Overview – Echelon Series 6000 Chip databook User Manual
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Overview
A product that is designed for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) must be able to pass
rigorous tests for immunity to external interference and demonstrate low electromagnetic
interference (EMI) emissions. If the product will be sold in the European Union (EU), the
product must demonstrate appropriate EMC levels to pass European Conformité Européene
(CE) Marking tests. Even if the product will not be sold in the EU, immunity testing helps
you to design a better, more robust product.
Echelon has performed immunity tests for CE Marking on Series 6000 devices, and has also
performed additional tests to ensure immunity and low emissions. Specifically, Echelon has
performed the following immunity tests:
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing (both air and contact discharge) for compliance
with Comité Européen de Normalisation
(CEN), standard EN 61000-4-2
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Radiated radio frequency (RF) immunity testing for compliance with CEN standard
EN 61000-4-3
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Burst testing for compliance with CEN standard EN 61000-4-4
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Surge testing for compliance with CEN standard EN 61000-4-5
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Conducted RF Immunity testing for compliance with CEN standard EN 61000-4-6
Summary and Testing Results summarizes the results of Echelon’s testing for Series 6000
devices.
You need to perform your own immunity testing for Series 6000 devices that you design and
build.
The test results for each of the CEN standard EN 61000-4-x tests are interpreted within the
scope of the product’s specifications and standard operating conditions. A product’s test
results fall into one of the following categories, which are referred to as “performance
criteria”:
1. Normal product performance within specified limits
2. Temporary degradation or loss of function, or performance, that is self-recoverable
3. Temporary degradation or loss of function, or performance, that requires operator
intervention to reset the system
4. Degradation or loss of function that is not recoverable
For example, within a L
ON
W
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network, losing one network packet because of an ESD or
surge hit likely meets category 1 because the Series 6000 chip resends network data that is
not acknowledged as received.
For more information about the CEN standard tests and to purchase copies of the standards
documents, go to the Information Handling Services (IHS) Global page:
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European Conformity
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European Committee for Standardization
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Design and Test for Electromagnetic Compatibility