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An Amendment for IEC 62366-1 has Been Released. Get Yours today!

An amendment for IEC 62366-1, Medical devices – Part 1: Application of usability engineering to medical devices, has been released. Get your copy today! We offer this amendment in both paper and pdf format. You can also add this document to your standards online subscription. If you need the complete document, you can find it with the amendment interfiled inour shop in both formats.

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What’s New in this Amendment?

According to the publisher, this amendment was released to correct inaccuracies found in the 2015 release. Since then, a total of 22 inacuracies have been identified. You will need this amendment in order to remain complaint with projects that require use of IEC 62366-1.

The amendment not only covers safety-related aspects of user interfaces, but also offers more detailed descriptions of usability engineering methods. A technical tutorial has been added from IEC 62366-2 to assist manufacturers. Both documents can be purchased as a bundle. Get your copy of the amendment today!

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The New IEC 61000-4-11 is out now!

The new IEC 61000-4-11: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase, is now in edition 3.0 and replaces the previous 2.1 edition. This section of IEC 61000 defines the immunity test method and range of preferred test levels for electrical and electronic equipment connected to low-voltage power supply networks for voltage dips, short interruptions, and voltage variations.

This applies to electrical/electronic equipment with a rated input current not exceeding 16A/phase, for 50 Hz or 60Hz networks. This document aims to establish a common reference for evaluating the immunity of electrical and electronic equipment when subjected to voltage dips. This document makes references to IEC 61000-2-8.

So What Changed?

Aside from some formatting changes, there are a few technical changes that have been made. Some sections that were optional in the previous editions are now required. Some sections were also taken out of this edition entirely. The biggest change is the addition of Appendix D which talks about the generator specification requirements for voltage, rise and fall time, and inrush current capability. to easily see the changes between editions make sure you grab the red-line edition here. Redline editions come pre-marked from the publisher and clearly show the changes that were made this time around.

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