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Recent Standard Update: IEC 61131-2:2017 for Industrial-Process Measurement and Control

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The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has released IEC 61131-2:2017. This standard pertains to Industrial-process measurement and control – Programmable controllers – Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests; and is now available on the IEC webstore.

Description: “IEC 61131-2:2017 specifies functional and electromagnetic compatibility requirements and related verification tests for any product where the primary purpose is performing the function of industrial control equipment, including PLC and/or PAC, and/or their associated peripherals which have as their intended use the control and command of machines, automated manufacturing and industrial processes, e.g. discrete, batch  and continuous control.

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EMC & eMobility

For a company embarking on EMC testing for either component or vehicle-level testing of their EV products, it is necessary first to have a good understanding of the EMC regulatory situation.

This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) removal of safety requirements and instead pointing to IEC 61010-2-201;
b) addition of negative logic digital inputs and outputs;
c) addition of Type 3-d digital input;
d) addition of 2,7 GHz to 6 GHz requirement for Radio-frequency electro-magnetic amplitude modulated immunity;
e) clarification of temperature testing;
f) clarification of type testing;
g) deprecation of certain technologies;
h) general update of multiple aspects of functionality and EMC;
i) reorganization of clauses to associate requirements and verifications more closely
.”


*Description from the IEC Website.

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