Sorry for the confusion. I refer to it as an industrial PC in that mechanically it is in a no frills metal case which can be rack mounted.
The basic question I has was, is a PC no longer considered a PC when its use becomes dedicated to a particular commercial task insofar as EN61000-3-2 is concerned? The point-of-sale(POS) example illustrates my question. On many POS systems, you can connect a mouse, bring up Windows and play solitaire. The peripherals connect to the standard PC ports. (At least they used to, its been awhile since I had exposure to POS development.) Regards, Marvin Wolak -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: EN61000-3-2 +A14 Marvin, your product description is confusing to me. On one hand, you describe it as an "industrial PC" which would imply that it is not intended to be used on a public power network, so the standard would not apply. On the other hand, you indicate the end product is similar to point-of-sale terminals which are connected to the public power network; so the standard would apply and the product would, failing a better description, be considered a PC and subject to Class D limits. Richard Woods ---------- From: Wolak, Marvin [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 1:42 PM To: EMC-PSTC Newsgroup (E-mail) Subject: EN61000-3-2 +A14 Looking for some opinions. We have a product which is comprised of an industrial PC into which we placed communications cards. This is not unlike many of the sales terminals which basically are PCs slightly modified and dedicated to a particular use. Question, is this a Class A product or Class D, according to the definitions given in A14? Regards, Marvin Wolak Marconi Networks ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
