Preparation

Preparation is key to a successful testing program. Please make sure you bring with you:

  • Your product and system to be tested. All of it, including…
  • Peripherals that would be connected under normal use (if possible). This is a must for FCC (USA) testing. Please do not rely on dB Technology to supply odd monitors, peripheral keyboards, PC’s etc
  • 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

Connectors and cables

The requirements for conducted tests are the same as those stipulated for the radiated tests, and we encourage our clients to bring along a full set of cables.

If it becomes necessary, we can usually help out with cables and adapters to the best of our ability. If in doubt, please contact us to confirm that between us we have the all the necessary cables required.

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.

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