Introduction to the Crafted EMC Operational System
- Author: Jack McFadden
During the late nineteen eighties and early nineteen nineties there was aconcentrated industrial effort to provide an individual technical quality performance recognition standard (certification). It was administered by the National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE), now known as the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics(iNARTE). NARTE provided the means for EMC personnel to certify their technical competence using a third-party methodology. The thought was if you had proven experts designing, administering, and reviewing the EMC/EMI tests then you would ensure a high level of quality and degree of competency. One of the side benefits you would receive wasa quick test time since you are dealing with recognized professionals. Today,I see us drifting away from where the technicians are the masters of the test. The current trend is to migrate toward the automated process as the test control.
- Author: Jack McFadden
Many companies are looking to reduce their cost by using automated test software as their test process control. If your software controls the test then you open your labor pool. You are no longer restricted to technicians and engineers. There are lower cost resources available. This article was created to help electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) personnel understand EMC automated test software limitations and how to craft an EMC test system to maximize efficiency and minimize cost without sacrificing quality.
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