IEC 63180:2020/AMD1:2025

IEC 63180 ®
Edition 1.0 2025-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Methods of measurement and declaration of the detection range of detectors –
Passive infrared detectors for major and minor motion detection

Méthodes de mesure et qualification de la plage de détection des détecteurs –
Détecteurs infrarouges passifs pour la détection de mouvements de forte et de
faible amplitude
ICS 29.120.40  ISBN 978-2-8327-0433-2

IEC 63180:2020-06/AMD1:2025-05(en-fr)

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND DECLARATION
OF THE DETECTION RANGE OF DETECTORS –

Passive infrared detectors for major and minor motion detection

AMENDMENT 1
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Amendment 1 to IEC 63180:2020 has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs,
socket-outlets and switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
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Draft Report on voting
23B/1491/CDV 23B/1509A/RVC
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the above table.
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INTRODUCTION to Amendment 1
This amendment includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the base
edition:
a) improvement of general tolerances of the test environment and test equipment;
b) definition of the rotating point of the test arm;
c) addition of the recommended mounting heights for performing the tests;
d) addition of acceleration and deceleration speeds for scaled dummies;
e) modification of the pre-conditioning test at minimum and maximum declared ambient
temperature with new performance criteria;
f) addition of an alternative test procedure for large tangential major motion detection areas.
3 Terms and definitions
3.8
detection area
Replace the title of Figure 3 with:
Figure 3 – Example of detection area
4 General requirements on tests
Add "1" to the first note in Clause 4, as follows:
NOTE 1 A modification of the detector software with a minimum value of 5 s for the delay-time can be necessary to
shorten the test time in total.
Add "2" to the second note in Clause 4, as follows:
NOTE 2 Type tests are defined in IEC 60050-581:2008, 581-21-08.

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Add the following at the end of the last paragraph:
For more repeatable measurements it is recommended to use the automated test procedure.
5 Test environment
Replace the tenth paragraph (excluding the notes) with the following:
The test room temperature and the temperature of the walls, ceiling and floor shall be stable
during the tests within a tolerance of:
– ±2 K for manual tests;
– ±1,5 K for automated tests.
Add "1" to the first note in Clause 5, as follows:
NOTE 1 This can be achieved by covering the detection area of the detector towards the wall or by covering the
wall with a coating or a curtain.
Add "2" to the second note in Clause 5, as follows:
NOTE 2 Artificial light without an IR component can be achieved using LED technology.
Add "3" to the third note in Clause 5, as follows:
NOTE 3 It can be required to set the test room temperature several hours prior to testing.
6 Test equipment
6.2 Test dummies for major motion detection when using automated test systems
Replace Figure 4 with the following new Figure 4:

Figure 4 – Test dummy perspective view
Replace the fifth paragraph, the sixth paragraph, seventh paragraph, eighth paragraph and the
note with the following:
The body and legs are heated to a temperature of (7 ± 1) K above the ambient temperature of
the test room.
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NOTE The shoulders are part of the body.
All test sides of the dummies shall be heated except the bottom side which is not relevant for
the test.
The temperature of the surface for each zone of the dummy shall be homogeneous and the
spread shall be ≤ 5 K.
The dummy can be made of aluminium, painted black and heated by heating plates placed
inside the dummy.
The temperature of the dummy shall be stable within 1 K for a minimum of 10 min prior to testing
and for the duration of the tests.
Stability can be verified by measuring the temperature during the test at one reference point at
each zone.
Replace the title of Table 1 with the following:
Table 1 – Relation between the declared mounting height, the mounting height of the
device under test (DUT) and test dummy used
6.3 Test arm for minor motion detection
Replace the whole subclause with the following:
The test arm to be used for the minor motion detection test shall be a robotic arm with
dimensions (76 mm × 76 mm × 380 mm) ±2 mm, mounted at a height of 750 mm ± 20 mm
above the reference level.
For manual tests the reference level is the floor.
For automated tests the reference level is the mounting surface of the test dummy as given in
Figure 4.
The test arm can be made of aluminium, painted black and heated by heating plates placed
inside the test arm.
The height is measured from the centre of the horizontal axis.
The test arm shall be able to move at a velocity of 90°/s.
The test arm shall be able to rotate in the horizontal x-y axis anticlockwise for 90°, followed by
a vertical y-z axis movement upwards and back to the start
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