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Appendix C: Certifications and EMI Compliance
SmartBits Compliance with CE Requirements
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SmartBits Compliance with CE Requirements
All Spirent Communications products, including SmartBits systems and SmartCard/
modules, are designed and manufactured in compliance with CE directives on EMI and
EMC Class A standards, as indicated by the CE Mark on our products. The CE Mark and
declaration of conformity is made by submitting our product to an independent, EU-
certified test lab. In this lab, each SmartCard/module is tested individually while installed
in the chassis that supports it. All certifications (including details of test configuration
with photographs) are available to any customer who requires a copy.
The CE mark establishes a generic compatibility among different equipment in terms of
EMI emissions. The CE directive (as with the equivalent FCC Part 15 directives) is an
established standard in terms of laboratory support, available tools, and resources. It is
currently the most commonly recognized and accepted engineering practice in designing
electronic equipment. Spirent Communications designs and produces its products in
conformance with CE directives in order to quantify performance measurements, with the
ultimate goal of designing the best possible products in every respect.
To obtain the CE Mark declaration of conformity, each Spirent Communications product
must pass the following standard tests:
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EN 50081-1 Electro-Magnetic Emission Standard
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EN 50082-1 Electro-Magnetic Immunity Standard
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EN-55022 Radiated and Conducted Emissions Standard
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IEC 801-2 Electro-Static Discharge Standard
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IEC 801-3 Radiated Immunity Standard
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IEC 801-4 Electrical Fast Transients/Burst Standard
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EN 61000 Power Analysis Harmonics and Flicker Standard
Guidelines on Equipment Use
In general, any equipment that is in compliance with the tests listed above will work well
in a standard industrial environment. It will present minimum interference and similarly
will experience minimum interference from other nearby equipment. Having passed the
above tests, however, does not guarantee that an equipment will work in a “strong” EMI
environment. Furthermore, it is difficult to specify what constitutes a “strong” EMI
environment in the absence of any measurement standard.
With respect to SmartBits systems and cards, a typically equipped operating lab should
cause no interference
provided that all other equipment is in minimum compliance with
CE Mark requirements.
To ensure that SmartBits systems perform well in your environment, observe the
following guidelines when installing and using SmartBits in your lab: