Not every electrical product needs the same EMC tests. Which tests apply depends on the product family, the environment of use, the power supply, the cables and the enclosure. Let us find out together with the tool below, in a few questions: the tests to apply are listed with their levels, the tests that do not apply with the reason. Every standard in the result links to its own guide page.
How does the tool decide?
The rules come from the harmonised standards under the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU: the generic standards EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 61000-6-3 and EN 61000-6-4; the mains emission standards EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-3-11 and EN 61000-3-12; and the basic test standards EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-4 and EN 61000-4-5. For equipment with a product family standard (household appliances, lighting, multimedia, measuring equipment, drives) the tool names that standard; the level and criterion are read from it.
The tool is a preliminary assessment. The final test scope is set by the technical documentation of the product and the laboratory test plan; the full EMC testing process and the CE marking steps are explained on their own pages.
Frequently asked questions
Where do my answers go?
Nowhere. The tool runs entirely in your browser; your answers are not sent to a server. Only if you press "request a quote" is a summary of your answers written into the request field of the form, and it reaches us when you send it.
Why is there no result for a product with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth?
Products with a radio transmitter fall under the Radio Equipment Directive, not the EMC Directive; their EMC requirements are planned with the ETSI EN 301 489 series together with the radio tests. For these products we prepare the plan with you directly.
Some rows say "in the product standard" instead of a number; what does that mean?
The test level says how strong a pulse or field is applied to the product (for example ±4 kV). For products without a dedicated standard we know these values and show them as numbers. Product families such as household appliances, lighting or multimedia have their own standard; the levels are defined there and may differ. Rather than guess a number, we say "in the product standard"; at the quotation stage we open the relevant standard together and settle the levels.
