RN Electronics has become one of the first Test Houses in the UK to be UKAS accredited to EN55032 (CISPR32), the new standard for electronics described as Multimedia Equipment (MME). EMC (electromagnetic) testing is already taking place on a range of professional audio equipments to the new standard.
"We have a number of clients in the Professional Audio and IT equipment sectors. This new standard will make their life much easier when it comes to testing" said Roger Ray, technical director of RN Electronics.
MME are electronic products that incorporate a range of functions that include those in Audio equipment, Video equipment, Information Technology Equipment (ITE), and Broadcast receiving equipment. MME also covers entertainment lighting control equipment as well as combinations of all these equipment types.
EN55032 has been developed to address the fact that modern day ITE equipment now integrates many different functions and capabilities; these were previously assessed by different standards. Before, a PC with built in TV receiver, CD player and camera had to have each of these elements tested separately, the EN55032 standard now covers all those types of equipment.
Pic: Testing at RN Electronics to EN55032 of a Studer Vista X Broadcast Audio Console.
Author
Tom Austin-Morgan
Source: www.newelectronics.co.uk