The requirements are very different, especially in the test setup, and I don't think you can make assumptions in either direction. For an electronic sub-assembly, for example, you do radiated emissions at a measurement distance of 1m, which is very much in the near field. You won't likely be able to make any assumptions from that as to how you will fare in a 3m or 10m emissions test for the EMC Directive, which is arguably in the far field. There are lots of other significant differences, so I'm afraid you'll need to do the reading and do some testing.
One bit of good news: the Automotive EMC Directive contains its own requirements, so you don't need to buy standards to go along with it. Here's a link: http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc &lg=EN&numdoc=31995L0054&model=guichett Good luck, Jim Eichner, P.Eng. Regulatory Compliance Manager Xantrex Technology Inc. e-mail: [email protected] web: www.xantrex.com Any opinions expressed are those of my invisible friend, who really exists. Honest. No really. Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. From: Hudson, Alan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:34 AM To: EMC-pstc (E-mail) Subject: Automotive v. EMC Directives G'Day! Is anyone familiar with the standards needed to comply with the Automotive *and* the EMC Directives? How do they compare? Or to put it another way, if an item of equipment was known to be compliant with the Automotive Directive, is it likely that it would therefore meet the requirements of the EMC Directive? Alan -- Alenia Marconi Systems Scotland ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** 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: Ron Pickard: [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://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" 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: Ron Pickard: [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://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
