Last updated on June 28th, 2023 at 05:09 pm
Three significant Indian Standards in the area of Electronics have been published by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The first standard is the Indian Standard for digital television receivers with built-in satellite tuners. The Bureau of Indian Standards has published an Indian Standard, IS 18112:2022, which specifies the requirements for television with built-in satellite tuners.
This Indian standard for manufacturing TVs would enable the reception of Free-To-Air TV and Radio channels by connecting a dish antenna with LNB mounted on a suitable place, at the rooftop/side wall of the building.
This would facilitate the transmission of knowledge about government initiatives, schemes, the educational content of Doordarshan, and the repository of Indian culture programs to reach and benefit a wide segment of the population in the country at large.
Currently, people who want to watch TV in this country need to buy a set-top box to access different channels (both paid and free). Even for the reception of free-to-air channels (non-encrypted) transmitted by Doordarshan, the viewer is required to use a set-top box. Doordarshan is phasing out Analog transmission. Doordarshan will continue broadcasting free-to-air channels using digital satellite transmission.
There is a need for television receivers with an inbuilt suitable satellite tuner to enable the reception of these free to air channels without the use of a set-top box.
The second standard is the Indian Standard for USB Type C receptacles, plugs and cables. The Bureau of Indian Standards has published the Indian Standard IS/IEC 62680-1-3:2022 USB Type-C® Cable and Connector Specification. This standard is the adoption of the existing International standard IEC 62680-1-3:2022.
This standard provides requirements for USB Type-C ports, plugs and cables for use in various electronic devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, notebooks, etc. Other electronic devices sold in the country would have common charging solutions if this standard were provided.
If this were to happen, it would reduce the number of chargers per consumer, as they would no longer need to buy a new charger every time they got a new device. Achieving the Government of India’s mission to reduce e-waste and move towards sustainable development would be helped by this.
The requirements for USB Type-C ports, plugs and cables for use in various electronic devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, notebooks, etc. are provided in this standard. If this standard were provided, other electronic devices sold in the country would have common charging solutions.
If this were to happen, consumers would no longer need to buy a new charger every time they got a new device, reducing the number of chargers per consumer. This would help achieve the Government of India’s mission to reduce e-waste and move towards sustainable development.
Indian Standards for Video Surveillance Systems is the third Standard. The Bureau of Indian Standards has developed a series of Indian Standards (IS 16910) on Video Surveillance Systems for use in Security Applications through its technical committee on Alarms and Electronic Security Systems.
The IS 16910 series of Standards is an adoption of the International Standard IEC 62676 series. A detailed outline of all aspects of a Video Surveillance System is provided by the standard, such as requirements for its components like camera devices, interfaces, system requirements, and tests to ascertain the photo quality of the camera devices. Efficient installation of the system is also specified by the guidelines.
