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  • EN 61920:2004

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    Infrared free air applications

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    Published date:  30-03-2004

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols
      4.1 General
      4.2 Radiators
      4.3 Receivers
    5 Classification
      5.1 General
      5.2 Physical characteristics of radiators
          5.2.1 General
          5.2.2 Ranges of wavelength (criterion 1)
          5.2.3 Ranges of frequency (criterion 2)
          5.2.4 Radiant intensity (criterion 3)
          5.2.5 Angle of radiation (criterion 4)
          5.2.6 Duration of radiation (criterion 5)
          5.2.7 Identification example for a radiator
      5.3 Physical characteristics of receivers
          5.3.1 General
          5.3.2 Ranges of wavelength and selectivity (criterion 6)
          5.3.3 Frequency response (criterion 7)
          5.3.4 Sensitivity (criterion 8)
          5.3.5 Directivity (criterion 9)
          5.3.6 Example of a receiver
      5.4 Tolerances
          5.4.1 Measurement conditions
          5.4.2 Tolerances of data
      5.5 Product groups
      5.6 User areas
      5.7 Graphical representation of IR systems
    6 Method for minimizing mutual interferences
    7 Marking
    8 Relationship between IR basic standard and application
      standards
    Annex A (informative) Example for possible priorization
    Annex B (informative) Examples of lambda/f-diagrams
    Annex C (informative) Survey of standardization activities
             in the field of Infrared
    Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    describes the classification of IR devices into groups and classes in order to identify and clarify problems caused by mutual interference. Mutual interference is caused by the increasing parallel application of different infrared (IR) systems.

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    Committee CLC/TC 100X
    Development Note Supersedes ENV 50185-1, ENV 50185-2 & ENV 50185-3 (04/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    I.S. EN 55103-1:2009 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY - PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD FOR AUDIO, VIDEO, AUDIO-VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE - PART 1: EMISSIONS
    BS EN 55103-1 : 2009 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY - PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD FOR AUDIO, VIDEO, AUDIO-VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE - PART 1: EMISSIONS
    EN 55103-1:2009/A1:2012 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY - PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD FOR AUDIO, VIDEO, AUDIO-VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PROFESSIONAL USE - PART 1: EMISSIONS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60050-713:1998 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 713: Radiocommunications: transmitters, receivers, networks and operation
    ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994 Information technology Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model: The Basic Model
    DIN 5030-2:1982-09 SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION; RADIATION SOURCES; SELECTION CRITERIA
    DIN 5030-3:1984-12 Spectral measurement of radiation; spectral isolation; definitions and characteristics
    IEC 60050-845:1987 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 845: Lighting
    IEC 60825-1:2014 Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
    IEC 61603-2:1997+AMD1:2004 CSV Transmission of audio and/or video and related signals using infra-red radiation - Part 2: Transmission systems for audio wide band and related signals
    EN 60747-5-1:2001/A2:2002 DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - PART 5-1: OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - GENERAL
    DIN 5030-1:1985-06 SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION; TERMINOLOGY, QUANTITIES, CHARACTERISTIC VALUES
    EN ISO/IEC 7498-1 : 1995 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION - BASIC REFERENCE MODEL: THE BASIC MODEL
    IEC 61603-6:2001 Transmission of audio and/or video and related signals using infra-red radiation - Part 6: Video and audio-visual signals
    IEC 61603-3:1997 Transmission of audio and/or video and related signals using infra-red radiation - Part 3: Transmission systems for audio signals for conference and similar systems
    IEC 60747-5-1:1997+AMD1:2001+AMD2:2002 CSV Discrete semiconductor devices and integrated circuits - Part 5-1: Optoelectronic devices - General
    DIN 5030-5:1987-12 SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION; PHYSICAL DETECTORS FOR SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION; TERMINOLOGY, CHARACTERISTIC QUANTITIES, SELECTION CRITERIA
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