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List of EIA standards

List of EIA standards is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of EIA standards rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of American Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) Standards. The EIA ceased operations on February 11, 2011, but the former sectors continue to serve the constituencies of EIA.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of American Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) Standards. The EIA ceased operations on February 11, 2011, but the former sectors continue to serve the constituencies of EIA. EIA designated ECA to continue to develop standards for interconnect, passive and electro-mechanical (IP&E) electronic components under the ANSI-designation of EIA standards. All other electronic components standards are managed by their respective sectors. ECA is expected to merge with the National Electronic Distributors Association (NEDA) to form the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA). However, the EIA standards brand will continue for IP&E standards within ECIA. As currently authorized, any ANSI standard designated at ANSI EIA-xxx is developed and/or managed by ECA (and, in the future, ECIA).

1–199 TIA/EIA-41 Cellular Radiocommunications Intersystem Operations. EIA/TIA/IS-55 Recommended Minimum Performance Standards of 800 MHz Dual Mode Mobile Stations EIA/TIA/IS-66 Sectional Specification for Nonpressurized Fiber Optic Splice Closures EIA-96 TIA/EIA-136-310-A-1 TDMA Third Generation Wireless - Radio Link Protocol –1 JEP-143C Solid-State Reliability Assessment and Qualification Methodologies EIA-170/RS-170 Electrical Performance Standards-Monochrome Television Studio Facilities 01 November 1957. Note: EIA-170 only appears on the cover page of the document, internal pages are labeled RS-170 in the upper right corner. EIA-170/RS-170 applies only to monochrome (black & white) video. The later color video version is RS-170A which shows color burst and the 4 color field sequence of NTSC. The RS-170A version is only a tentative standard, and was never formally adopted. NAB Engineering Handbook Seventh Edition.

EIA-189A Formerly RS-189A. Encoded color bar signal (preceded SMPTE color bars). EIA-198 EIA RS-198-A? EIA RS-198-B:1971 EIA-198-C:1983 EIA-198-D:1991 Ceramic dielectric capacitors classes I, II, III EIA-198-1-E:1998 EIA-198-2-E:1998 EIA-198-3-E:1998 EIA-198-1-F:2002 EIA-198-2-F:2002 EIA-198-3-F:2002 EIA-198-3-4-F:2009

200–299 EIA-222 Standards for antenna mast structural integrity RS-225, 50Ω RF high power RF connectors, (EIA RF Connectors) RS-232 (or EIA-232) electrical characteristics, single-ended voltage digital interface circuit (serial data communications) RS-259, 75Ω RF high power RF connectors, (EIA RF Connectors) EIA-274 is the most common NC code format. In the machine tool industry it also known as G-code. In the PCB industry Standard Gerber, now revoked, was based on it. RS-279 electronic color code originally known as the RETMA color code

300–399 EIA/ECA-310 Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment, maintained by the ECIA (includes 19-inch racks, rack units) EIA/TIA-329-B Minimum Standards for Communication Antennas Part I - Base Station Antennas EIA/TIA-329-B-1 Minimum Standards for Communication Antennas Part II - Vehicular Antennas EIA-343 Formerly RS-343. Signal standard for non-broadcast high resolution monochrome video. EIA-343A Formerly RS-343 A. Video signal standard for high resolution monochrome CCTV. Based on EIA-343. EIA-364-38 TP-38D Cable Pull-Out Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors EIA-370-B Designation System for Semiconductor Devices.

400–499 RS-422 (or EIA-422 or TIA-422), electrical characteristics of the balanced voltage digital interface circuit (serial data communications) RS-423, a standard for serial communications RS-449 for serial data communications EIA/TIA-455-A Standard Test Procedure for Fiber Optic Fibers, Cables, Transducers, Sensors, Connecting and Terminating Devices, and Other Fiber Optic Components EIA/TIA-455-12A FOTP-12 Fluid Immersion Test for Fiber Optic Components EIA/TIA-455-37A FOTP-37 Low or High Temperature Bend Test for Fiber Optic Cable EIA/TIA-455-48B FOTP-48 Measurement of Optical Fiber Cladding Diameter Using Laser-Based Instruments EIA/TIA-455-87B FOTP-87 Fiber Optic Cable Knot Test EIA/TIA-455-188 FOTP-188 Low Temperature Testing of Fiber Optic Components EIA-476 Date Code Marking EIA-RS-481 Taping/Leadless Components for Automatic Placement RS-485 Electrical Characteristics of Generators and Receivers for Use in Balanced Digital Multipoint Systems (serial data communications) RS-494 A 1983 Binary Cutter Location (BCL) standard for CNC

500–599 EIA-535 Fixed Tantalum Capacitors TIA-568 cable wiring standard for structured cabling (Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard) EIA/TIA-569 Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathways and Spaces EIA/TIA-570 Residential and Light Commercial Telecommunications Wiring Standard TIA-574 standardizes the 9-pin D-subminiature connector pinout for use with EIA-232 electrical signalling

600–699 EIA-608 standard for closed captioning for NTSC TV broadcasts in the United States and Canada TIA/EIA-634-B MC-BS Interface for Public Wireless Communications Systems EIA/TIA-662 standard for Personal Wireless Telecommunications (PWT). TIA/EIA-667 Personal Access Communications System Wireless User Premises Equipment (PACS-WUPE) Air Interface Standard

700–799 TIA/EIA/IS-707-A Data Service Options for Wideband Spread Spectrum Systems EIA-708 is the standard for closed captioning for ATSC digital television streams in the United States and Canada. CEA-709.1-B Control Network Protocol Specification

800–899 EIA/CEA-861 A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces (now CTA-861) TIA/EIA/IS-880 TIA-41-D Based Network Enhancements for CDMA Packet Data Service (C-PDS) Phase 1

900–999 TIA-968-A Technical Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network

1000–1099 TIA-1096-A Connector Requirements for Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network

2000–2099 TIA/EIA/IS-2000.5-A Upper Layer (Layer 3) Signaling Standard for cdma2000 Spread Spectrum Systems TIA/EIA/IS-2000.5-C Upper Layer (Layer 3) Signaling Standard for cdma2000 Spread Spectrum Systems

3100–3199 EIA SP 3128 polarizing/coding key overstress test procedure for electrical connectors

Notes The above list of standards is not only incomplete, but also out of date. For example, the standard on capacitor dielectric classes is as of Nov 2002: EIA-198-1-F Ceramic Dielectric Capacitors: Classes I, II, III, and IV RS is for "Recommended Standard", an early prefix used for electronic standards

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