RoHS II (2011/65/EC) Article 2, Section 4 (j) specifically exempts "equipment specifically designed solely for the purposes of research and development only made available on a business-to-business basis." Anything fitting within this exemption would then not fall under the RoHS Directive and would not likely need CE marking for RoHS purposes. Intel's development kit would appear to fit this clause.
I wish the other Directives has exemptions that were as clear as the RoHS exemption. Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. From: EMC Guy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 2:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] EMC requirements for developer/evaluation boards Thanks to all for the reminder on the RoHS II part of the CE-marking. It is still not burned in my head that they are now combined. I've looked at that Intel webpage disclaimer, and it really looks like something invented by their legal department to get out of EMC-testing their eval boards. Still not sure what decision to make on this one. Designing a board to pass EMC tests (yes, including ESD!) without a metal enclosure might not be easy or even possible in some cases, so we might just take our chances and do what Intel and others do: mark it CE for RoHS II, and include a big disclaimer that the board is intended for engineers who will use their own judgment to mitigate possible EMC issues. With my background, I'm not proud of that choice, but it's starting to look like the only realistic approach. Thanks for your help with this one, it is really appreciated. John B. On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:07 PM, CR <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On 10/28/2013 1247, John Cotman wrote: Even if the EMC Directive is not applicable by virtue of the "end user" definition, the item looks as if it could well be in RoHS scope, RoHS also now being a CE-marking directive. If that is the case, it would at least need CE marking under that directive. John C And then we use lead-bearing solder on it. Sweet! Cortland Richmond - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe)<http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe)<http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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]>
