Rob My interpretation of the definition is 3.1 is:
Ancillary equipment is something that would only used with a radio transmitter/receiver but that is not required for the basic operation of the equipment. For example - an external GPS receiver might be used provide timing signals to a TDD radio basestation. The basestation can transmit without being synchronised by the GPS receiver, but the timing signals from the GPS receiver are really only of use to a TDD basestation, so it can be considered to be ancillary equipment. If you have a radio product where by the transmitter unit also has other functionality, you would have to assess the unit against more than one standard. Regards Charlie From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 16 July 2008 12:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Ancillary Equipment Can someone please define "ancillary equipment" for me as used in conjunction with European RF standards (for example, ETSI EN 301 489-1). The definition contained in that document leaves me somewhat confused. Also what if the equipment contains other functions not related to the transmitter? For example, a passport reader that reads an RFID tag but also has a mode that read UV inks. What is "ancillary" and what is not? Thanks, Bob Heller 3M EMC Laboratory, 76-1-01 St. Paul, MN 55107-1208 Tel: 651- 778-6336 Fax: 651-778-6252 ========================= - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 5:48 AM - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
