Electronic designers of today are facing high demands for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Meeting these demands becomes increasingly difficult due to ever higher frequencies, smaller and smaller products and shorter design schedules. To help designers meet these challenges Detectus has developed several measuring systems with which designers can perform “pre-compliance” measurements to identify the intensity and the location of a radiation source at a component level. These measurements reduce the risk that the product will fail the final full compliance at the test house.
Detectus AB, now a part of Pendulum Instruments, has developed a multi-axis measuring system with which the designers can measure and see the intensity and the location of a radiation source at a component level. The results of such a measurement can be shown as two or three dimensional colored maps. Measurements can be performed on components, boards, sub-assemblies, fully assembled products, cables and more.
In addition to emission measurements, the Detectus scanning systems can be used for immunity testing. Creating a localized radiated field allows designers to pinpoint areas of most susceptibility.