SIST EN 61076-7:2001

Overview

EN 61076-7:2000 (CLC) is a sectional specification for connectors focused on cable outlet accessories with assessed quality, including procedures for qualification and capability approval. The standard establishes uniform specifications, type test requirements, and quality assessment procedures for cable outlet accessories intended for use in d.c., low‑frequency analogue and digital high‑speed data applications. It also provides rules for preparing detailed specifications for accessories used with connectors operating at frequencies below 3 MHz.

Key topics and requirements

• Uniform specifications: Framework for consistent description and definition of cable outlet accessories so manufacturers and users share common expectations.
• Type test requirements: Defines the requirement to perform and document type testing for accessory designs prior to approval (see standard for full test scope).
• Quality assessment procedures: Procedures for assessing production quality and maintaining assessed quality status over time.
• Qualification and capability approval: Processes to confirm that a design and its production capability meet the assessed quality criteria.
• Rules for detail specifications: Guidance for drafting product‑level (detail) specifications that comply with the sectional specification and enable reproducible procurement and testing.

Note: This summary focuses on the standard’s scope and structure. For exact test methods, pass/fail criteria and clause‑level requirements consult the full text of EN 61076-7:2000 / IEC 61076-7:2000.

Practical applications

• Ensuring consistent performance and interchangeability of cable outlet accessories used on connectors in low‑frequency DC and data systems.
• Supporting product development by setting out the approval pathway (type testing and quality assessment) needed before market release.
• Guiding procurement and specification writing so buyers require assessed‑quality accessories with traceable qualification.
• Enabling compliance checks by test laboratories and quality assurance teams responsible for connector accessories.

Who uses this standard

• Connector and accessory manufacturers (design, testing, quality control)
• Test laboratories performing type tests and capability assessments
• Procurement, engineering and systems integrators specifying connectors for low‑frequency and data applications
• Certification and conformity assessment bodies involved in assessed quality approvals

Related standards

• IEC 61076-7:2000 (originating document) and other parts of the EN/IEC 61076 series covering connectors and associated accessories. Consult the full EN 61076 family for complementary electrical, mechanical and environmental connector specifications.

Keywords: EN 61076-7, connectors, cable outlet accessories, assessed quality, qualification and capability approval, type test requirements, quality assessment procedures, low‑frequency, below 3 MHz.