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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport
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The EEC type approval for a recording equipment (or component) or a tachograph card is based on:
a security certification, performed by an ITSEC authority, against a security target fully compliant with Appendix 10 to this Annex,
a functional certification performed by a Member State authority certifying that the item tested fulfils the requirements of this Annex in terms of functions performed, measurement accuracy and environmental characteristics,
an interoperability certification performed by the competent body certifying that the recording equipment (or tachograph card) is fully interoperable with the necessary tachograph card (or recording equipment) models (see Chapter VIII of this Annex).
This Appendix specifies which tests, as a minimum, must be performed by a Member State authority during the functional tests, and which tests, as a minimum, must be performed by the competent body during the interoperability tests. Procedures to follow to carry out the tests or the type of tests are not specified further.
The security certification aspects are not covered by this Appendix. If some tests requested for type approval are performed during the security evaluation and certification process, then these tests do not need to be performed again. In this case, only the results of these security tests may be inspected. For information, the requirements expected to be tested (or closely related to tests expected to be performed) during the security certification, are marked with a ‘ * ’ in this Appendix.
This Appendix considers separately the type approval of the motion sensor and of the vehicle unit, as components of the recording equipment. Interoperability between every model of motion sensor and every model of vehicle unit is not required, therefore the type approval for a motion sensor can be granted only in combination with the type approval of a vehicle unit and vice versa.
The following references are used in this Appendix:
Environmental testing — Part 2: Tests — Tests A: Cold. 1990 + Amendment 2: 1994.
Environmental testing — Part 2: Tests — Tests B: Dry heat. 1974 + Amendment 2: 1994.
Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test Fc and guidance: Vibration (sinusoidal). 6th edition: 1985.
Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test N: Change of temperature. Modification 1: 1986.
Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test Ea and guidance: Shock. Edition 3: 1987.
Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test Db and guidance: Damp heat, cyclic (12 + 12 — hour cycle). Modification 1: 1985.
Basic environmental testing procedure — Test methods — Test Fda: Random vibration wide band — Reproductibility High. Modification 1: 1983.
Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code). Edition 2: 1989.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) — Testing and measurement techniques — Electrostatic discharge immunity test: 1995/Amendment 1: 1998.
Road vehicles — Electrical disturbance by conduction and coupling — Part 1: Passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with nominal 12 V supply voltage — Electrical transient conduction along supply lines only. Edition 2: 1990.
Road vehicles — Electrical disturbance by conduction and coupling — Part 2: Commercial vehicles with nominal 24 V supply voltage — Electrical transient conduction along supply lines only. First edition: 1990.]
Road vehicles — Electrical disturbance by conduction and coupling — Part 3: Vehicles with 12 V or 24 V supply voltage — Electrical transient transmission by capacitive and inductive coupling via lines other than supply lines. First Edition: 1995 + Cor 1: 1995.
Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 1: Physical characteristics. First edition: 1998.
Information technology — Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 2: Dimensions and location of the contacts. First edition: 1999.
Information technology — Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 3: Electronic signals and transmission protocol. Edition 2: 1997.
Identification cards — Test methods. First edition: 1993.
2004, Cor 1:2006 Road vehicles – Tachograph systems – Part 3: Motion sensor interface (with vehicle units).]
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2002 of 13 June 2002 adapting for the seventh time to technical progress Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport (Official Journal of the European Communities L 207 of 5 August 2002).
Textual Amendments
| No | Test | Description | Related requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Administrative examination | ||
| 1.1. | Documentation | Correctness of documentation | |
| 1.2. | Manufacturer test results | Results of manufacturer test performed during integration. Paper demonstrations | 070, 071, 073 |
| 2. | Visual inspection | ||
| 2.1. | Compliance with documentation | ||
| 2.2. | Identification/markings | 168, 169 | |
| 2.3. | Materials | 163 to 167 | |
| 2.4 | Sealing | 251 | |
| 2.5. | External interfaces | ||
| 3. | Functional tests | ||
| 3.1. | Functions provided | 002, 004, 244 | |
| 3.2. | Modes of operation | 006*, 007*, 008*, 009*, 106, 107 | |
| 3.3. | Functions and data access rights | 010*, 011*, 240, 246, 247 | |
| 3.4. | Monitoring cards insertion and withdrawal | 013, 014, 015*, 016*, 106 | |
| 3.5. | Speed and distance measurement | 017 to 026 | |
| 3.6. | Time measurement (test performed at 20 o C) | 027 to 032 | |
| 3.7. | Monitoring driver activities | 033 to 043, 106 | |
| 3.8. | Monitoring driving status | 044, 045, 106 | |
| 3.9. | Manual entries | 046 to 050b | |
| 3.10. | Company locks management | 051 to 055 | |
| 3.11. | Monitoring control activities | 056, 057 | |
| 3.12. | Detection of events and/or faults | 059 to 069, 106 | |
| 3.13. | Equipment identification data | 075*, 076*, 079 | |
| 3.14. | Driver card insertion and withdrawal data | 081* to 083* | |
| 3.15. | Driver activity data | 084* to 086* | |
| 3.16. | Places data | 087* to 089* | |
| 3.17. | Odometer data | 090* to 092* | |
| 3.18. | Detailed speed data | 093* | |
| 3.19. | Events data | 094*, 095 | |
| 3.20. | Faults data | 096* | |
| 3.21. | Calibration data | 097*, 098* | |
| 3.22. | Time adjustment data | 100*, 101* | |
| 3.23. | Control activity data | 102*, 103* | |
| 3.24. | Company locks data | 104* | |
| 3.25. | Download activity data | 105* | |
| 3.26. | Specific conditions data | 105a*, 105b* | |
| 3.27. | Recording and storing on tachographs cards | 108, 109*, 109a*, 110*, 111, 112 | |
| 3.28. | Displaying | 072, 106, 113 to 128, PIC_001, DIS_001 | |
| 3.29. | Printing | 072, 106, 129 to 138, PIC_001, PRT_001 to PRT_012 | |
| 3.30. | Warning | 106, 139 to 148, PIC_001 | |
| 3.31. | Data downloading to external media | 072, 106, 149 to 151 | |
| 3.32. | Output data to additional external devices | 152, 153 | |
| 3.33. | Calibration | 154*, 155*, 156*, 245 | |
| 3.34. | Time adjustment | 157*, 158* | |
| 3.35. | Non-interference of additional functions | 003, 269 | |
| [F33.36. | Motion sensor interface | 001a, 099] | |
| [F33.37. | Verify that the VU detects, records and stores the event(s) and/or fault(s) defined by the VU manufacturer when a paired motion sensor reacts to magnetic fields disturbing vehicle motion detection | 161a] | |
| 4. | Environmental tests | ||
| 4.1. | Temperature | Verify functionality through:
Temperature cycles: verify that the vehicle unit can withstand rapid changes in the environment temperature through IEC 68-2-14 test Na, 20 cycles, each with temperature varying from the lower temperature (- 20 o C) to the higher temperature (+ 70 o C) and a 2 hours stay at both the lower and the higher temperature A reduced set of tests (among those defined in section 3 of this table) can be carried out at the lower temperature, the higher temperature and during the temperature cycles | 159 |
| 4.2. | Humidity | Verify that the vehicle unit can withstand a cyclic damp (heat test) through IEC 68-2-30, test Db, six 24 hours cycles, each temperature varying from + 25 o C to + 55 o C and a relative humidity of 97 % at + 25 o C and equal to 93 % at + 55 o C | 160 |
| 4.3. | Vibration | 1. Sinusoidal vibrations:
2. Random vibrations:
The two tests described above are performed on two different samples of the equipment type being tested | 163 |
| 4.4. | Protection against water and foreign bodies | Verify that the vehicle unit protection index according to IEC 529 is at least IP 40, when mounted in operating conditions in a vehicle | 164, 165 |
| 4.5. | Over-voltage protection | Verify that the vehicle unit can withstand a power supply of:
| 161 |
| 4.6. | Reverse polarity protection | Verify that the vehicle unit can withstand an inversion of its power supply | 161 |
| 4.7. | Short-circuit protection | Verify that input output signals are protected against short circuits to power supply and ground | 161 |
| 5. | EMC tests | ||
| 5.1. | Radiated emissions and susceptibility | Compliance with Directive 95/54/EEC | 162 |
| 5.2. | Electrostatic discharge | Compliance with IEC 61000-4-2, ± 2 kV (level 1) | 162 |
| 5.3. | Conducted transient susceptibility on power supply | For 24V versions: compliance with ISO 7637-2:
For 12V versions: compliance with ISO 7637-1:
Pulse 5 shall be tested only for vehicle units designed to be installed in vehicles for which no external common protection against load dump is implemented | 162 |
| No | Test | Description | Related requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Administrative examination | ||
| 1.1. | Documentation | Correctness of documentation | |
| 2. | Visual inspection | ||
| 2.1. | Compliance with documentation | ||
| 2.2. | Identification/markings | 169, 170 | |
| 2.3. | Materials | 163 to 167 | |
| 2.4. | Sealing | 251 | |
| 3. | Functional tests | ||
| 3.1. | Sensor identification data | 077* | |
| 3.2. | Motion sensor — vehicle unit pairing | 099*, 155 | |
| 3.3. | Motion detection | ||
| Motion measurement accuracy | 022 to 026 | ||
| [F33.4. | Vehicle unit interface | 001a] | |
| [F33.5. | Check that the motion sensor is immune to magnetic field. Alternatively, verify that the motion sensor reacts to magnetic fields disturbing vehicle motion detection so that a paired VU can detect, record and store sensor faults | 161a] | |
| 4. | Environmental tests | ||
| 4.1. | Operating temperature | Verify functionality (as defined in test No 3.3) in temperature range [- 40 o C; + 135 o C] through:
| 159 |
| 4.2. | Temperature cycles | Verify functionality (as defined in test No 3.3) through IEC 68-2-14 test Na, 20 cycles, each with temperature varying from the lower temperature (- 40 o C) to the higher temperature (+135 o C) and a 2 hours stay at both the lower and the higher temperature A reduced set of tests (among those defined in test 3.3) can be carried out at the lower temperature, the higher temperature and during the temperature cycles | 159 |
| 4.3. | Humidity cycles | Verify functionality (as defined in test No 3.3) through IEC 68-2-30, test Db, six 24 hours cycles, each temperature varying from + 25 o C to + 55 o C and a relative humidity of 97 % at + 25 o C and equal to 93 % at + 55 o C | 160 |
| 4.4. | Vibration | Verify functionality (as defined in test No 3.3) through IEC 68-2-6, test Fc, with a test duration of 100 frequency cycles: constant displacement between 10 and 57 Hz: 1,5 mm peak constant accelaration between 57 and 500 Hz: 20 g | 163 |
| 4.5. | Mechanical shock | Verify functionality (as defined in test No 3.3) through IEC 68-2-27, test Ea, 3 shocks in both directions of the 3 perpendicular axes | 163 |
| 4.6. | Protection against water and foreign bodies | Verify that the motion sensor protection index according to IEC 529 is at least IP 64, when mounted in operating conditions in a vehicle | 165 |
| 4.7. | Reverse polarity protection | Verify that the motion sensor can withstand an inversion of its power supply | 161 |
| 4.8. | Short circuit protection | Verify that input output signals are protected against short circuits to power supply and ground | 161 |
| 5. | EMC | ||
| 5.1. | Radiated emissions and susceptibility | Verify compliance with Directive 95/54/EEC | 162 |
| 5.2. | Electrostatic discharge | Compliance with IEC 61000-4-2, ± 2 kV (level 1) | 162 |
| 5.3. | Conducted transient susceptibility on data lines) | Compliance with ISO 7637-3 (level III) | 162 |
| No | Test | Description | Related requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Administrative examination | ||
| 1.1. | Documentation | Correctness of documentation | |
| 2. | Visual inspection | ||
| 2.1. | Make sure that all features for protection and visible data are correctly printed on the card and compliant | 171 to 181 | |
| 3. | Physical tests | ||
| 3.1. | Check dimension of the card and location of the contacts | 184 ISO/IEC 7816-1 ISO/IEC 7816-2 | |
| 4. | Protocol tests | ||
| 4.1. | ATR | Check that the ATR is compliant | ISO/IEC 7816-3 TCS 304, 307, 308 |
| 4.2. | T=0 | Check that T=0 protocol is compliant | ISO/IEC 7816-3 TCS 302, 303, 305 |
| 4.3. | PTS | Check that the PTS command is compliant by setting T=1 from T=0 | ISO/IEC 7816-3 TCS 309 to 311 |
| 4.4. | T=1 | Check that T=1 protocol is compliant | ISO/IEC 7816-3 TCS 303, / 306 |
| 5. | Card structure | ||
| 5.1. | Test that the file structure of the card is compliant by checking the presence of the mandatory files in the card and their access conditions | TCS 312 TCS 400*, 401, 402, 403*, 404, 405*, 406, 407, 408*, 409, 410*, 411, 412, 413*, 414, 415*, 416, 417, 418*, 419 | |
| 6. | Functional tests | ||
| 6.1. | Normal processing | Test at least once each allowed usage of each command (ex: test the UPDATE BINARY command with CLA = ′00′, CLA = ′0C′ and with different P1, P2 and Lc parameters) Check that the operations have actually been performed in the card (ex: by reading the file the command has been performed on) | TCS 313 to TCS 379 |
| 6.2. | Error messages | Test at least once each error message (as specified in Appendix 2) for each command Test at least once every generic error (except ′6400′ integrity errors checked during security certification) | |
| 7. | Environmental tests | ||
| 7.1. | Make sure that the cards work within the limit conditions defined in accordance with ISO/IEC 10373 | 185 to 188 ISO/IEC 7816-1 | |
| No | Test | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mutual authentication | Check that the mutual authentication between the vehicle unit and the tachograph card runs normally |
| 2. | Write/read tests | Execute a typical activity scenario on the vehicle unit. The scenario shall be adapted to the type of card being tested and involve writings in as many EFs as possible in the card Verify through a card downloading that all corresponding recordings have been properly made Verify through a card daily printout that all corresponding recordings can be properly read] ] |
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