{"id":543,"date":"2017-09-28T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pasternack.com\/?p=543"},"modified":"2017-09-07T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T13:17:44","slug":"emc-emi-environmental-mil-spec-standards-affect-rf-electronics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/uncategorized\/emc-emi-environmental-mil-spec-standards-affect-rf-electronics\/","title":{"rendered":"EMC, EMI, and Environmental MIL-SPEC Standards That Affect RF Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-514 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DoD.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DoD.jpg 224w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DoD-157x160.jpg 157w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/DoD-98x100.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>As virtually all electronic systems\u2014and even some mechanical, biological and chemical systems\u2014are susceptible to electrostatic discharge (ESD), and when operating alongside other electronics there is a need for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards.<\/p>\n<p>The DoD offers a handbook and several standards which cover ESD and EMC.<\/p>\n<p>MIL-HDBK-263 provides much of the background around the application of MIL-STD-1686, which establishes the requirements for an ESD control program affecting virtually all equipment and processes that are involved with electrical or electronic components.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of EMC and electromagnetic interference (EMI), MIL-STD-461 prepares a user for the requirements on how to test military systems for EMC.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, MIL-STD-464 establishes the electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) interface requirements and verification for sea, space, ground, and airborne systems and the ordnance associated with these platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The chart below outlines the DoD ESD and EMC Standards<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-544\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ESD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ESD.jpg 748w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ESD-235x84.jpg 235w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ESD-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As virtually all electronic systems\u2014and even some mechanical, biological and chemical systems\u2014are susceptible to electrostatic discharge (ESD), and when operating alongside other electronics there is a need for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards. 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