Public courses
A repeat of the successful Newbury and Cardiff one-day training seminar with Tim Williams and Keith Armstrong will take place at the Newbury EMCUK event in October 2008, along with other seminars on the following day. Also, plans are afoot to bring the one-day seminar to the north of England - watch this space.
In-house courses
We can tailor an in-house EMC course to your exact requirements, in the UK or overseas. Such courses are typically cost-effective for four or more participants and, more importantly, allow people to attend only the parts of the course that are most significant for them. Courses can range from a single half-day seminar to a five-day marathon. Timing is largely in your hands.
Advantages of in-house training
- course content and duration can be tailored to your product and testing needs
- no need for staff to be away for days
- you have control of all admin costs
- cost effective for typically 4 people or more
- instructor can discuss relevance to individual projects - no confidentiality problems
Normally, you would provide the venue and administration, and we prepare and make the presentation and let you have an advance copy of the course notes. Practical sessions can be included, on your own products and test equipment if desired. (We find it very helpful to have an example of your designs to hand so that we can relate the general EMC principles to your particular case.)
If you don't have sufficient staff to justify a full training course, you can also consider a straightforward consultancy exercise, where we make no presentation but simply discuss issues with you on a one-to-one basis.
Standard courses
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Introduction to EMC
Management and legislation
The EMC Directive
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- the second edition EMCD
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- the EMC assessment
Other CE Marking Directives
EMC legislation outside the EU
EMC standards overview
EMC control measures and QA policies
Design factors affecting EMC
The management of EMC testing
| 1 day typical |
Design aspects
EMC fundamentals (fields and Fourier)
Coupling mechanisms
Layout, partitioning and grounding
PCB design
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- general: how to implement ground planes
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- high-speed digital
Circuit design
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- digital: decoupling, clock control, immunity
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- analogue: immunity and emissions
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- power switching circuits
Filtering and suppression
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- I/O filters, problems and solutions
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- selection and use of mains filters
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- transient and motor suppression
Cables and connectors
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- use and termination of screened cables
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- twisted pair, ribbon and flexi
Enclosure design and shielding
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- conductive gaskets: where and why you need them
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- conductive coatings: how are they specified
System design and installation practice
| 2-3 days typical not incl. practical |
EMC testing
Review of test standards
Creating a test plan
RF emissions
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- instrumentation and transducers
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- conducted RF
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- the CISPR OATS
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- screened rooms and the GTEM
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- test methods and procedure
RF immunity
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- instrumentation and transducers
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- conducted tests
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- screened room and TEM cell facilities
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- test methods and procedure
ESD, transient, surge and LF immunity
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- facilities and generators
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- test methods and procedure
Diagnostic tests and EMC fixes
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- emissions
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- immunity
Tutorial on using the spectrum analyser
| 2-3 days typical not incl. practical |
EMC measurement uncertainty
Principles of measurement uncertainty
Insertion loss and radio EMC measurements
RF emissions measurements
RF and transient immunity measurements
LF harmonics and flicker measurements
| 1 day typical |
SAR testing
Review of test standards
Principles of SAR tests
| 1 day typical |