108.6 is $20). Just a side note: I noticed that some people responded saying the standard number is ICES-003. My copy says ICES-001, but since I don't evaluate to this standard I guess I may have an old version. I'll check this out later. Hope this helps, Melinda Falez YOU SAID: Can someone please give me the current required emissions standards (specs) for Canada and Australia? I need the spec name (document number), title, and published date. Thanks! Randall T. Flinders EMC Test Engineer Emulex Network Systems
