They appear to have passed now Malcolm!
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/996 http://www.raspberrypi.org/ --- On Wed, 4/4/12, Malcolm Cadman <q...@mcad.demon.co.uk> wrote: From: Malcolm Cadman <q...@mcad.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Date: Wednesday, 4 April, 2012, 21:33 In message <1333304872.7582.yahoomailclas...@web29401.mail.ird.yahoo.com>, John Alexander <acontractor...@yahoo.co.uk> writes Excuse the 'top posting' ... to make sense of the discussion. Yes, the long wait for the 'production' models seems to be close to an end for the RPi. Farnell and RS are collaborating to move the CE compliance requirement forward. > Yep , they have photos of them been in the UK warehouse which is great leap > forward. > I don't know how much more if any of the EMC testing they need to complete. > Any way it sort of gives me my unit in maybe 2 weeks ish ???????? > > Re casing, I don't see a standard plastic case doing much with regards to EMC. > Obviously with the conductive paint sprayed on the inside this is a different > question. > > My Panda board got it's FCC badge so I don't see the lack of case to be a > fundamental > problem. Also sub assemblies get sold like this all the time, lets see!!! > > John A > > --- On Sat, 31/3/12, Malcolm Cadman <q...@mcad.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > From: Malcolm Cadman <q...@mcad.demon.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Raspberry Pi > To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com > Date: Saturday, 31 March, 2012, 22:06 > > In message <4f76cc35.7040...@firshman.co.uk>, Tony Firshman > <t...@firshman.co.uk> writes > >> The first 10,000 have arrived in the UK but are now being held up as RS and >> Farnell are demanding a formal CE test, rather than the usual self >> certification. >> >> This might be a problem, as they are uncased and are bound to produce EMI. >> In the USA the FCC allow manufacturers to bypass this by labelling: "This >> product may cause interference". >> >> I wonder how mobile phones get around this - we have all heard the >> interference they cause! >> >> The QL black box was absolutely awful, both for interference, and also >> susceptibility to interference. That directly spawned my "Computer Cleaner". >> >> Tony > > According to the RS web site, the requirement for a CE is owing to the board > not now being classified as a 'prototype'. Owing to the large number in > production. > > -- Malcolm Cadman -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
