GE PACSystems RXi-XP IPC Hardware Reference Manual page 4

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Regulatory compliance
Products sold or transferred between companies or operated on company premises (factory floor, laboratory)
do not need CE, FCC or equivalent certification. Boards or subsystems which cannot provide a useful function
on their own do not need certification.
Certification can only be granted to complete and operational systems. There are authorized testing agencies,
regulatory organizations and laboratories who will issue certificates of compliance after system testing.
GE Intelligent Platforms designs and tests all their products for EMI/EMC conformance. Where GE Intelligent
Platforms supplies a complete/functional system for use by end users a certificate will be cited in the
manuals/documents which are provided with the products.
Products manufactured by GE Intelligent Platforms should normally be suitable for use in properly designed
and produced customer equipment (system boxes or operational systems) without any major redesign or
additional filtering. However, the systems might not conform to specific regulations once assembled and used.
The system integrator or installer must test for compliance as required in his country or by the intended
application and certify this to the end user.
Open-Source Notices
This product contains VHDL source code, which is copyrighted open source software that is licensed under the
GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) (See chapter 9, Appendix). In accordance with LGPLv2.1 licensing,
you may obtain the corresponding source code from GE Intelligent Platforms for a period of three years after
our last shipment of this product, which will be no earlier than 2017. Please include the model and serial
number of the product and direct requests to: oss@ge.com.
ESD/EMI issues
ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) and EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) issues may show up in complete and
operational systems. There are many ways to avoid problems with these issues.
Any operational system with cables for I/O signals, connectivity or peripheral devices provides an entry point
for ESD and EMI. If GE Intelligent Platforms does not manufacture the complete system, including enclosure
and cables, it is the responsibility of the system integrator and end user to protect their system against
potential problems. Filtering, optical isolation, ESD gaskets and other measures might be required at the
physical point of entry (enclosure wall of box or rack). For example it is state-of-the-art that protection cannot
be done at the internal connector of an RTM if a cable is attached and routed outside the enclosure. It has to
be done at the physical entry point as specified above.
Products manufactured by GE Intelligent Platforms should normally be suitable for use in properly designed
and produced customer equipment (system boxes or operational systems) without any major redesign.
However, the systems might be subject to problems and issues once assembled, cabled and used. The end
user, system integrator or installer must test for possible problems and in some cases show compliance to
local regulations as required in his country or by the intended application.
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