SIST IEC 62599-1:2024
(Main)Alarm systems - Part 1: Environmental test methods
Alarm systems - Part 1: Environmental test methods
IEC 62599-1:2010 specifies environmental test methods to be used for testing the system components of the following alarm systems, intended for use in and around buildings:
- access control systems, for security applications;
- alarm transmission systems;
- CCTV systems, for security applications;
- combined and/or integrated systems;
- intruder and hold-up alarm systems;
- remote receiving and/or surveillance centres;
- social alarm systems.
Systèmes d'alarme - Partie 1: Méthodes d'essais d'environnement
La CEI 62599-1:2010 spécifie les méthodes d'essai d'environnement à utiliser pour vérifier les composants système des systèmes d'alarme suivants et destinés à être utilisés à l'intérieur et aux environs des immeubles:
- systèmes de contrôle d'accès, pour des applications de sécurité;
- systèmes de transmission d'alarme;
- systèmes CCTV, pour des applications de sécurité;
- systèmes combinés et/ou intégrés;
- systèmes d'alarme intrusion et de hold-up;
- centres de contrôle et de réception d'alarme;
- systèmes d'alarme sociale.
Alarmni sistemi - 1. del: Okoljske preskusne metode (IEC 62599-1:2010)
Standard IEC 62599-1:2010 določa okoljske preskusne metode za preskušanje komponent naslednjih alarmnih sistemov, namenjenih za uporabo v zgradbah in njihovi okolici:
– sistemov za nadzor dostopa, za varnostne aplikacije;
– alarmnih prenosnih sistemov;
– sistemov CCTV, za varnostne aplikacije;
– kombiniranih in/ali integriranih sistemov;
– sistemov za javljanje vloma in ropa;
– oddaljenih sprejemnih in/ali nadzornih centrov;
– socialnih alarmnih sistemov.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST IEC 60839-1-3:1995
Alarmni sistemi - 1. del: Okoljske preskusne metode (IEC 62599-1:2010)
Alarm systems - Part 1: Environmental test methods
Systèmes d'alarme - Partie 1: Méthodes d'essais d'environnement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: IEC 62599-1:2010
ICS:
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7
INTRODUCTION.9
1 Scope.10
2 Normative references.11
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations .11
3.1 Terms and definitions .12
3.2 Abbreviations.12
4 Environmental classes .13
5 Standard laboratory conditions.13
6 Tolerances .13
7 Information to be included in the relevant product standard .13
8 Dry heat (operational) .14
8.1 Object of the test .14
8.2 Principle .14
8.3 Test procedure .14
8.3.1 General .14
8.3.2 Initial measurements.14
8.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .15
8.3.4 Conditioning .15
8.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .15
8.3.6 Final measurements .15
9 Dry heat (endurance) .15
9.1 Object of the test .15
9.2 Principle .15
9.3 Test procedure .15
9.3.1 General .15
9.3.2 Initial measurements.15
9.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .16
9.3.4 Conditioning .16
9.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .16
9.3.6 Final measurements .16
10 Cold (operational) .16
10.1 Object of the test .16
10.2 Principle .16
10.3 Test procedure .16
10.3.1 General .16
10.3.2 Initial measurements.16
10.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .17
10.3.4 Conditioning .17
10.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .17
10.3.6 Final measurements .17
11 Temperature change (operational) .17
11.1 Object of the test .17
11.2 Principle .17
11.3 Test procedure .17
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11.3.1 General .17
11.3.2 Initial measurements.17
11.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .17
11.3.4 Conditioning .18
11.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .18
11.3.6 Final measurements .18
12 Damp heat, steady state (operational).18
12.1 Object of the test .18
12.2 Principle .18
12.3 Test procedure .18
12.3.1 General .18
12.3.2 Initial measurements.18
12.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .19
12.3.4 Conditioning .19
12.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .19
12.3.6 Final measurements .19
13 Damp heat, steady state (endurance).19
13.1 Object of the test .19
13.2 Principle .19
13.3 Test procedure .19
13.3.1 General .19
13.3.2 Initial measurements.20
13.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .20
13.3.4 Conditioning .20
13.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .20
13.3.6 Final measurements .20
14 Damp heat, cyclic (operational) .20
14.1 Object of the test .20
14.2 Principle .20
14.3 Test procedure .20
14.3.1 General .20
14.3.2 Initial measurements.21
14.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .21
14.3.4 Conditioning .21
14.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .21
14.3.6 Final measurements .21
15 Damp heat, cyclic (endurance).21
15.1 Object of the test .21
15.2 Principle .21
15.3 Test procedures .21
15.3.1 General .21
15.3.2 Initial measurements.22
15.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .22
15.3.4 Conditioning .22
15.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .22
15.3.6 Final measurements .22
16 Water ingress (operational).22
16.1 Object of the test .22
16.2 Principle .22
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16.3 Test procedure .22
16.3.1 General .22
16.3.2 Initial measurements.22
16.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .23
16.3.4 Conditioning .23
16.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .23
16.3.6 Final measurements .24
17 Sulphur dioxide (SO ) (endurance) .24
17.1 Object of the test .24
17.2 Principle .24
17.3 Test procedure .24
17.3.1 General .24
17.3.2 Initial measurements.24
17.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .24
17.3.4 Conditioning .24
17.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .25
17.3.6 Final measurements .25
18 Salt mist, cyclic (endurance) .25
18.1 Object of the test .25
18.2 Principle .25
18.3 Test procedure .25
18.3.1 General .25
18.3.2 Initial measurements.25
18.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .25
18.3.4 Conditioning .25
18.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .26
18.3.6 Final measurements .26
19 Shock (operational).26
19.1 Object of the test .26
19.2 Principle .26
19.3 Test procedure .26
19.3.1 General .26
19.3.2 Initial measurements.27
19.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .27
19.3.4 Conditioning .27
19.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .27
19.3.6 Final measurements .28
20 Impact (operational).28
20.1 Object of the test .28
20.2 Principle .28
20.3 Test procedure .28
20.3.1 General .28
20.3.2 Initial measurements.28
20.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .28
20.3.4 Conditioning .28
20.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .29
20.3.6 Final measurements .29
21 Free fall (operational) .29
21.1 Object of the test .29
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21.2 Principle .29
21.3 Test procedure .29
21.3.1 General .29
21.3.2 Initial measurements.29
21.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .29
21.3.4 Conditioning .29
21.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .30
21.3.6 Final measurements .30
22 Vibration, sinusoidal (operational) .30
22.1 Object of the test .30
22.2 Principle .30
22.3 Test procedure .30
22.3.1 General .30
22.3.2 Initial measurements.30
22.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .31
22.3.4 Conditioning .31
22.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .31
22.3.6 Final measurements .31
23 Vibration, sinusoidal (endurance) .31
23.1 Object of the test .31
23.2 Principle .31
23.3 Test procedure .31
23.3.1 General .31
23.3.2 Initial measurements.32
23.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .32
23.3.4 Conditioning .32
23.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .32
23.3.6 Final measurements .32
24 Simulated solar radiation, temperature rise (operational) .32
24.1 Object of the test .32
24.2 Principle .32
24.3 Test procedure .33
24.3.1 General .33
24.3.2 Initial measurements.33
24.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .33
24.3.4 Conditioning .33
24.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .33
24.3.6 Final measurements .33
25 Simulated solar radiation, surface degradation (endurance).33
25.1 Object of the test .33
25.2 Principle .33
25.3 Test procedure .34
25.3.1 General .34
25.3.2 Initial measurements.34
25.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .34
25.3.4 Conditioning .34
25.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .34
25.3.6 Final measurements .34
26 Dust tightness (endurance) .34
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26.1 Object of the test .34
26.2 Principle .34
26.3 Test procedure .35
26.3.1 General .35
26.3.2 Initial measurements.35
26.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .35
26.3.4 Conditioning .35
26.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .36
26.3.6 Final measurements .36
Bibliography .37
Figure 1 – Graph showing peak acceleration versus. specimen mass. .27
Table 1 .15
Table 2 .16
Table 3 .17
Table 4 .18
Table 5 .19
Table 6 .20
Table 7 .21
Table 8 .22
Table 9 .23
Table 10 .23
Table 11 .24
Table 12 .26
Table 13 .27
Table 14 .29
Table 15 .30
Table 16 .31
Table 17 .32
Table 18 .33
Table 19 .34
Table 20 .35
Table 21 .36
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Part 1: Environmental test methods
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62599-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 79: Alarm
and electronic security systems.
This standard is based on EN 50130-5 (1995) and its amendments 1 (1998) and 2 (2003).
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
79/276/FDIS 79/292/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
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A list of all parts in the IEC 62599 series, under the general title Alarm systems, can be found
on the IEC website.
The IEC 62599 series currently comprises this Part 1, covering environmental test methods,
and Part 2, which deals with EMC immunity requirements.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of environmental testing is to demonstrate that the equipment can operate
correctly in its service environment and that it will continue to do so for a reasonable time.
Alarm system equipment is, however, installed in many very different environments and it
would be impractical to test every aspect of the most extreme conceivable environmental
conditions.
The tests and severities listed in this part of IEC 62599 are, therefore, intended to provide a
practical series of tests to determine the ability of the equipment to withstand the failure
mechanisms most likely to be produced by the environment, in which that type of equipment
can be expected to be installed (i.e. the normal service environment). This part includes only
service environments, which relate to equipment installed in general industrial/commercial
premises. Hence it should be noted that, additional precautions may be necessary, in particular
installations, where some aspects of the environment can be identified as being unusually
severe. A special additional severity has been added to the cold test, to cater for the especially
cold conditions found in the very north of Europe.
The tests are intended to demonstrate failures due to realistic service environments. However,
some significant failure mechanisms are brought about by changes which occur slowly under
these realistic service conditions. In order to make tests in a practical and economic time, it is
sometimes necessary to accelerate these changes by intensifying the conditions (e.g. by
increasing the level of an environmental parameter or by increasing the time or frequency of its
application).
The tests in this standard are therefore divided into two types:
Operational tests
In these tests, the specimen is subjected to test conditions, which correspond to the
service environment. The object of these tests is to demonstrate the ability of the
equipment to withstand and operate correctly in the normal service environment and/or to
demonstrate the equipment's immunity to certain aspects of that environment. The
specimen is therefore operational, its condition is monitored and it may be functionally
tested during the conditioning for these tests.
Endurance tests
In these tests, the specimen may be subjected to conditions more severe than the
normal service environment in order to accelerate the effects of the normal service
environment. The object of these tests is to demonstrate the equipment's ability to
withstand the long-term effects of the service environment. Since the test is intended to
study the residual rather than the immediate effects of test conditioning, the specimen is
not normally supplied with power or monitored during the conditioning period.
This standard is intended to act as a source document for environmental tests, which can be
referred to in product-specific standards for components of alarm systems which fall within its
scope. In order to obtain consistency between these standards, the working groups drafting the
product-specific standards should select the tests and severities recommended for the
appropriate equipment and environmental classes, unless there are good technical reasons to
do otherwise.
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ALARM SYSTEMS –
Part 1: Environmental test methods
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62599 specifies environmental test methods to be used for testing the system
components of the following alarm systems, intended for use in and around buildings:
a) access control systems, for security applications;
b) alarm transmission systems ;
c) CCTV systems, for security applications;
d) combined and/or integrated systems;
e) intruder and hold-up alarm systems;
f) remote receiving and/or surveillance centres;
g) social alarm systems.
This part specifies three equipment classes (fixed, movable and portable equipment) and four
environmental classes.
The environmental classes only include the general service environments envisaged for
equipment installed in typical residential, commercial and industrial environments. It may be
necessary for the product standard to require additional or different environmental tests or
severities where
1) there could be specific environmental problems (e.g. some different severities may be
required for break glass detectors stuck to glass windows, due to the local extremes of
temperature and humidity),
2) the test exposure falls within the intended detection phenomenon of the detector (e.g.
during a vibration test on a seismic detector).
In order to provide reproducible test methods and to avoid the proliferation of technically similar
test methods, the test procedures have been chosen, where possible, from internationally
accepted standards. (e.g. IEC publications). For specific guidance on these tests, reference
should be made to the appropriate document, indicated in the relevant subclauses. For more
general guidance and background information on environmental testing reference should be
made to IEC 60068-1 and IEC 60068-3.
This standard does not specify
i) the requirements or performance criteria to be applied, which should be specified in the
relevant product standard,
ii) special tests only applicable to a particular device (e.g. the effects of turbulent air
draughts on ultrasonic movement detectors),
iii) basic safety requirements, such as protection against electrical shocks, unsafe
operation, insulation coordination and related dielectric tests,
iv) tests relating to deliberate acts of damage or tampering.
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Apart from equipment which is part of a public communication network.
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2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60068-1:1988, Environmental testing – Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-1:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-1: Tests – Test A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-2:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-2: Tests – Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-5:1975, Environmental testing – Part 2-5: Tests – Test Sa: Simulated solar
radiation at ground level
IEC 60068-2-6:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-6: Tests – Test Fc: Vibration, sinusoidal
IEC 60068-2-14:2009, Environmental testing – Part 2-14: Tests – Terst N: Change of
temperature
IEC 60068-2-18:2000, Environmental testing – Part 2-18: Tests – Test R and guidance: Water
IEC 60068-2-27:2008, Environmental testing – Part 2-27: Tests – Test Ea and Guidance:
Shock
IEC 60068-2-30:2005, Environmental testing – Part 2-30 Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h +
12 h cycle)
IEC 60068-2-31:2008, Environmental testing – Part 2-31: Tests – Test Ec: Rough handling
shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens
IEC 60068-2-42:2003, Environmental testing – Part 2-42: Tests – Test Kc: Sulphur dioxide test
for contacts and connections
IEC 60068-2-52:1996, Environmental testing – Part 2-52: Tests – Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution)
IEC 60068-2-75:1997, Environmental testing – Part 2-75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60068-2-78:2001, Environmental testing – Part 2-78: Tests – Test Cab: Damp heat, steady
state
IEC 60529:1989, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
Amendment 1 (1999)
IEC 62262:2002, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against
external mechanical impacts (IK code)
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following terms, definitions and abbreviations apply.
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3.1 Terms and definitions
3.1.1
intruder alarm system
alarm system that detects and indicates the presence, entry or attempted entry of an intruder
into supervised premises
3.1.2
hold-up alarm system
alarm system designed to permit the deliberate creation of an alarm condition in the case of a
hold-up
3.1.3
social alarm system
alarm system providing facilities to summon assistance for use by persons who can be
considered to be living at risk
3.1.4
fixed equipment
equipment fastened to a support or otherwise secured in a specific location, or equipment not
provided with a carrying handle and having such a mass that it cannot easily be moved. (e.g.
an intruder alarm system control panel screwed to the wall)
3.1.5
movable equipment
equipment which is not fixed equipment and which is not normally in operation while the
location is changed. (e.g. a local unit or controller for a social alarm system, which is placed on
a table top)
3.1.6
portable equipment
equipment designed to be in operation while being carried. (e.g. access control "Smart card"
badge, electronic key, social alarm trigger device carried by the user)
3.1.7
preconditioning
treatment of a specimen before conditioning with the object of removing or partly counteracting
the effects of its previous history
3.1.8
conditioning
exposure of a specimen to environmental conditions in order to determine the effect of such
conditions on the specimen
3.1.9
recovery
treatment of a specimen after conditioning in order that the properties of the specimen may be
stabilized before measurement.
3.2 Abbreviations
EMC: electromagnetic compatibility
ppm: parts per million
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4 Environmental classes
This part of IEC 62599 specifies the tests and severities to be used for each of the following
environmental classes:
I Indoor but restricted to residential/office environment (e.g. living rooms and offices)
II Indoor in general
(e.g. sales floors, shops, restaurants, stairways, manufacturing and assembly areas,
entrances and storage rooms)
III Outdoor but sheltered from direct rain and sunshine, or indoor with extreme
environmental conditions (e.g. garages, lofts, barns and loading bays)
IV Outdoor in general
Classes I, II, III and IV are progressively more severe, and therefore class IV equipment may
be used in class III applications, etc.
A special suffix "A" can be added to classes III and IV, to cater for the especially cold
conditions found in the very north of Europe. The environmental classes, IIIA and IVA, are
identical to classes III and IV, respectively, apart from the conditioning temperature in the cold
(operational) and temperature change (operational) tests. The testing for Classes IIIA and IVA
shall, therefore, be conducted as for classes III and IV, respectively, except for these tests, in
which the lower conditioning temperature, indicated in the appropriate tables (see 10.3.4 and
11.3.4), shall be used.
5 Standard laboratory conditions
Unless otherwise specified, the atmospheric conditions in the laboratory shall be the standard
atmospheric conditions for measurements and tests, specified in 5.3.1 of IEC 60068-1:1988,
as follows:
– temperat
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IEC 62599-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Alarm systems –
Part 1: Environmental test methods
Systèmes d'alarme –
Partie 1: Méthodes d’essais d'environnement
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
W
CODE PRIX
ICS 13.320 ISBN 978-2-88910-923-4
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7
INTRODUCTION.9
1 Scope.10
2 Normative references.11
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations .11
3.1 Terms and definitions .12
3.2 Abbreviations.12
4 Environmental classes .13
5 Standard laboratory conditions.13
6 Tolerances .13
7 Information to be included in the relevant product standard .13
8 Dry heat (operational) .14
8.1 Object of the test .14
8.2 Principle .14
8.3 Test procedure .14
8.3.1 General .14
8.3.2 Initial measurements.14
8.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .15
8.3.4 Conditioning .15
8.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .15
8.3.6 Final measurements .15
9 Dry heat (endurance) .15
9.1 Object of the test .15
9.2 Principle .15
9.3 Test procedure .15
9.3.1 General .15
9.3.2 Initial measurements.15
9.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .16
9.3.4 Conditioning .16
9.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .16
9.3.6 Final measurements .16
10 Cold (operational) .16
10.1 Object of the test .16
10.2 Principle .16
10.3 Test procedure .16
10.3.1 General .16
10.3.2 Initial measurements.16
10.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .17
10.3.4 Conditioning .17
10.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .17
10.3.6 Final measurements .17
11 Temperature change (operational) .17
11.1 Object of the test .17
11.2 Principle .17
11.3 Test procedure .17
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11.3.1 General .17
11.3.2 Initial measurements.17
11.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .17
11.3.4 Conditioning .18
11.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .18
11.3.6 Final measurements .18
12 Damp heat, steady state (operational).18
12.1 Object of the test .18
12.2 Principle .18
12.3 Test procedure .18
12.3.1 General .18
12.3.2 Initial measurements.18
12.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .19
12.3.4 Conditioning .19
12.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .19
12.3.6 Final measurements .19
13 Damp heat, steady state (endurance).19
13.1 Object of the test .19
13.2 Principle .19
13.3 Test procedure .19
13.3.1 General .19
13.3.2 Initial measurements.20
13.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .20
13.3.4 Conditioning .20
13.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .20
13.3.6 Final measurements .20
14 Damp heat, cyclic (operational) .20
14.1 Object of the test .20
14.2 Principle .20
14.3 Test procedure .20
14.3.1 General .20
14.3.2 Initial measurements.21
14.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .21
14.3.4 Conditioning .21
14.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .21
14.3.6 Final measurements .21
15 Damp heat, cyclic (endurance).21
15.1 Object of the test .21
15.2 Principle .21
15.3 Test procedures .21
15.3.1 General .21
15.3.2 Initial measurements.22
15.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .22
15.3.4 Conditioning .22
15.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .22
15.3.6 Final measurements .22
16 Water ingress (operational).22
16.1 Object of the test .22
16.2 Principle .22
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16.3 Test procedure .22
16.3.1 General .22
16.3.2 Initial measurements.22
16.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .23
16.3.4 Conditioning .23
16.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .23
16.3.6 Final measurements .24
17 Sulphur dioxide (SO ) (endurance) .24
17.1 Object of the test .24
17.2 Principle .24
17.3 Test procedure .24
17.3.1 General .24
17.3.2 Initial measurements.24
17.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .24
17.3.4 Conditioning .24
17.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .25
17.3.6 Final measurements .25
18 Salt mist, cyclic (endurance) .25
18.1 Object of the test .25
18.2 Principle .25
18.3 Test procedure .25
18.3.1 General .25
18.3.2 Initial measurements.25
18.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .25
18.3.4 Conditioning .25
18.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .26
18.3.6 Final measurements .26
19 Shock (operational).26
19.1 Object of the test .26
19.2 Principle .26
19.3 Test procedure .26
19.3.1 General .26
19.3.2 Initial measurements.27
19.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .27
19.3.4 Conditioning .27
19.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .27
19.3.6 Final measurements .28
20 Impact (operational).28
20.1 Object of the test .28
20.2 Principle .28
20.3 Test procedure .28
20.3.1 General .28
20.3.2 Initial measurements.28
20.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .28
20.3.4 Conditioning .28
20.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .29
20.3.6 Final measurements .29
21 Free fall (operational) .29
21.1 Object of the test .29
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21.2 Principle .29
21.3 Test procedure .29
21.3.1 General .29
21.3.2 Initial measurements.29
21.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .29
21.3.4 Conditioning .29
21.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .30
21.3.6 Final measurements .30
22 Vibration, sinusoidal (operational) .30
22.1 Object of the test .30
22.2 Principle .30
22.3 Test procedure .30
22.3.1 General .30
22.3.2 Initial measurements.30
22.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .31
22.3.4 Conditioning .31
22.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .31
22.3.6 Final measurements .31
23 Vibration, sinusoidal (endurance) .31
23.1 Object of the test .31
23.2 Principle .31
23.3 Test procedure .31
23.3.1 General .31
23.3.2 Initial measurements.32
23.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .32
23.3.4 Conditioning .32
23.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .32
23.3.6 Final measurements .32
24 Simulated solar radiation, temperature rise (operational) .32
24.1 Object of the test .32
24.2 Principle .32
24.3 Test procedure .33
24.3.1 General .33
24.3.2 Initial measurements.33
24.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .33
24.3.4 Conditioning .33
24.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .33
24.3.6 Final measurements .33
25 Simulated solar radiation, surface degradation (endurance).33
25.1 Object of the test .33
25.2 Principle .33
25.3 Test procedure .34
25.3.1 General .34
25.3.2 Initial measurements.34
25.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .34
25.3.4 Conditioning .34
25.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .34
25.3.6 Final measurements .34
26 Dust tightness (endurance) .34
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26.1 Object of the test .34
26.2 Principle .34
26.3 Test procedure .35
26.3.1 General .35
26.3.2 Initial measurements.35
26.3.3 State of specimen during conditioning .35
26.3.4 Conditioning .35
26.3.5 Measurements during conditioning .36
26.3.6 Final measurements .36
Bibliography .37
Figure 1 – Graph showing peak acceleration versus. specimen mass. .27
Table 1 .15
Table 2 .16
Table 3 .17
Table 4 .18
Table 5 .19
Table 6 .20
Table 7 .21
Table 8 .22
Table 9 .23
Table 10 .23
Table 11 .24
Table 12 .26
Table 13 .27
Table 14 .29
Table 15 .30
Table 16 .31
Table 17 .32
Table 18 .33
Table 19 .34
Table 20 .35
Table 21 .36
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ALARM SYSTEMS –
Part 1: Environmental test methods
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62599-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 79: Alarm
and electronic security systems.
This standard is based on EN 50130-5 (1995) and its amendments 1 (1998) and 2 (2003).
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
79/276/FDIS 79/292/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
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A list of all parts in the IEC 62599 series, under the general title Alarm systems, can be found
on the IEC website.
The IEC 62599 series currently comprises this Part 1, covering environmental test methods,
and Part 2, which deals with EMC immunity requirements.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of environmental testing is to demonstrate that the equipment can operate
correctly in its service environment and that it will continue to do so for a reasonable time.
Alarm system equipment is, however, installed in many very different environments and it
would be impractical to test every aspect of the most extreme conceivable environmental
conditions.
The tests and severities listed in this part of IEC 62599 are, therefore, intended to provide a
practical series of tests to determine the ability of the equipment to withstand the failure
mechanisms most likely to be produced by the environment, in which that type of equipment
can be expected to be installed (i.e. the normal service environment). This part includes only
service environments, which relate to equipment installed in general industrial/commercial
premises. Hence it should be noted that, additional precautions may be necessary, in particular
installations, where some aspects of the environment can be identified as being unusually
severe. A special additional severity has been added to the cold test, to cater for the especially
cold conditions found in the very north of Europe.
The tests are intended to demonstrate failures due to realistic service environments. However,
some significant failure mechanisms are brought about by changes which occur slowly under
these realistic service conditions. In order to make tests in a practical and economic time, it is
sometimes necessary to accelerate these changes by intensifying the conditions (e.g. by
increasing the level of an environmental parameter or by increasing the time or frequency of its
application).
The tests in this standard are therefore divided into two types:
Operational tests
In these tests, the specimen is subjected to test conditions, which correspond to the
service environment. The object of these tests is to demonstrate the ability of the
equipment to withstand and operate correctly in the normal service environment and/or to
demonstrate the equipment's immunity to certain aspects of that environment. The
specimen is therefore operational, its condition is monitored and it may be functionally
tested during the conditioning for these tests.
Endurance tests
In these tests, the specimen may be subjected to conditions more severe than the
normal service environment in order to accelerate the effects of the normal service
environment. The object of these tests is to demonstrate the equipment's ability to
withstand the long-term effects of the service environment. Since the test is intended to
study the residual rather than the immediate effects of test conditioning, the specimen is
not normally supplied with power or monitored during the conditioning period.
This standard is intended to act as a source document for environmental tests, which can be
referred to in product-specific standards for components of alarm systems which fall within its
scope. In order to obtain consistency between these standards, the working groups drafting the
product-specific standards should select the tests and severities recommended for the
appropriate equipment and environmental classes, unless there are good technical reasons to
do otherwise.
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ALARM SYSTEMS –
Part 1: Environmental test methods
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62599 specifies environmental test methods to be used for testing the system
components of the following alarm systems, intended for use in and around buildings:
a) access control systems, for security applications;
b) alarm transmission systems ;
c) CCTV systems, for security applications;
d) combined and/or integrated systems;
e) intruder and hold-up alarm systems;
f) remote receiving and/or surveillance centres;
g) social alarm systems.
This part specifies three equipment classes (fixed, movable and portable equipment) and four
environmental classes.
The environmental classes only include the general service environments envisaged for
equipment installed in typical residential, commercial and industrial environments. It may be
necessary for the product standard to require additional or different environmental tests or
severities where
1) there could be specific environmental problems (e.g. some different severities may be
required for break glass detectors stuck to glass windows, due to the local extremes of
temperature and humidity),
2) the test exposure falls within the intended detection phenomenon of the detector (e.g.
during a vibration test on a seismic detector).
In order to provide reproducible test methods and to avoid the proliferation of technically similar
test methods, the test procedures have been chosen, where possible, from internationally
accepted standards. (e.g. IEC publications). For specific guidance on these tests, reference
should be made to the appropriate document, indicated in the relevant subclauses. For more
general guidance and background information on environmental testing reference should be
made to IEC 60068-1 and IEC 60068-3.
This standard does not specify
i) the requirements or performance criteria to be applied, which should be specified in the
relevant product standard,
ii) special tests only applicable to a particular device (e.g. the effects of turbulent air
draughts on ultrasonic movement detectors),
iii) basic safety requirements, such as protection against electrical shocks, unsafe
operation, insulation coordination and related dielectric tests,
iv) tests relating to deliberate acts of damage or tampering.
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Apart from equipment which is part of a public communication network.
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2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60068-1:1988, Environmental testing – Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60068-2-1:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-1: Tests – Test A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-2:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-2: Tests – Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-5:1975, Environmental testing – Part 2-5: Tests – Test Sa: Simulated solar
radiation at ground level
IEC 60068-2-6:2007, Environmental testing – Part 2-6: Tests – Test Fc: Vibration, sinusoidal
IEC 60068-2-14:2009, Environmental testing – Part 2-14: Tests – Terst N: Change of
temperature
IEC 60068-2-18:2000, Environmental testing – Part 2-18: Tests – Test R and guidance: Water
IEC 60068-2-27:2008, Environmental testing – Part 2-27: Tests – Test Ea and Guidance:
Shock
IEC 60068-2-30:2005, Environmental testing – Part 2-30 Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h +
12 h cycle)
IEC 60068-2-31:2008, Environmental testing – Part 2-31: Tests – Test Ec: Rough handling
shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens
IEC 60068-2-42:2003, Environmental testing – Part 2-42: Tests – Test Kc: Sulphur dioxide test
for contacts and connections
IEC 60068-2-52:1996, Environmental testing – Part 2-52: Tests – Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution)
IEC 60068-2-75:1997, Environmental testing – Part 2-75: Tests – Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60068-2-78:2001, Environmental testing – Part 2-78: Tests – Test Cab: Damp heat, s
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