Its now available from IEC (at a price - copyrighted you know): IEC 60617 Graphical Symbols database The IEC 60617 Graphical Symbols for Diagrams database (http://domino.iec.ch/symbols) has now been launched officially.
The database offers users a dynamic facility featuring some 1 400 symbols in GIF format with extensive new metadata facilitating a very user friendly search function (Free text search of metadata; search by: Publication, Keyword, Shape, Function, Application, and Symbol ID and Status). Access is by means of a username and password and subscribers will benefit from knowing that they remain up-to-date on all new symbols published during the selected subscription period (3, 6, 12 or 24 months). What symbols are included in the database? . Conductors and connecting devices . Basic passive components . Semiconductors and electron tubes . Production and conversion of electrical energy . Switchgear, controlgear and protective devices . Measuring instruments, lamps and signalling devices . Telecommunications transmission, switching and peripheral equipment . Architectural and topographical installation plans and diagrams Subscriptions to the database Subscriptions can be purchased through the IEC National Committees or NC-appointed Sales Outlets, or directly from the IEC Web Store (separate articles available for each subscription period - 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). Please note that multi-user network licences are also available. IEC 60617-DB-3M (2001-11) Ed. 1.0 - Graphical symbols for diagrams - 3-month subscription to online database comprising parts 2 to 11 of IEC 60617 SC 3A - CHF 169,00 for single user and CHF 219,70 for a three-user network license IEC 60617-DB-6M (2001-11) Ed. 1.0 - Graphical symbols for diagrams - 6-month subscription to online database comprising parts 2 to 11 of IEC 60617 SC 3A - CHF 297,00 for single user and CHF 386,10 for a three-user network license IEC 60617-DB-12M (2001-11) Ed. 1.0 - Graphical symbols for diagrams - 12-month subscription to online database comprising parts 2 to 11 of IEC 60617 SC 3A - CHF 509,00 for single user and CHF 661,70 for a three-user network license IEC 60617-DB-24M (2001-11) Ed. 1.0 - Graphical symbols for diagrams - 24-month subscription to online database comprising parts 2 to 11 of IEC 60617 SC 3A - CHF 933,00 for single user and CHF 1212,90 for a three-user network license For customers that have already purchased IEC 60617 publications, we are pleased to be able to offer a special introductory price. If you wish to subscribe, please contact Nader Kazemi (Tel: + 41 22 919 0228 / E-mail: n...@iec.ch) for further information. IMPORTANT: Parts 2 to 11 of IEC 60617 (1996) Ed. 2.0 have been withdrawn and replaced by the database version. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.