Hard to do in simple words but: FCC -- many emissions requirements for digital products; lightning immunity requirements for telecom (part 68). EEC EMC Directive -- both emissions an immunity requirements; specifics depend on the product. Suggest you look at a couple of these web pages to get started : http://www.cix.co.uk/~approval/emcstan.htm http://world.std.com/~techbook/seec1_5.htm http://www.ce-mag.com/
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Harlowe [SMTP:bharl...@vgscientific.com] > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 12:50 PM > To: emc-p...@ieee.org > Subject: Ce versus FCC > > Can someone out there tell a poor Englishman the basic differences > between the requirements of the FCC rules and the requirements to > comply with the EEC emc directive. > > i.e. Do you have to do immunity testing and ESD tests to comply with > the FCC rules that sort of thing. > > Brian Harlowe > * opinions expressed here are personal and in no way reflect the > position of VG Scientific