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LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT AND FIX INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS..
... From the EMI/EMC Design Experts
Need in-house training? Kimmel Gerke Associates, Ltd., offers a variety of EMC Design seminars to meet your specific EMC training needs. If you have a dozen or more students, you may find our in-house seminars an economical alternative to published seminars. We do seminars world wide (English presentation only).
There two major advantages of in-house seminars. First, we can focus on your particular needs, eliminating materials that are of no interest and emphasizing materials of particular interest. Second, you are free to discuss proprietary issues. In addition, you may decide to have us stay an additional day to provide detailed one-on-one discussions.
Don't have enough students to justify an in-house seminar? Check out our published EMC seminars co-sponsored by Tektronix and Kimmel Gerke Associates, offered at various locations throughout the year.
ABCs of EMI Design Seminars
We have developed a number of EMC related seminars, one of which will probably meet your needs. Here are some of the seminar topics in our inventory:
- Customized Courses (1-4 days)
- Design for EMC (2 days)
- Facilities and Systems EMC (1 day)
- Printed Circuit Board EMC and Signal Integrity (1 day)
- EMC in Military Electronics (3 day)
- EMC in Medical Electronics (2 day)
- EMC in Industrial Controls (2 day)
- Design for ESD (1 day)
- EMC Regulations (1 day)
- Diagnosis and Troubleshooting EMC (1 day)
- EMC and Mechanical Design (1 day)
These seminars run from one to four days, with the most popular seminar being two days. Our seminars are presented in a problem - solution format, with minimal theory. Take these seminars today and apply it tomorrow. Several representative seminar outlines follow:
Design for EMC (2 Days)
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.
Facilities and Systems EMC (1 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, with an emphasis on industrial controls. This is not another introductory course on grounding and shielding, nor is it another course on computer rooms. Instead, this course focuses on the interference problems of sophisticated electronic computer and control systems.
BENEFITS
This practical course gives you proven nut-and-bolts information on how to diagnose, prevent, fix, and troubleshoot the most common EMI systems problems.
COURSE TOPICS
- Introduction
Noise Sources
Coupling Paths
- Physics of EMI Problems
- Key Threats
Power Disturbances
Radio Frequency Interference
Electrostatic Discharge
Self-Compatibility
- Bulletproofing Your Design
Power and Grounding
Cables and Connectors
Shielding and Enclosures
Digital, Analog and Power Circuits
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Electronics engineers and technicians, systems engineers, field engineers installation personnel, mechanical designers, technical supervisors and managers. This seminar is directed at systems personnel who are wrestling with interference and noise problems in the field.
Customized Courses (1 - 4 Days)
OBJECTIVES
Meet your special needs for a focused course on EMI issues. Classes run from one to four days, with two being typical. Customized courses are often used in conjunction with on-site consulting.
You decide the focus on these classes. We'll work with you to help you decide on the most appropriate topics. By using our modular approach, you can pick and choose the topics that are most important to you. In most cases, there is no additional cost for customizing.
BENEFITS
You get what you need, in the time frame that works best for you. We'll help you learn how to how to design, prevent, fix, your most pressing EMI design or systems problems.
For more information, call or write..
KIMMEL GERKE ASSOCIATES, LTD.
628 LeVander Way
South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075
1-888-EMI-GURU (toll free)
or +1-612-330-3728 (International)
For those in cyberspace:
Send mail to Bill Kimmel
Send mail to Daryl Gerke