Wanship Test Site
EMC & EMI Testing Services
VPI specializes in Unintentional Emissions, Intentional Transmitters, and Immunity / Susceptibility testing.
What is EMC Testing?
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) measurements are required by most governments throughout the world. EMC is an important regulatory compliance issue for electronic equipment manufacturers. Governments require that electronic products do not interfere with each other’s operation. When a product is designed well, basic EMC principles are applied such as shielding, grounding, and filtering for improved electromagnetic immunity. With the increased use of wireless communications, the potential for interference is also increasing. Your device is compatible with EMC regulatory requirements when it does not intentionally or unintentionally interfere with the operation of other electronic devices. That compliance is demonstrated by test reports generated by an accredited laboratory.
EMC Testing Labs
VPI Labs has fully equipped facilities located in Draper, UT, and Wanship, UT; including 10 and 3-meter open area test sites and a 3-meter anechoic chamber, needed to perform the EMC measurements and generate compliance reports you need to sell your electronic products in compliance with governmental regulations in most countries. VPI is accredited by NVLAP (Test Lab Code: 100272-0) to perform emissions and immunity measurements to a wide range of international and domestic regulatory standards. Our Scope of Accreditation is available here.
VPI's EMI & EMC Testing Services
Radiated Emissions Testing
VPI has testing facilities capable of emissions measurements at 3 and 10 meters. Each site is accredited by NVLAP and listed with both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada (IC or ISED) and complies with the Normalized Site Attenuation (NSA) and Site Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (SVSWR) requirements given in ANSI/IEEE C63.4 and CISPR 16.
Typical unintentional radiated and conducted emissions applications include:
United States
Canada
- ICES-001
- ICES-003
Europe
- EN 55032
- EN 61326
- EN 60601-1-2
- EN 61000-3-2
- EN 61000-3-3
- EN 61000-6-3
- EN 61000-6-4
- EN 60669
- CISPR 11
Australia/New Zealand Emissions Standards
- AS/NZS CISPR 32
- AS/NZS CISPR 11
EMC Immunity Testing
Our Draper, UT facility is one of the nation’s finest Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test environments and features a compact 3-meter anechoic chamber where automated pre-compliance emissions and radiated susceptibility tests are performed. In addition to our anechoic chamber, we also have a dedicated partially screened room for ESD testing.
Typical EMC and immunity/susceptibility applications include:
- Pre-Compliance Emissions
- Harmonic Current Emissions (EN 61000-3-2)
- Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker (EN 61000-3-3)
- Radiated RF Field Immunity/Susceptibility (EN 61000-4-3)
- Conducted RF Immunity/Susceptibility (EN 61000-4-6)
- Electrical Fast Transients/Burst (EN 61000-4-4)
- Voltage Dips and Interruptions (EN 61000-4-11)
- Lightning Surges (EN 61000-4-5)
- Power-frequency Magnetic Field Immunity (EN 61000-4-8)
- Pulse Magnetic Field Immunity (EN 61000-4-9)
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) (EN 61000-4-2)
Applicable product categories include:
- Audio / Video (EN 55103-2)
- Laboratory and Measurement (EN 61326-1 and EN 61326-2)
- Household Appliances (EN 55014-1 and EN 55014-2)
- Information Technology Equipment (ITE) (EN 55035)
- Generic (EN 61000-6-1 and EN 61000-6-2)
- Medical (EN 60601-1-2)
- Lighting Equipment (EN 60669)
- Intentional Transmitters (EN 301 489)
- FDA Requirements for EMC
Typical unintentional radiated and conducted emissions applications include:
United States
Canada
- ICES-001
- ICES-003
Europe
- EN 55032
- EN 61326
- EN 60601-1-2
- EN 61000-3-2
- EN 61000-3-3
- EN 61000-6-3
- EN 61000-6-4
- EN 60669
- CISPR 11
Australia/New Zealand
- AS/NZS CISPR 32
- AS/NZS CISPR 11
Immunity / Susceptibility
Our Draper, UT facility is one of the nation’s finest Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test environments and features a compact 3-meter anechoic chamber where automated pre-compliance emissions and radiated susceptibility tests are performed. In addition to our precision instrumentation, we also have a dedicated partially screened room for ESD testing.
Typical EMC and immunity/susceptibility applications include:
- Pre-Compliance Emissions
- Harmonic Current Emissions (EN 61000-3-2)
- Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker (EN 61000-3-3)
- Radiated RF Field Immunity/Susceptibility (EN 61000-4-3)
- Conducted RF Immunity/Susceptibility (EN 61000-4-6)
- Electrical Fast Transients/Burst (EN 61000-4-4)
- Voltage Dips and Interruptions (EN 61000-4-11)
- Lightning Surges (EN 61000-4-5)
- Power-frequency Magnetic Field Immunity (EN 61000-4-8)
- Pulse Magnetic Field Immunity (EN 61000-4-9)
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) (EN 61000-4-2)
Applicable product categories include:
- Audio / Video (EN 55103-2)
- Laboratory and Measurement (EN 61326-1 and EN 61326-2)
- Household Appliances (EN 55014-2)
- Information Technology Equipment (ITE) (EN 55024)
- Generic (EN 61000-6-1 and EN 61000-6-2)
- Medical (EN 60601-1-2)
- Lighting Equipment (EN 60669)
- Intentional Transmitters (EN 301 489)
- FDA Requirements for EMC
EMC Compliance and Certifications Services
FCC Certification – Part 15 & Part 18
VPI offers testing to cover FCC compliance requirements for your product under its Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC), and Certification designations. *FCC Part 15 covers testing that determines if electronics fall under certain limits of electromagnetic interference and FCC Part 18 covers testing for industrial, scientific, and medical equipment for conducted and radiated emissions.
Industry Canada (IC) Testing
IC EMC compliance falls under Canada’s institution for Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED). VPI offers testing to cover IC compliance requirements for your product under its Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC), and Certification designations.
Intentional Radiator Testing
VPI covers testing for a broad range of radio type approvals for various transmitters operating in various RF bands.
Typical testing services include products with
- Z-wave
- Zigbee
- Bluetooth
- BLE
- Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6 GHz (Wi-Fi 6E) including DFS/TPC
- 802.11b/g/n (Wi-Fi)
- 802.15.4
- RFID
- Momentarily Operated Devices
- Entry Control Devices
- 315 MHz
- 433/434 MHz
- 902-928 MHz
- 2400-2483.5 MHz
Typical international test standards:
United States Testing Standards
- FCC Part 15, Subparts C, D, and E[JS2]
- 15.209
- 15.225
- 15.231
- 15.247
- 15.249
Canada Testing Standards
- RSS 102
- RSS 210
- RSS 247
- RSS 248
- RSS-Gen
Europe Testing Standards
- EN 300 200
- EN 300 330
- EN 300 440
- EN 300 328[JS4]
- EN 301 489
- EN 301 893 (5 GHz Wi-Fi testing)
- EN 302 502 (5 GHz Wi-Fi testing)
Australia/New Zealand Testing Standards
- AS/NZS 4268
European CE Mark
Another test to consider in addition to EMC and EMI testing is safety testing. The European CE Mark is a safety testing standard for a manufacturer’s Self-Declaration of Conformity that is accepted in all European Union countries. VPI Labs can perform unintentional emissions, intentional transmitter, and immunity testing to support your CE Mark Self-Declaration of Conformity under CE Mark Safety Testing.
Contact VPI Laboratories to Discuss Electronic Testing Solutions for Your Product Today
VPI provides conformity assessment services that assist you in complying with regulatory requirements to help your product get to market. With over 40 years of experience, our lab and resources are equipped to meet your testing requirements. As technology is innovated, regulations change; our knowledge and experience help your product’s compliance and certification testing go smoothly. VPI test lab engineers have extensive knowledge in EMC/EMI testing to help guide you through your electronic product testing needs.
VPI has demonstrated its competence to perform regulatory compliance testing by being accredited by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) (Lab Code 100272-0). VPI is International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) accredited through a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). Our test reports will bear the ILAC mark.
Contact us to discuss your regulatory compliance needs with one of our experienced engineers.
