LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT AND FIX INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS..
… From the EMI/EMC Design Experts… over 12,000 “graduates” of these multi-day classes

*****Now Offered On -Line*****
(No Instructor Travel Expenses)

Interested? Click here to contact me. 

Thinking about EMC training? The payback is there — just one extra trip to the test lab can cost you $10-20K in test and engineering time! Not to mention the additional cost of being late to market, or the cost of fixing EMI problems in the field.

If you have ten or more students, IN-HOUSE SEMINARS are an economical alternative to public seminars. To keep things simple, these are FIXED PRICE , and we can accommodate up to 30 students.

NO PER SEAT FEES — just send who you want. (Most in-house classes run from 10-20. Here are two major advantages of in-house seminars:

• First, we focus on your particular needs, downplaying materials of low interest, and emphasizing materials of high interest.
• Second, you are free to discuss proprietary issues. No worries about airing “dirty laundry.”

Many past clients had us stay and extra day for detailed one-on-one discussions or design reviews. This can be done on-line too in 1/2 day increments. Particularly effective as everyone is already focused on EMI/EMC issues.

Class Details

Here are the two most popular in-houses classes done for past clients:

• Design for EMC  (10,000+ students)
• EMC in Military Systems with MIL-STD-461/464 supplement (2,000+ students)

Now on-line, these seminars are run over three days (6 hours/day.) We can lightly tailor to meet your specific needs for specific industries.

All presentations are done by Daryl. Training materials include a pdf set of notes, plus a pdf copy of the EDN Designer’s Guide to EMC. Hard copies available for a nominal fee + shipping.

Here are outlines for the two most popular classes.

Design for EMC (3 days X 6 hours/day) 

OBJECTIVES

Equip the high performance designer with the tools, tips, and techniques needed to meet EMI requirements, and to bulletproof the design against common EMI threats. This is not a course on testing or regulations. This course addresses the interference problems faced by designers of high speed digital and low level analog circuits.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

–Interference Sources, Paths and Receptors
–Key EMI Design Threats
–EMI Regulations and Their Impact on Design

Physics of EMI

–Frequency, Time and Dimensions
–Transmisison Lines and “Hidden” Antennas

EMI in Components

–Looking for the “Hidden Schematic”
–Passive Components and Their Limitations
–Simple EMI Filters and How to Design Them
–EMI Effects in Analog and Digital Circuits

Printed Circuit Boards

–Signal Integrity and EMI
–Common Mode Emissions Problems
–Dealing with Clocks and Resets
–Power Decoupling
–Isolated and Split Planes
–I/O Treatments

Power Supplies

–Common Noise Sources
–Parasitic Coupling Mechanisms
–Filters and Transient Protection

Grounding and Interconnect

–Function of a Ground
–Single Point, Multi-Point and Hybrid Grounds
–Analog vs Digital Grounds
–Circuit Board Grounding
–Internal Cables and Connectors
–I/O Treatments

Shielding

–Picking the Right Materials
–Enclosure Design Techniques
–Shielded Connectors and Cables

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Electronics engineers and technicians printed circuit board designers, mechanical designers, technical supervisors and managers. This seminar is directed at design personnel who are wrestling with interference and noise problems, and who are not sure how to attack-and solve them.

No prior EMC experience is necessary.

EMC in Military Systems (3 Days x 6 hours/day)

OBJECTIVES

Equip systems and installation personnel with the tools, tips, and techniques needed to bulletproof the system in the field against common EMI threats. The focus is on systems issues, but does not address circuit board issues (although this can be added, extending the class time) nor detailed systems testing issues.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

–Physics of EMI Problems
–Interference Sources, Paths, and Receptors

Identifying Key EMI Threats

–Power Disturbances
–Radio Frequency Interference
–Electrostatic Discharge
–Self-Compatibility

Power – An Energy Interface

–Filters & Transient Protection
–Isolation Transformers, Regulators, and UPS
–Power Electronics & Parasitic Coupling
–Power Harmonics & Magnetic Fields

Grounding – A Safety Interface

–Ground Loops & Single Point Grounds
–Multi-Point & Hybrid Grounds
–Signal Grounding – Digital & Analog
–Safety, EMI, and Lightning Protection Grounding

Shielding – An Electromagnetic Field Interface

–Selecting Enclosure Materials
–Sealing Seams and Penetrations
–Gaskets, Screening, and Perforations
–Shielding a Room

Cables and Connectors – A Signal Interface

–Cable Shield Grounding
–Cable Shield Materials & Performance
–Cable Connectors & Filters
–Cable Crosstalk

MIL-STD-461/464 Design Impact 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Electronics engineers and technicians, systems engineers, field engineers installation personnel, mechanical designers, technical supervisors and managers. This seminar is directed at military systems personnel who are wrestling with interference and noise problems in the field.

No prior EMC experience is necessary.

You decide the focus on these classes. We’ll help you decide on the most appropriate topics. You can pick and choose the topics that are most important to you. In most cases, there is no additional cost for moderate customizing. You get what you need, in the time frame that works best for you.

For more information, email Daryl or call 888-EMI-GURU.

Daryl and his late business partner trained over 12,000 engineers and technicians on the TOOLS/TIPS/TECHNIQUES to IDENTIFY, PREVENT and FIX your EMI problems.

This has been immensely satisfying. Nothing is more pleasing than to hear from a past student, touting a success thanks to our classes. Yes, this stuff really works!