Chapter 1: About SmartBits Chassis
Safety Requirements
24 | SmartBits 600x/6000x Installation Guide
SmartBits Compliance with CE Requirements
All SmartBits products, including chassis and SmartCards/modules, are designed and
manufactured in compliance with CE directives on EMI and EMC Class A standards, as
indicated by the CE Mark on the products. The CE Mark and declaration of conformity
are made by submitting each product to an independent, EU-certified test lab. In this lab,
each SmartBits card/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 SmartBits product must pass the
following standard tests:
• EN 50081-1 Electro-Magnetic Emission Standard
• EN 50082-1 Electro-Magnetic Immunity Standard
• EN-55022 Radiated and Conducted Emissions Standard
• IEC 801-2 Electro-Static Discharge Standard
• IEC 801-3 Radiated Immunity Standard
• IEC 801-4 Electrical Fast Transients/Burst Standard
• 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. Such equipment will present minimum interference
and similarly will experience minimum interference from other nearby equipment. Having
passed the above tests, however, does not guarantee that the 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.
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