Hello everybody!

A friend of mine, overthinking of the breadth of my knowledge, is asking me
for some advise about the applicable standards to a rather unusual piece of
equipment. It is a "auto mower" intended to be programmed by the user to
cut within a given garden area. It makes use of a boundary loop wire to
exchange information (by means of RF TX-RX) about the actual position and
the cutting area. It is provided also with a docking station where it goes
automatically to recharge its battery.

Now the questions.

Is there any applicable product standard dealing with  EMC and safety of
that kind of devices?
Do you think it is to be handled as an intentional RF transmitter,
similarly to an ISM?
Let's consider it is not an intentional transmitter, as the emission
depends on the broadness of the reference loop, does it make sense to do
measurement at three or ten meters?
Do you think immunity as well can be anlysed regardless the actual
installation?

As my field of interest is bounded to electromedical devices and actually I
have no garden to take care of, can someone out of there help my friend to
send this problem to grass?

Thanks in advance.
m.p.

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ESAOTE S.p.A.                     Massimo Polignano
Research & Product Development    Design Quality Control Mngr
Via di Caciolle,15                tel:+39.055.4229402
I- 50127 Florence                 fax:+39.055.4223305
        e-mail: massimo.polign...@esaote.com


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