The IEC has just released IEC 61967-3 Ed. 1.0 (2005-06), Integrated circuits - Measurement of electromagnetic emissions, 150 KHz to 1 GHz - Part 3: Measurement of radiated emissions - Surface scan method. You can preview the standard here and purchase it here. The price of the standard is CHF 109.00.

From Monitor #83, a publication of Windmill Software, Ltd.
You’ve plugged your instrument into your computer’s COM port, installed your data acquisition software, but no data appears. You suspect it is a problem with your RS232 communications. What do you do?
1. Obtain RS232 Troubleshooting Software
Download comDebug, our free RS232 troubleshooting software.
2. Find Communication Details: Baud […]

The International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA) runs a very nice website at www.sensorsportal.com. They recently added a bulletin board to allow users to discuss topics of interest. According to Sergey Y. Yurish, Editor-in-Chief,
Topics of discussion on the forum are not limited. It is intended to meet the individual needs […]

On July 26, 2005 The Southeastern Michigan IEEE EMC Society Chapter will present a free, half-day course, “Practical Automotive EMC Test and Design”

When you’re designing test equipment, packaging is often an afterthought. Part of the problem is that few test engineering departments have a mechanical designer to do the work, so they have to beg the design engineering departments to help them out. And working with test engineering is usually at the bottom of their priority list.

ZMD America has just intoduced the ZMD 31010 sensor signal conditioner, a device that can be configured and calibrated using a Windows-based computer via a low-cost, simple one-wire interface. It is fully contained–no external trimming components are required.

I really wonder if anyone in the state of Michigan knows what they’re talking about.
In a recent story on a manufacturing innovation panel held Saturday at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference, “Manufacturing panel says education must retool to diversify economy,” Crain’s reported that University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman and Federal […]

AMECA, the Automotive Manufacturer Equipment Compliance Agency, recently accredited the Technological Centre of Ceramics and Glass (CTCV), a private nonprofit organization in Portugal, to test automotive safety glass and glazing materials.

Si-Gate GmbH, has just added wireless capabilities to the VDL-1000 Automotive Data Logger, including WLAN, GSM/GPRS, and Bluetooth.
The Si-Gate VDL-1000 is designed to be a complete data logging system, capturing important vehicle information together with critical sensor data. Its features include:

built-in real-time clock
two high-speed CAN inputs with J1939 suppor
one low-speed CAN input
up to 16 analog […]

Testing has become such a complicated affair in the automotive industry that it’s nearly impossible for a manufacturer or supplier to do all its own testing. For one thing, the company would have to make a huge investment in specialized test equipment and in the people needed to design and perform the tests.

That’s one reason many companies call on independent test labs to test automotive parts and systems. Because it’s their business to run tests for customers, independent test labs have invested in the necessary equipment and expertise. You can find test labs for nearly any kind of test including electronics tests, materials tests, environmental tests, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests, powertrain tests, and so on.