Re: Telecom ISNs for CISPR 22:2006

2009-03-06 Thread neven11
I'd be very curious to see what the others think of the clause that Bill quoted. I know the standard specifies ISN and it is "available" - if the definition of available means one can buy it. Therefore it can be read as ISC "shall" be used. I also know that what the standard specifies does not alw

Calmp to GND in FXS/FXO/xDSL....

2008-08-29 Thread neven11
Please, can anyone help me clarify this? In telco interfaces, e.g. FXS, FXO, xDSL, if I have a clamp device for lightning protection connected from lines to the safety GND, is the safety isolation requirement still met? Assume that without the clamp device all the clearances and hi-pot are OK. Than

48V supply on VoIP

2002-12-04 Thread neven11
On powered Ethernet interfaces, 48 VDC is delivered from Ethernet switches to IP phones with + over one twisted pair and - over another pair of a CAT5 cable. The power is not permanently connected to the connector or cable. It is switched to the socket/plug only if an IP phone is detected on th

RE: EMC E&H close field probes / Mindcruiser

2002-11-26 Thread neven11
Agreeing with both, I wish to add that while the probes are very useful in locating the source and are not (very) useful in predicting the absolute level of far-field emission they may be also useful to predict relative far-field difference in emission, because with all other things equal the f

Re: Measuring inside a TEM cell

2002-11-22 Thread neven11
The usual parameters given with TEM cells are field uniformity and input impedance (or VSWR). Although they may appear to be very good up to the declared frequencies of operation, which depend on the transversal size of the cell, they are only good for empty cells. Presence of any conductor in

Re: common mode immunity coupling units

2002-11-08 Thread neven11
Little belated response, but I thought it may be worth sending it anyway. Laboratory Report: "Common-mode impedance measurements on cables in the frequency range 10-1000 MHz", report no. EIE 92004, by Mart Coenen from Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is probably the best reference on this

Re: Ethernet Radiated Emissions

2002-10-11 Thread neven11
> Pardon my naivety, but how does '100 Mbit' relate to frequencies of 30 and 60 kHz? Is this 100 Mbit per week? (;-) > -- > Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk First, a little background on auto negotiation. The IEEE 802.3u 100BaseTX auto negotiatio

Re: Ethernet Radiated Emissions

2002-10-10 Thread neven11
You are seing a spectrum of MLT3 signal, which is 100 Mbit coding. Increased broadband emission is caused because some of the differential mode (DM) signal is either converted into common mode (CM) due to imbalance in the differential signalling or because you have some power/"ground" "noise"

Re: Filtering 100 BaseT during immunity

2002-10-04 Thread neven11
> >On the other (AUX) side of the transformers conect the center taps directly to the ground panel. You don't care about high-voltage isolation in this application, so you don't need any caps. > > How do you cope with ground potential differences, with centre-taps > grounded at each end of

Re: Filtering 100 BaseT during immunity

2002-10-04 Thread neven11
Using fiberoptic link is best if you can do it. However even so you need another end of the twisted-pair cable connected to another 100 Mbps device. You may check that device by looping it back on itself first and performing the immunity test on it. If it passes, it is safe to asume that it w

Re: PCI Brackets Problems

2002-08-31 Thread neven11
Beware that stainless steel has high impedance in GHz range, about 50 times higher than copper. That seriously degrades performance at high frequencies relative to BeCu or other good conductors. Neven > > Rick, > > Chomerics' Springline product line is an off-the-shelf solution: > > h

RE: PCI Brackets Problems

2002-08-30 Thread neven11
Oooops, my reply was really relevant to Compact PCI panels, not PCI. Sorry, I just realized it. I haven't worked on designs using PCI brackets for EMC. I believe that former Instrument Specielties, now part of Laird Technologies, can help you. They are very knowledgeable in the area of shiel

Re: PCI Brackets Problems

2002-08-30 Thread neven11
There are several types of gaskets. The ones with a continuous ridge along the centerline (inverted V-shape) are not compliant thus they can leave slots and cause difficulties with board insertion. The spiral gaskets make good contact but tend to kink, get caught and fall out of the groove in

Re: Designing for low power conducted and radiated immunity

2002-08-22 Thread neven11
Chris, from what you described, it seems that a common-mode (CM) filter on all three lines would be a good approach. That will not reject your single-ended signal. Coupled RF will mostly come as common-mode carried by the wire, thus that is what you want to reject in the first place. A good

Re: Choce of Capacitance....

2002-08-16 Thread neven11
Using 1206 will force you to have (probably significantly) larger inductance than with 0805 or 0603. Inductance is the most important parameter above about a couple of MHz, because that will determine the decoupling impedance. Therefore you may decide to use all one value (except for the bulk

Re: Screened vs. unscreened cable

2002-08-16 Thread neven11
Then it will work as an electrostatic (DC or low frequency electric field) shield. For all other prectical high frequency aplications you'll need it connected on both ends. You can find good explanations, beyond this simple answer, in either Clayton Pauls's book "Introduction to Electromagne

Re: Meeting CISPR in Fast Ethernet board

2002-08-15 Thread neven11
Based on little info you have provided, I am making the following assumptions. 1) The noise is broadband noise coming from MLT3 signal (by "fast" you mean 100 Mbps?). 2) It is not from the power supplly, which can also radiate similarly looking noise in this portion of the spectrum. You can f

Looking for EMC Design/SI/Compliance Job

2002-08-09 Thread neven11
Hello Group, the private company I was with has laid off large number of people due to current market conditions, and I am in position to look for a job. I am located in SF Bay Area. Does anyone know of any opening that would match my experience, which is in the EMC/SI and Compliance area.