This means you!
Whenever you come to dB Technology, it is vital that you are properly prepared. This means you should bring with you
- Your product and system to be tested. All of it, including...
- Any peripherals that would be connected under normal use (if possible). This is a must for FCC (USA) testing. It is best not to rely on dB Technology to supply odd monitors, peripheral keyboards, PC's etc
- Any cables to populate every connector on the unit under test and enough cables to populate at least one extra port on each piece of peripheral equipment too. In fact, bring spare cables, and screened variants if you have them
- Any special tools required to get in and open the product
- Schematic diagrams of the product
Other Considerations
You must ensure that your product can be operated as required during testing. This means that all functions must be fully exercised (e.g. data transfer, printing etc) in such a way as to represent a reasonable "worst case" operating mode.
If we are performing immunity tests on your product (subjecting your product to sources of interference) then we need a method by which to monitor the extent to which the product is affected by such tests. You need to have considered carefully the parameters that need to be monitored and any deviations of these paramenters that are deemed to be acceptable from a performance point of view. We need to be provided with sufficient information (and specialised monitoring equipment, if required) to be able to make these assessments.
Best practice
Best practice is a page of information about common cable and enclosure problems and how to fix them.