dBi Document Control Procedure
To meet section 4.3 of ISO/IEC 17025:1999, dBi Corporation must control all
documents that form part of its quality system. These documents:
- Are listed in our A2LA Scope of Accreditation.
- Are listed in the dBi EMC Quality Manual.
AND/OR
- Are the currently-applicable test standards.
The most recent version of each of these control documents is labeled with a
red "CONTROL" on the binding. They must be returned to the dBi library when
they are not in use. dBi Corporation's control documents include:
- A2LA Advertising Policy, October 19, 2001 (in red A2LA Documents
binder)
- A2LA Assessor Guide, October 2001 (in red A2LA Documents binder)
- A2LA Assessor Report Method Review Matrix (in red A2LA Documents
binder)
- A2LA Exceptions to the Traceability Policy, 06/05/2002 (in red A2LA
Documents binder)
- A2LA General Requirements for Accreditation of Laboratories, August 2000
(in red A2LA Documents binder)
- A2LA Interim Policy on Measurement Uncertainty for Testing Laboratories,
August 2000 (in red A2LA Documents binder)
- A2LA ISO/IEC 17025 Checklist (in red A2LA Documents binder)
- A2LA Policy on Measurement Traceability, August, 2000 (in red A2LA
Documents binder)
- A2LA Proficiency Testing Requirements for Accredited Testing and
Calibration Laboratories, January 2001 (in red A2LA Documents binder)
- ANSI C63.022-1996 American National Standard for Limits and Methods of
Measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Information
Technology
- ANSI C63.4-2001 American National Standard for Methods of Measurement
of Radio-Noise Emissions from Low-Voltage Electrical and Electronic
Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz
- AS/NZS 3548:1995 Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement (EMC Lab, see ANSI
C63.022-1996)
- AS/NZS 4251.1:1999 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Generic
emission standard - Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry
- AS/NZS 4251.2:1999 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Generic
emission standard - Part 2: Industrial environments
- AS/NZS CISPR 22:2002 Information technology equipment - Radio
disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
- CISPR 11:2003 Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency
equipment - Electromagnetic disturbance characteristics - Limits and
methods of measurement
- CISPR 14-1:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for
household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus - Part 1:
Emission
- CISPR 14-2:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for
household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus - Part 2:
Immunity - Product family standard
- CISPR 16-4:2002 Specification for radio disturbance and immunity - Part
4: Uncertainty in EMC Measurements
- CISPR 22:1985 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment (EMC Lab)
- CISPR 22:1993 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment (EMC Lab, see ANSI
C63.022-1996)
- CISPR 22:1997 Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
- CISPR 22:2003 Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
- CISPR 24:1997 Information technology equipment - Immunity
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
- CNS 13438-1997 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment (EMC Lab)
- CSA C108.8-M1983 Electromagnetic Emissions from Data Processing
Equipment and Electronic Office Machines
- dBi EMC Quality Manual version 5.1 May 21, 2002 (in red dBi EMC Quality
Manual binder)
- dBi EMC Test Procedures (in red dBi EMC Test Procedures binder)
- dBi facility usage agreement (in red A2LA Documents binder).
- dBi Internal Audit Checklist version 1.1 May 28, 2002 (in red dBi EMC
Quality Manual binder)
- dBi Procedure for Estimation of Uncertainty version 1.0, May 21, 2002
(in red dBi EMC Quality Manual binder)
- EA-4/18:1997 Guidance on the Application of EN 45001 and ISO/IEC Guide
25 to Electromagnetic Compatability (EMC) Testing
- EAL-G27:1997 Guidance on the Application of EN 45001 and ISO/IEC Guide
25 to Electromagnetic Compatability (EMC) Testing
- EN 45001:1989 General criteria for the operation of testing
laboratories
- EN 50081-1:1992 Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic emission
standard - Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry
- EN 50081-2:1993 Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic emission
standard - Part 2: Industrial environment
- EN 50082-1:1997 Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic immunity
standard - Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry
- ENV 50140:1994 Electromagnetic Compatility - Basic immunity standard -
Radiated radio-frequency electromagnetic field - Immunity test
- ENV 50141:1994 Electromagnetic compatibility - Basic immunity standard
- Conducted disturbances induced by radio-frequency fields - Immunity
test
- ENV 50204:1995 Radiated electromagnetic field from digital radio
telephones - immunity test
- EN 55011:1998 Industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency
equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of
measurement
- EN 55014-1:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for
household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus - Part 1:
Emissions (see CISPR 14-1:2000)
- EN 55022:1994 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment (EMC Lab, see ANSI
C63.022-1996)
- EN 55022:1998 Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
- EN 55024:1998 Information technology equipment - Immunity
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
- EN 60601-1-2:2001 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General
requirements for safety - Collateral standard: Electromagnetic
compatibility - Requirements and tests
- EN 60947-5-2:1998 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-2:
Control circuit devices and switching elelemts - Proximity switches
- EN 61000-3-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits
- Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input
current < 16 A per phase) (see IEC 1000-3-2:1995)
- EN 61000-3-2:2000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2:
Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current
up to and including 16 A per phase)
- EN 61000-3-3:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits
- Section 3: Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in
low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current < 16 A (see
IEC 1000-3-3:1994)
- EN 61000-4-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 2: Electrostatic discharge
immunity test - Basic EMC Publication
- EN 61000-4-3:1996 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3:
Testing and measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-Frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test
- EN 61000-4-4:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4:
Testing and measurement techniques - Section 4: Electrical fast
transient/burst immunity test - Basic EMC publication (see IEC
1000-4-4:1995)
- EN 61000-4-5:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4:
Testing and measurement techniques - Section 5: Surge immunity test
(see IEC 1000-4-5:1995)
- EN 61000-4-6:1996 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4:
Testing and measurement techniques - Section 6: Immunity to conducted
disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields (see IEC 1000-4-6:1996)
- EN 61000-4-8:1993 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4:
Testing and measurement techniques - Section 8: Power frequency
magnetic field immunity test - Basic EMC Publication (see IEC
1000-4-8:1993)
- EN 61000-4-11:1994 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4:
Testing and measurement techniques - Section 11: Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests (see IEC
1000-4-11:1994)
- EN 61000-6-1:2001 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-1:
Generic standards - Immunity for residential, commercial and
light-industrial environments
- EN 61000-6-2:1999 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2:
Generic standards - Immunity for industrial environments
- EN 61000-6-2:2001 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2:
Generic standards - Immunity for industrial environments
- EN 61000-6-3:2001 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3:
Generic standards - Emission standard for residential, commercial and
light-industrial environments
- EN 61000-6-4:2001 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-4:
Generic standards - Emission standard for industrial environments
- FCC 47 CFR PART 2 (EMC Lab)
- FCC 47 CFR Part 15 - December 8, 2003
- ICES-003:1997 Spectrum Management - Interference-Causing Equipment
Standard - Digital Apparatus
- IEC 1000-3-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits
- Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input
current < 16 A per phase)
- IEC 1000-3-3:1994 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits
- Section 3: Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in
low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current < 16 A
- IEC 1000-4-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 2: Electrostatic discharge immunity
test - Basic EMC Publication
- IEC 1000-4-3:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 3: Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test
- IEC 1000-4-4:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 4: Electrical fast transient/burst
immunity test - Basic EMC publication
- IEC 1000-4-5:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 5: Surge immunity test
- IEC 1000-4-6:1996 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 6: Immunity to conducted
disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
- IEC 1000-4-8:1993 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 8: Power frequency magnetic field
immunity test - Basic EMC Publication
- IEC 1000-4-11:1994 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4:
Testing and measurement techniques - Section 11: Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests
- IEC 61000-3-2:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2:
Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current
< 16 A per phase)
- IEC 61000-3-3:2002 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-3:
Limits - Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in public
low-voltage supply systems, for equipment with rated current < 16 A per
phase and not subject to conditional connection
- IEC 61000-4-3:2002 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3:
Testing and measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test
- IEC 61000-4-8:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8:
Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field
immunity test
- IEC 61000-4-11:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11:
Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions
and voltage variations immunity tests
- IEC 61326:2002 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use - EMC requirements
- IEEE C62.41-1991 IEEE Recommended Practice on Surge Voltages in
Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits
- ISO Guide 25:1990 General requirements for the competence of
calibration and testing laboratories
- ISO/IEC 17025:1999 General requirements for the competence of testing
and calibration laboratories
- Lexmark EMC Procedures Manual version 2.3, July 24, 2002 (in red dBi EMC
Quality Manual binder)
- Lexmark EMC Quality Manual version 6.0, July 29, 2002 (in red dBi EMC
Quality Manual binder)
- UL 2601-1 Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements
for Safety (d:\dbi\ul2601_1.pdf)
- VCCI 2002 Agreement of Voluntary Control Council for Interference by
Information Technology Equipment (EMC Lab)
dBi Corporation's library also contains older standards for historical and
research purposes. Some of these were control documents that have been
withdrawn.
dBi Corporation's non-control documents include:
- ANSI C63.4-1981 methods of measurement of radio-noise emissions from
low-voltage electrical and electronic equipment in the range of 10 kHz
to 1 GHz
- ANSI C63.4-1988 American National Standard for electromagnetic
compatibility - radio-noise emissions from low-voltage electrical and
electronic equipment in the range of 10 kHz to 1 GHz
- ANSI C63.4-1991 Methods of Measurement of Radio-Noise Emissions from
Low-Voltage Electrical and Electronic Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to
40 GHz
- ANSI C63.4-1992 American National Standard for Methods of Measurement
of Radio-Noise Emissions from Low-Voltage Electrical and Electronic
Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz (copies 1, 2 & 3)
- ANSI C63.5-1988 American National Standard for electromagnetic
compatibility - radiated emission measurements in electromagnetic
interference (EMI) control - calibration of antennas
- ANSI C63.6-1988 American National Standard for electromagnetic
compatibility - open-area test site measurements - guide for the
computation of errors
- ANSI C63.16-1991 Guide for Electrostatic Discharge Test Methodologies
and Criteria for Electronic Equipment
- ANSI/ASQC Q90-1987 Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standards -
Guidelines for Selection and Use (copies 1 & 2)
- ANSI/ASQC Q91-1987 Quality Systems - Model for Quality Assurance in
Design/ Development, Productions, Installation and Servicing (copies 1
to 3)
- ANSI/ASQC Q92-1987 Quality Systems - Model for Quality Assurance in
Production and Installation (copies 1 & 2)
- ANSI/ASQC Q93-1987 Quality Systems - Model for Quality Assurance in
Final Inspection and Test (copies 1 & 2)
- ANSI/ASQC Q94-1987 Quality Management and Suality System Elements -
Guidelines (copies 1 & 2)
- ANSI/IEEE C62.41-1980 IEEE Guide for Surge Voltages in Low-Voltage AC
Power Circuits
- ANSI/IEEE C62.45-1987 IEEE Guide on Surge Testing for Equipment
Connected to Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits
- AS 1044-1973 Limits of Electromagnetic Interference for Electrical
Appliances and Equipment
- AS 1054-1973 Electromagnetic Interference Limits and Measurements for
Semiconductor Control Devices
- AS/NZS 3100:1997 Approval and test specification - General requirements
for electrical equipment
- AUSTEL Test House Accreditation in Conjunction with NATA
- CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 223-M91 Power Supplies with Extra-Low-Voltage Class 2
Outputs (in tan Canadian Power Supply Standards binder)
- CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 234-M90 Safety of Component Power Supplies - Consumer
and Commercial Products - A National Standard of Canada (in tan Canadian
Power Supply Standards binder)
- CISPR 1 Specification for C.I.S.P.R. radio interference measuring
apparatus for the frequency range 0.15 Mc/s to 30 Mc/s
- CISPR 2 Specification for C.I.S.P.R. radio interference measuring
apparatus for the frequency range 25 MHz to 300 MHz
- CISPR 4 C I S P R measuring set specification for the frequency range
300 MHz to 1000 MHz
- CISPR 13:1990 Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference
characteristics of sound and television broadcast receivers and
associated equipment
- CISPR 16-3 Radio-interference measurements and statistical techniques
- CISPR 20:1990 Limits and methods of measurement of immunity
characteristics of sound and television broadcast receivers and
associated equipment
- CISPR 22:1997 Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement (copy 2)
- CISPR 24:? Information technology equipment - Immunity characteristics
- Limits and methods of measurement
- CISPR 24:1997 Information technology equipment - Immunity
characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement (copy 2)
- CISPR 106 Recommended metrhods of measurement of radiation from
receivers for amplitude-modulation, frequency-modulation and television
broadcast transmissions
- ECMA-237:1996 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Immunity
Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment
- ECMA TR/23:1984 Electrostatic Discharge Susceptibility
- ECMA TR/40 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Testing of Information
Technology Equipment
- EN 50082-1:1992 Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic immunity
standard - Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry
- EN 50082-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic immunity
standard - Part 2: Industrial environment
- rpEN 50130-4:1995 Alarm Systems - Part 4: Electromagnetic compatibility
- Product family standard- Immunity requirements for components of fire,
intruder and social alarm systems
- ENV 50140:1994 Electromagnetic Compatility - Basic immunity standard -
Radiated radio-frequency electromagnetic field - Immunity test (copies 2
to 4)
- EN 55011:1990 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance
characteristics of industrial, scientific and medical (ISM)
radio-frequency equipment
- EN 55022:1987 Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference
characteristics of information technology equipment
- EN 60555-2:1987 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household
appliances and similar electrical equipment - Part 2. Specification of
harmonics (copies 1 to 3)
- EN 60555-3:1991 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household
appliances and similar electrical equipment - Part 3: Voltage
fluctuations
- EN 60601-1-2:1993 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General
requirements for safety - Section 1.2 Collateral standard:
Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements and tests
- EN 61000-4-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 2: Electrostatic discharge
immunity test - Basic EMC Publication (copy 2)
- FCC/OST MP-4:1983 FCC Methods of Measurement of Radio Noise Emissions
from Computing Devices
- IEC 555-1:1982 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household
appliances and similar electrical equipment - Part 1: Definitions
- IEC 555-2:1982 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household
appliances and similar electrical equipment - Part 2: Harmonics
- IEC 801-1:1984 Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process
measurement and control equipment - Part 1: General introduction
- IEC 801-2:1984 Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process
measurement and control equipment - Part 2: Electrostatic discharge
requirements
- IEC 801-2:1991 Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process
measurement and control equipment - Part 2: Electrostatic discharge
requirements
- IEC 801-3:1984 Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process
measurement and control equipment - Part 3: Radiated electromagnetic
field requirements (copies 1 & 2)
- IEC 801-4:1988 Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process
measurement and control equipment - Part 4: Electrical fast
transient/burst requirements (copies 1 to 3)
- IEC 801-5:1991 Electromagnetic compatibility for electrical and
electronic equipment - Part 5: Surge immunity requirements
- IEC 801-6:1993 System aspects/ industrial and other non-public networks
and equipment connected thereto
- IEC 950:1991 Safety of information technology equipment, including
electrical business equipment
- IEC 950:1996 Safety of information technology equipment
- IEC 1000-3-2:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits
- Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input
current < 16 A per phase) (copies 2 to 4)
- IEC 1000-3-3:1994 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits
- Section 3: Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in
low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current < 16 A
(copies 2 & 3)
- IEC 1000-4-3:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 3: Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test (copies 2 & 3)
- IEC 1000-4-4:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 4: Electrical fast transient/burst
immunity test - Basic EMC publication (copy 2)
- IEC 1000-4-5:1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing
and measurement techniques - Section 5: Surge immunity test (copies 2 &
3)
- IEC 61000-4-2:200X Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2:
Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity
test
- IEC TS 61587-3 Mechanical structures for electronic equipment - Tests
for IEC 60917 and IEC 60297 - Part 3: Electromagnetic shielding
performance tests for cabinets, racks and subracks (copies 1 & 2)
- IEEE C62.41-1980 IEEE Guide for Surge Voltages in Low-Voltage AC Power
Circuits
- MIL-C-5541C Chemical Conversion Coatings on Aluminum and Aluminum
Alloys
- MIL-E-6051D Electromagnetic Compatibility Requirements, Systems (copies
1 & 2)
- MIL-HDBK-237C Electomagnetic Environmental Effects and Spectrum
Certification Guidance for the Acquisition Process
- MIL-HDBK-419A:1987 Grounding, Bonding, and Shielding for Electronic
Equipments and Facilities
- MIL-I-17623A:1965 Interference Measurement, Electromagnetic; Methods
and Limits, for Electric Office Machines, Printing and Lithographic
Equipment
- MIL-STD-220A:1959 Method of Insertion-Loss Measurement
- MIL-STD-461B:1980 Electromagnetic Emission and Susceptibility
Requirements for the control of Electromagnetic Interference
- MIL-STD-461C:1986 Electromagnetic Emission and Susceptibility
Requirements for the control of Electromagnetic Interference
- MIL-STD-461E:1999 Requirements for the Control of Electromagnetic
Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and Equipment
- MIL-STD-462:1967 Electromagnetic Interference Characteristics,
Measurement of
- MIL-STD-462D:1993 Measurement of Electromagnetic Interference
Characteristics
- MIL-STD-463A:1977 Definitions and System of Units, Electromagnetic
Interference and Electromagnetic Compatibility Technology (copies 1 & 2)
- MIL-STD-469B:1996 RADAR Engineering Interface Requirements,
Electromagnetic Compatibility
- MIL-STD-1310G:1996 Standard Practice for Shipboard Bonding, Grounding,
and Other Techniques for Electromagnetic Compatibility and Safety
- NAMAS M3003:1997 The Expression of Uncertainty and Confidence in
Measurement
- Radio Equipment Regulations
- UL 1012:1990 Standard for Power Supplies
- UL 1310:1986 Standard for Safety Class 2 Power Units
- ULC-S334-98 Standard for Burglary Resistant Electronic Combination
Locks
- USB 1.1:1998 Universal Serial Bus Specification
- VCCI 1997 Agreement of Voluntary Control COuncil for Interference by
Interference Technology Equipment
dBi Corporation is an
A2LA-Accredited EMC/EMI/ESD test house based in Lexington, Kentucky. We
test information technology equipment (ITE) and related products for
manufacturers/distributors of these products. We also offer training,
consulting, and design review services in these areas.
We are closely associated with Robust Electronic Design
, Inc., which researches topics of general interest to the electronics
industry. This web site is shared by both companies, and may be accessed via
http://www.dbicorporation.com/
or http://www.r-e-d-inc.com/
Both companies may be contacted by E-mail at
jrbarnes@iglou.com or by
snail-mail at:
dBi Corporation
216 Hillsboro Ave
Lexington, KY 40511-2105
OR
Robust Electronic Design, Inc.
216 Hillsboro Ave
Lexington, KY 40511-2105
Last revised January 11, 2004.
