Re: FCC testing approved transmitter module in host product

2008-11-17 Thread Mark Briggs
Bob - It is acceptable to replace antenna with a dummy load for this radio type (13.56MHz, Part 15) for the measurement of the conducted emissions at the transmit frequency of the radio. This may not be done for the AC conducted emission measurement at other frequencies. The relevant Knowledge

RE: Radiated Emission Measurements above 1GHz

2008-10-29 Thread Mark Briggs
Jim and group, The British Standards version of EN 55022:2006 does not have a section 6.2 and only covers radiated emissions 30 - 1000 MHz. I also have a version obtained from Dansk Standards that consisted of a list of modifications to CISPR 22 that was attached to CISPR 22 Edition 5.2 (Edition

Re: Labeling Requirements per Industry Canada

2008-10-09 Thread Mark Briggs
Grace, Charles My understanding is that model number and brand name on the label need to match the information related to the IC number that is detailed on Canada's Radio Equipment List (REL) ... follow the link on the left side of Industry Canada's wireless certification page ht

RE: FCC

2008-09-23 Thread Mark Briggs
Mark, Andrew - I would add that, in the case the device has modular approval, you are compliant with radio specs (so long as you use the module within the limitations of the grant conditions and installation requirements of the module manufacturer). You would still need to test the complete

Re: FCC Requirement Note

2008-09-13 Thread Mark Briggs
Andy The source for the note is probably the FCC grant for the device. After a quick look on the FCC's search page at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GenericSearch.cfm https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GenericSearch.cfm I am guessing that the module you are looking at

Re: FCC Part 15 Certification Application

2008-07-30 Thread Mark Briggs
Grace - The FCC electronic filing website https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/ shows that 50% of applications were processed within 43 calendar days; 90% were processed within 59 calendar days. Mark At 05:02 PM 7/29/2008, Grace Lin wrote: Dear Members, Can someone share your experience

Re: 300 440

2008-07-24 Thread Mark Briggs
Bob - From memory 300 440 does address measurements for devices that use FHSS. EN 300 440 may be suitable if the product is being used under the EU allocation for Non Specific Short Range Devices rather than the allocation for Wideband Data Transmission Systems incl RLANs that would use EN 300

Re: EMC Standards for Contactless Card Readers

2008-05-21 Thread Mark Briggs
Craig - Start with EN 300 330 for radio performance, EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-3 for EMC. Mark At 06:19 AM 5/21/2008, Petrie, Craig D wrote: On behalf of a friend, I am enquiring about what EMC standards would be applicable in Europe for a Contactless Card Reader operating at

Oregon SW Washington/Seattle IEEE EMC Society- Meeting Notices

2008-05-15 Thread Mark Briggs
of the EMC Society. This is a half-day seminar - more details at http://andreconsulting.com/IEEE.htm http://andreconsulting.com/IEEE.htm Mark Briggs - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc

Re: mw/mhz

2008-05-13 Thread Mark Briggs
Bob From my (limited) experience with Japanese radio testing, even for low power devices, all measurements are made via a direct measurement at the antenna port. In this case the measurement would be made using a resolution bandwidth of 1MHz and the limit is 3mW (4.8 dBm). There is also

Re: Question on FCC Class B certifications.

1998-11-24 Thread Mark Briggs
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Re: Australian / NZ requirements

1998-11-23 Thread Mark Briggs
office. They should hold the declaration of conformity. Try looking at the following websites: http://www.sma.gov.au/standards/index.htm http://www.sma.gov.au/emc/index.htm You can download some very good guidelines on the implementation of the EMC Framework from here. Mark Mark Briggs mbri

RE: New CISPR22 requirement

1998-10-13 Thread Mark Briggs
of time to perform tests. If you have a 16-port device, the time taken to measure the emissions on each port in turn and the numner of ISNs required would cost lots of $$$ in time and equipment. Mark Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com - This message is coming from the emc-pstc

RE: IEC 1000-X-X vs EN 61000-X-X

1998-10-13 Thread Mark Briggs
Some of the IEC 1000-4-x are identical to their EN counterparts (refer to the front page of the EN standard) Some are not - notably EN 61000-4-3 is not identical to IEC 1000-4-3. Mark mbri...@elliottlabs.com -Original Message- From:Bailey, Jeff [SMTP:jbai...@sstech.on.ca]

Re: 2.4 GHz LAN Approbations

1998-09-23 Thread Mark Briggs
is licence exempt, the same applies. Regards, Mark Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc (without the quotes). For help, send mail

Re: C-Tick Mark, For NZ Too?

1998-09-21 Thread Mark Briggs
At 05:12 PM 9/18/98 -0500, you wrote: Forgive my ignorance, but is the C-Tick Mark (Australia's EMC Framework) required for New Zealand too? Based on what I have available, the Framework is an Australian regulation, though the standards (prefaced AS/NZS) happen to be aligned (harmonized?) on a

Re: peripherals

1998-09-02 Thread Mark Briggs
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RE: Recommendations for PCs

1998-09-02 Thread Mark Briggs
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Re: Ultrasound compliance requirements

1998-08-25 Thread Mark Briggs
FCC Part 15, section 103 paragraph e states that specialized medical equipment is exempt from the specific technical requirements of Part 15. Part 18 limits the technical requirements for medical ISM equipment to certain sections. Mark mbri...@elliottlabs.com Need to find the RFI/EMI

RE: ultrasonic cleaners

1998-08-19 Thread Mark Briggs
with our supplier of these and I just want to be armed with some accurate information. Thanks in advance for the help. Regards, Richard Cass Iris Graphics, Inc. USA ++ +Mark Briggs MSc CEng, MIEE

Re: ITE Test Configuration

1998-07-08 Thread Mark Briggs
of this this equipment type. Any help will be appreciated. Donald McElheran Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com

Re: Video and computers in racks

1998-06-26 Thread Mark Briggs
input would be appreciated since we are trying to determine our effort needed to achieve the CE mark. As always, thanks in advance! * Ray Kester Hardware Systems Manager MTC Fairfax, VA Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com

Re: EN50082-1:1997

1998-03-06 Thread Mark Briggs
. Best Regards Pryor McGinnis ++ +Mark Briggs MSc CEng, MIEE + + Manager, EMC Consulting Services + + Elliott Labs, 684 W Maude Avenue + +Sunnyvale, CA 94086+ ++ + Phone: +1 (408) 245 7800

RE: EN61326 relative to ISM and ITE

1997-12-12 Thread Mark Briggs
that, for EN standards, the dow and dop were to be detailed in the Official Journal listing and not in the specificaiton itself. Does anyone know if this is happening ? Regards, Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com I have reviewed a copy of the IEC version of this standard. It calls out a mandatory

Re: Australian EMC

1997-09-25 Thread Mark Briggs
Good point Eric - but I would have thought that IF the manufacturer does not have an office in Australia and is relying upon the importer/distributor to apply the c-tick mark then it would be recommended that the manufacturer test at a NATA accredited lab (or at least an impartial test-house)

Re: EMC/Harmonics requirements

1997-09-10 Thread Mark Briggs
Does this mean that products that are currently being certified against a product or family standard, such as ITE equipment (EN55022) or ISM equipment (EN55011) as opposed to a generic standard have to meet the requirements of the EN61000-3 specs ?? Neither of these standards mention testing

Re: Scope ofstandards

1997-08-22 Thread Mark Briggs
Heber - I agree with your sentiments whole-heartedly. Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com And as expensive as standards are, the full text of their scope statement should be publicly available so people don't have to buy a copy just to see if they need to buy a copy.:-( Anyone have

Radio type approvals in various countries.....

1997-08-19 Thread Mark Briggs
Ladies/Gentlemen - Anyone have any leads regarding the type approvals for frequency-hopping spread spectrum radios operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band in the following countries: Phillipines; Indonesia; Thailand; Taiwan; Russian Federation; Mexico; Slovenia. Many thanks, Mark Mark Briggs

Positions Available For EMC Engineers/Technicians

1997-07-26 Thread Mark Briggs
aptitude and attitude will be considered. EMail resumes to: epa...@elliottlabs.com Fax resumes to: (408) 245 7800 ** Positions Available In Northern California For EMC Technicians/Engineers ** Mark Briggs mbri...@elliottlabs.com

Re: Signatures.

1997-07-25 Thread Mark Briggs
Try downloading the free Eudora email programs - not only does it have capability for signatures but it also allows you to reply to sender only or sender and all recipients (so you don't have to look for the Email address in the signature file or header). Eudora can (I think) be used on top

RE: alternate test sites

1997-07-12 Thread Mark Briggs
In reply to your second question, I would agree with Richard Woods that, as far as I am aware, there is no requirement for the person signing the DoC to be resident in Europe. I believe the DoC must be held in Europe, however, and so either the manufacturer's European office or

NAMUR ?

1997-07-03 Thread Mark Briggs
Ladies/Gentlemen, Does anyone know anything about NAMUR - I believe this to be a German spec/group/body that deal with ESD requirements, possibly others, and may even be associated with the chemical industry. Many thanks, Mark Briggs

Re: Self Declare to FCC-B

1997-06-17 Thread Mark Briggs
Parts 2 and 15 do not allow you to do so. What you could do is add a paragraph in your manual to include your European DoC showing you believe the unit meets Class B limits. Anyone who actually needs to know the emissions levels from your unit will be able to see that you meet Class B. Mark

Re: Distance of Measurements

1997-06-12 Thread Mark Briggs
possible. There is no real need to test at 3m since the FCC will accept radiated emissions data against the CISPR22 limits provided that the test methods and requirements of ANSI C63.4 are met and that conducted emissions are also taken against the CISPR22 limit. Mark Briggs

Re: IEC - 1326 -1 EMC for lab equipment?

1997-05-09 Thread Mark Briggs
I believe that this standard recently approved. The EN version will be renumbered EN61326-1 and (according to ERA's Safety and EMC Newsletter) should have been ratified by Cenelec in March. As for when it will be published in the Official Journal (i.e. when it will become a standard that can

EMC Immunity - plug-in boards

1997-04-29 Thread Mark Briggs
. Interesting to see what everyone else is doing ??? Any news on EN55024 anyone ??? Mark Briggs To demonstrate compliance of a computer option board with the EMC Directive, EN 55022/A1 allows testing in a single compliant host for emissions. Immunity testing is another matter, with the lack

RE: re:EMI Receiver requirements

1997-02-28 Thread Mark Briggs
Mirko, Will the limits for radiated emissions above 1 GHz be for a newly-specified QP detector or for peak/average detectors (as in the case for FCC Part 15/ANSI C63.4) ??? Mark At 02:42 PM 2/26/97 -0500, you wrote: Radiated field strength limits above 1 GHz are in the final stage of approval

Re: FW: Australia EMC test requirements

1997-01-31 Thread Mark Briggs
Randall, I was under the impression that the statement of compliance/Declaration Of Conformity for Australia had to be held and signed by a Registered Australian Company. This would mean that if you were not registered as an Australian company your importer would do this for you. They would be

Re: FCC Class A data vs. EN

1996-11-08 Thread Mark Briggs
FCC will accept data compared to the EN55022A or B limits in lieu of the limits detailed FCC Part 15. The test method to be used is ANSI C63.4, however, which does have minimum system configurations (unlike EN55022) for Class B PC peripherals. If selecting this route then, as has been noted by

Cable (TV) devices

1996-07-10 Thread Mark Briggs
Does anyone know the relevant EMC spec. (CE marking) for a cable tester? It would be a portable unit, be used in homes and other locations. I believe there is a cable TV spec but not sure if this device would fall under its scope. Mark Briggs mrbri...@ix.netcom.com

Re: Documentation Legal rqmts

1996-07-08 Thread Mark Briggs
to the authorities upon request, Part A within a fairly short time period (8 days ?) and the second part within an extended time frame (14 days ??). Sorry I can't remember the specifics...can anyone else out there confirm these requirements??? Regards, Mark Briggs mrbri...@ix.netcom.com