Post by thread:Re: [OT?] UL and FCC certification

I need an advice from experienced people. What would be the best way to start with UL and FCC certification? Other questions: we have system consisting of 7 boards in a cage, almost all of them with 1-2 controllers (including PICs, of coarse). Does each board require certification or only the whole system? What about remote controls? Where is the best place to get information? What kind of certification is required for sale to other countries? Thank you in advance. Please respond to the list or directly. Gennady Palitsky Jefferson Audio Video Systems

{Quote hidden}>> From: Gennady Palitsky >> >> I need an advice from experienced people. >> What would be the best way to start with UL and >>FCC certification? >> Other questions: we have system consisting of 7 >>boards in a cage, almost all >> of them with 1-2 controllers (including PICs, of >>coarse). Does each board >> require certification or only the whole system? >>What about remote controls? >> Where is the best place to get information? >> What kind of certification is required for sale >>to other countries? >> Thank you in advance. >> Please respond to the list or directly. >> > One thing to consider, is this going to be a consumer >device? If not, does it need to be UL certified? UL and CSA are just >ratings.....not gov't certified as far as I know > Sorry, I missed few things. System I am talking about is in general a conferencing (audio & video mixer/switcher) system to be installed in courtrooms and businesses. All remote controls are connected through 485 9600 baud network. Does it change anything? Does it still need to be certified? Thank you. Gennady Palitsky Jefferson Audio Video Systems spam_OUTgennadypTakeThisOuTmainlink.net

Gennady, The best place to start with agency certification is a good test lab to learn about the different standards of various international agency requirements. I've used CKC Laboratories, Inc. quite a bit. They're a reliable company - HP, Microsoft, KLA-TENCOR, etc. use them. Check out their websight: http://www.ckc.com/ From there, you can link to other sights. I think this will definitely help get you started. As for your certification of systems/boards, I would think the entire system certification needs to be performed (but don't take my word for it - everyone's product situation is different), but if you are selling single boards that plug into systems other than your own, they may need to be individually tested and certified for compliance as well. Check with the qualified experts of any decent certification / testing lab. Good Luck! ;-) Cheers, Chuck Mauro > {Original Message removed}

Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquire on UL and FCC certification. Our system is already in production for quite a few years. So I believe (according to your posts) it would be too expensive and time consuming to go through certification process. But from other side it's not consumer system, so may be its not going to create a problem (didn't before...) Thank you again. Gennady Palitsky Jefferson Audio Video Systems .....gennadypKILLspam@spam@mainlink.net