TS-15010 Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information

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Notice—Take precautions to avoid data loss, loss of signal integrity, degradation of performance, or damage to the product.

Caution— Take precautions to avoid injury. Consult the product documentation for cautionary statements when you see this icon printed on the product. Cautionary statements are localized into French for compliance with Canadian requirements.

Safety Guidelines

Caution Observe all instructions and cautions in the user documentation. Using the product in a manner not specified can damage the product and compromise the built-in safety protection.

Attention Suivez toutes les instructions et respectez toutes les mises en garde de la documentation d'utilisation. L'utilisation du produit de toute autre façon que celle spécifiée risque de l'endommager et de compromettre la protection de sécurité intégrée.

Caution The product will need to be mounted in suitable Fire and Mechanical end product enclosure; Exercise caution when placing the product inside an enclosure. Auxiliary cooling may be necessary to keep the product under the maximum ambient temperature rating for the product. Refer to the product specifications for more information about the maximum ambient temperature rating.

Attention Le produit devra être monté dans un boîtier du produit final répondant aux exigences de résistance mécanique et de protection incendie ; faites preuve de prudence lorsque vous placez le produit dans un boîtier. Un système de refroidissement auxiliaire peut être nécessaire pour maintenir le produit en dessous de sa température nominale maximale. Reportez-vous aux spécifications du produit pour obtenir plus d'informations sur la température nominale maximale.

Caution The product is designed for nonhazardous, live signals. You must ensure that all signals connected to the product are isolated from hazardous, live circuits and no unsafe voltages are present at the inputs. Voltages that exceed the specifications could result in damage to the product or electric shock.

Attention Le produit est conçu pour les signaux en direct non dangereux. Vous devez vous assurer que tous les signaux connectés au produit sont isolés des circuits dangereux sous tension et qu'aucune tension dangereuse n'est présente aux entrées. Des tensions supérieures à celles mentionnées dans les spécifications peuvent endommager le produit ou provoquer un choc électrique.

Safety Compliance Standards

This product is designed to meet the requirements of the following electrical equipment safety standards for measurement, control, and laboratory use:

IEC 61010-1, EN 61010-1
UL 61010-1, CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1

Note For safety certifications, refer to the product label or the Product Certifications and Declarations section.

EMC Guidelines

This product was tested and complies with the regulatory requirements and limits for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) as stated in the product specifications. These requirements and limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the product is operated in its intended operational electromagnetic environment.

This product is intended for use in commercial and light-industrial locations. However, harmful interference may occur in some installations, when the product is connected to a peripheral device or test object, or if the product is used in residential areas. To minimize interference with radio and television reception and prevent unacceptable performance degradation, install and use this product in strict accordance with the instructions in the product documentation.

Furthermore, any changes or modifications to the product not expressly approved by NI could void your authority to operate it under your local regulatory rules.

EMC Notices

Refer to the following notices for cables, accessories, and prevention measures necessary to ensure the specified EMC performance.

Notice For EMC declarations and certifications, and additional information, refer to the Product Certifications and Declarations section.

Notice Changes or modifications to the product not expressly approved by NI could void your authority to operate the product under your local regulatory rules.

Notice Cables connected to PWR IN and PWR OUT may be shielded or unshielded. For all other connections, operate this product only with shielded cables and accessories to ensure EMC compliance.

Notice To ensure the specified EMC performance, this product must be grounded through the rack or system to the grounding electrode system of the facility. Refer to the module specifications on ni.com/docs for grounding specifications.

Note To ensure the specified EMC performance, the length of any cable connected to the USB host/device ports must be no longer than 5 m (16 ft).

Note Do not connect the power input to a DC mains supply or to any supply requiring a connecting cable longer than 3 m (10 ft). A DC mains supply is a local DC electricity supply network in the infrastructure of a site or building.

EMC Standards

This product meets the requirements of the following EMC standards for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use:

EN 61326-1 (IEC 61326-1): Class A emissions; Basic immunity
EN 55011 (CISPR 11): Group 1, Class A emissions
AS/NZS CISPR 11: Group 1, Class A emissions
ICES-001: Class A emissions

Note Group 1 equipment is any industrial, scientific, or medical equipment that does not intentionally generate radio frequency energy for the treatment of material or inspection/analysis purposes.

Note In Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (per CISPR 11) Class A equipment is intended for use in non-residential locations.

Environmental Guidelines

Notice Failure to follow the mounting instructions in the product documentation can cause temperature derating.

Notice This product is intended for use in indoor applications only.

Notice All cabling should be strain-relieved near input connectors. Take care not to directionally bias cable connectors within input connectors when applying strain relief.

Notice Cover all empty slots using filler panels.

Notice To ensure the specified EMC performance, this product must be grounded through the rack or system to the grounding electrode system of the facility. Refer to the module specifications on ni.com/docs for grounding specifications.

Environmental Characteristics

Temperature
Operating	0 °C to 55 °C
Storage	-40 °C to 71 °C

Humidity
Operating	10% to 90%, noncondensing
Storage	5% to 95%, noncondensing

Pollution Degree

2

Maximum altitude

2,000 m

Shock and Vibration
Operating vibration	5 Hz to 500 Hz, 0.3 g RMS
Non-operating vibration	5 Hz to 500 Hz, 2.4 g RMS
Operating shock	30 g, half-sine, 11 ms pulse

Environmental Standards

This product meets the requirements of the following environmental standards for electrical equipment.

IEC 60068-2-1 Cold
IEC 60068-2-2 Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-78 Damp heat (steady state)
IEC 60068-2-64 Random operating vibration
IEC 60068-2-27 Operating shock

Note To verify marine approval certification for a product, refer to the product label or visit ni.com/certification and search for the certificate.

Power Requirements

Input voltage range (Vsup and Vaux)	11 V to 28 V
Power consumption from Vsup	13.5 W maximum
Thermal dissipation	2.6 W maximum

Note The Power Considerations topic in the backplanes documentation on ni.com/docs contains additional information required to determine the total power requirements for your TestScale backplane. Refer to the Power Considerations topic for information on determining the total Vsup and Vaux input power for the TestScale system.

Power input connector, Vsup and Vaux	4 positions, 3.5 mm pitch, dual row connector rated to 11 A maximum, similar to Molex Ultra-Fit Vertical Header 172299-1204
Power input mating connector	Molex Ultra-Fit Tangless Receptacle Housing 1722583104 with Molex crimp terminal 1722536011, or equivalent
Power consumption from USB, 4.10 to 5.25 V	500 µA maximum

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions

Visit ni.com/dimensions and search by backplane model number.

If you need to clean the device, wipe it with a dry towel.

Export Compliance

This product is subject to control under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR Part 730 et. seq.) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) (www.bis.doc.gov) and other applicable U.S. export control laws and sanctions regulations. This product may also be subject to additional license requirements of other countries' regulations.

Additionally, this product may also require export licensing before being returned to NI. The issuance of a Return Material Authorization (RMA) by NI does not constitute export authorization. The user must comply with all applicable export laws prior to exporting or re-exporting this product. See ni.com/legal/export-compliance for more information and to request relevant import classification codes (e.g. HTS), export classification codes (e.g. ECCN), and other import/export data.

Environmental Management

NI is committed to designing and manufacturing products in an environmentally responsible manner. NI recognizes that eliminating certain hazardous substances from our products is beneficial to the environment and to NI customers.

For additional environmental information, refer to the Engineering a Healthy Planet web page at ni.com/environment. This page contains the environmental regulations and directives with which NI complies, as well as other environmental information not included in this document.

EU and UK Customers

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)—At the end of the product life cycle, all NI products must be disposed of according to local laws and regulations. For more information about how to recycle NI products in your region, visit ni.com/environment/weee.

电子信息产品污染控制管理办法（中国RoHS）

中国RoHS— NI符合中国电子信息产品中限制使用某些有害物质指令(RoHS)。关于NI中国RoHS合规性信息，请登录 ni.com/environment/rohs_china。(For information about China RoHS compliance, go to ni.com/environment/rohs_china.)

Product Certifications and Declarations

Refer to the product Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for additional regulatory compliance information. To obtain product certifications and the DoC for NI products, visit ni.com/product-certifications, search by model number, and click the appropriate link.

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