>From my initial reading on this topic, it seemed that these standards were intended for studio-broadcast video/audio applications. But a recent thread seems to suggest, to me, that it also applicable to industrial video. We have two video acquisition boards that are intended for "computer vision" applications (e.g. reading barcode, sorting...). Does 55103 apply in it's scope? If so, when is/was compliance mandatory? (In an old posting it was claimed that March 1997 was the mandatory date, but that seems to leave no transition period.) A transcription of the scope of EN 55103 would be helpful.
Eric Lifsey National Instruments Paul Smith <[email protected]> on 02/24/98 09:38:19 AM Please respond to Paul Smith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] cc: [email protected] (bcc: Eric Lifsey/AUS/NIC) Subject: Re: EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 Benoit, hopefully this will answer your questions, > Bonjour de Montreal, > > I just read in the ERA Safety and EMC Newsletter that Part 1 (emissions) > and Part 2 (immunity) of EN 55103 Audio, video, audio-visual entertainment > lighting control apparatus for professional use have been published in the > Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ). > > According to the same source, the applicability of these new standards are > well defined and rely on the primary function. It also seems that they are > written to be consistent with other standards (such as EN 55022 for an PC > add-on audio/video card such as Matrox is building) so multiple test and/or > limits are not needed. > > Does anybody has some light to the basic standards, limits and acceptable > criteria as defined in these standards ? > > Thank you in advance, > The basic specifications (both '103-1 and '103-2) put equipment into 5 environment categories according to their use (E1 thru E5) E1 residential E2 Commercial and light industrial E3 Urban outdoors E4 Controlled emc enviroment E5 heavy industrial The emissions spec '103-1 basically calls up compliance (if its applicable to the useage) to 10 phenomena radiated e field emissions 55022 or (55013 if its applicable) Radiated h field emissions 2 limits conducted harmonics and flicker 61000-3-2/3 Conducted emissions 55022 55014 continuous and discontinuous (clicks) inrush current of ac supply antenna terminals of broadcast receivers 55013 conducted emissions signal and control lines 55022 Immunity 103-2 has the same equipment limits but calls up different stress levels depending on the used environment (basically uses the 61000 class of immunity tests) radiated immunity 80-1000MHz 3/10v/m 80%am 61000-4-3 esd 4/8kv 61000-4-2 magnetic immunity fast transients signal and control ports 61000-4-4 audio interference signal and control ports fast transients i/p and o/p dc ports and ac ports and functional earth port conducted immunity i/p o/p dc ports and ac ports and functional earth ports 3/10v rms 80% am ac voltage dips / interruptions / surges (common and differential mode) criteria's of pass/fail are detailed in '103-2 this is only a very brief resume i will be using the spec from here on in and this is only my interpretation of it. if you need to know more email me direct email: [email protected] Paul Smith EMC Engineer Strand Lighting Scotland
