Smart E- Labelling Dr. Richard McDermott President, ECC Corp
IEC: Global Standards Organization
IECQ: CA Electronic Components
ECCC: US Member Body of IECQ
What is E Label? E Label is: E nhanced L abelling, A ccessing, and B randing of E lectronics L icenses Act of 2014 “ Directs FCC to provide (through rules or otherwise) that manufacturers of RF devices with electronic displays (i.e. Screens) have the option of using electronic labelling instead of physical labelling for their product”. E-LABEL Act’s stated purpose is to “provide for the non-exclusive use” of electronic labelling on RF devices. Its reach is not limited to devices subject to certification or DECLATATION OF CONFORMITY, so products currently subject to verification can now have the electronic labeling option as well. ECCC acquired Domains E-LABEL.UK and E-LABELLING.COM
ECCC Created E-Labelling Standard Scope of the new Standard: “ E-Labelling, may be affixed to, or laser etched into the surface of electronic devices and components.” ECCC does not print the label. ECCC created the Standard and QMS that was audited by BSI for the knowledge to teach how to produce a label that is compliant.
E-Labelling Standard E-Labelling Standard E-Labelling may be affixed to or laser marked onto the surface of electronic devices or components
Labels on a Dell Laptop Labels on a Dell Laptop X 3 X 2 There is space for a 4 th Label for a new market with different regulatory requirements
What Does e-Label Do? Replaced this With this
E-Labelling View from Dell
Why is E-Label so Powerful From This You Get All This Because of Attachments!!!!!!
Attachments to E LABEL
Key Elements of E-Labelling Affixable Printed Product or Laser Etched. Requires Small Piece of Product real estate. Replaces multiple regulatory marks with one. Information never out-of-date - always real-time. Tracks individual products not SKU’s or model #s Customs (ICE) can decode label with Smartphone.
What is the E-Label Mark Similar to QR Code – Except Safe and Secure – Every e-Label is unique
Some Possible E-Label Applications smartphone laptop tablet plc sensor actuator
Analysis to Obtain a Grade This is a Grade 3.0 Mark Printed on a 6 year old HP Color Laser Jet Printer with 600 x 600 Resolution Actual View thru camera after decode Quatnary Transformation of each Glyph Positional Analysis of each Glyph Data Analysis of Pixel size and position
Requirement to Print an E-Label Minimum 600 DPI Printer Minimum: Aven Mighty-Scope Digital Microscope (or equivalent) with 1.3 M.P. resolution, X with 6 co-axial LED’s. E-Labelling software/App Verifier Software. ECCC E-Labelling Print Calibration Master Aven Mighty-Scope
E-Labelling Calibration Master E-Labelling Calibration Master 24 x 24 mm18 x 18 mm 12 x 12 mm ECCC E-Labelling Print Calibration Master Copyright © 2015 ECCC All Rights Reserved Version x 8 mm DO NOT LAMINATE Serial # ECCC E-Labelling Print Calibration Masters are digitally printed by Memjet with1,600 DPI Resolutions and will read 4.0 with the verifier if correctly positioned
Perfect Digital Mark The four Key Measurements shown here combine through a weighting algorithm to provide Grades: 4.0 to being the highest. 2.0 is the minimum acceptable.
Printed Using 600 DPI Inkjet This E-Label is very good and was produced on a 600 DPI printer. The Verifier program suggests how it can be improved.
Basic Principals Products utilizing e-Labels must have a physical label on the product at the time of importation, marketing or sale. It shall be visible to purchaser at time of purchase. Access information in no more than 3 steps in a device’s menu Removable label must survive normal shipping and handling. For devices imported in individual packages ready for sale, the information may also be provided on the package. It shall contain: –FCC ID and DoC logo –Any other such information required by specific rule - unless it is permitted to be included in user manual or packaging inserts - even if electronically displayed.
Marketing and Consumer View Important Consumer Device Information: “ user must be provided specific instructions on how to access the information”. [748748, II (b) (iii)] “required to have a physical Label on the product at the time of importation, marketing or Sales”. [748748, II (c)] “must clearly differentiate between the information required to be on the surface of the product and the information required for the User’s Manual”. [748748, II (d) (iv) (2)]
Removable Label for Package Actual Size 35 x 35 mm
Requirement of the Act Requirement of the Act External Physical “Label” as required by Act i-Phone e-Label accessible after 3 steps?
i-Phone e-Label : 3 Step Access 3 Click Access: Setting > General > Regulatory Mandatory FCC: Unique ID FCC ID: DOC (Logo)
1 st Step after Decode 1 st Step after Decode
Select FCC Regulatory Option
Select Packaging Label
Select FCC Statement
Contact Information : Dr. Richard P McDermott ECC Corp. 839 N Rochester Road, Clawson, MI Office: Cell: