NBN EN 60801-2 : 1995

Cooperating organizations
National foreword
Foreword
1. Scope and object
2. Normative references
3. General
4. Definitions/Terminology
5. Severity levels
6. Test generator (ESD)
6.1 Characteristics and performance of the ESD generator
6.2 Verification of the characteristics of the ESD
     generator
7. Test set-up
7.1 Test set-up for tests performed in laboratories
7.2 Test set-up for post-installation tests
8. Test procedure
8.1 Laboratory reference conditions
8.2 EUT exercising
8.3 Application of the static electricity discharges
9. Evaluation of the test results
Figures
1. Simplified diagram of the ESD generator
2. Typical arrangements for verification of the ESD
     generator performance
3. Typical waveform of the output current of the ESD
     generator
4. Discharge electrodes of the ESD generator
5. Example of test set-up for table-top equipment,
     laboratory tests
6. Example of test set-up for floor-standing equipment,
     laboratory tests
7. Example of test set-up for equipment, post-
     installation tests
Annexes
A. (informative) - Explanatory notes
B. (normative) - Constructional details
National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

Establishes a common reference for evaluating the performance of industrial-process measurement and control instrumentation when subjected to electrostatic discharges. Includes electrostatic discharges which may occur from personnel to objects near vital instrumentation. Coverage includes definitions/terminology, severity levels, test generator (ESD) and test procedure. Also includes detailed diagrams and annexes.