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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport

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[F1 [F2Appendix 9 TYPE APPROVAL — LIST OF MINIMUM REQUIRED TESTS

1. INTRODUCTION U.K.

1.1. Type approval U.K.

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.

1.2. References U.K.

The following references are used in this Appendix:

IEC 68-2-1

Environmental testing — Part 2: Tests — Tests A: Cold. 1990 + Amendment 2: 1994.

IEC 68-2-2

Environmental testing — Part 2: Tests — Tests B: Dry heat. 1974 + Amendment 2: 1994.

IEC 68-2-6

Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test Fc and guidance: Vibration (sinusoidal). 6th edition: 1985.

IEC 68-2-14

Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test N: Change of temperature. Modification 1: 1986.

IEC 68-2-27

Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test Ea and guidance: Shock. Edition 3: 1987.

IEC 68-2-30

Basic environmental testing procedures — Test methods — Test Db and guidance: Damp heat, cyclic (12 + 12 — hour cycle). Modification 1: 1985.

IEC 68-2-35

Basic environmental testing procedure — Test methods — Test Fda: Random vibration wide band — Reproductibility High. Modification 1: 1983.

IEC 529

Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code). Edition 2: 1989.

IEC 61000-4-2

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) — Testing and measurement techniques — Electrostatic discharge immunity test: 1995/Amendment 1: 1998.

ISO 7637-1

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.

[X1ISO 7637-2

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.]

ISO 7637-3

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.

ISO/IEC 7816-1

Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 1: Physical characteristics. First edition: 1998.

ISO/IEC 7816-2

Information technology — Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 2: Dimensions and location of the contacts. First edition: 1999.

ISO/IEC 7816-3

Information technology — Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 3: Electronic signals and transmission protocol. Edition 2: 1997.

ISO/IEC 10373

Identification cards — Test methods. First edition: 1993.

[F3ISO 16844-3

2004, Cor 1:2006 Road vehicles – Tachograph systems – Part 3: Motion sensor interface (with vehicle units).]

2. VEHICLE UNIT FUNCTIONAL TESTS U.K.

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:

  • IEC 68-2-1, test Ad, with a test duration of 72 hours at the lower temperature (- 20 o C), 1 hour operating, 1 hour non operating,

  • IEC 68-2-2, test Bd, with a test duration of 72 hours at the higher temperature (+ 70 o C), 1 hour operating, 1 hour non operating

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:

  • verify that the vehicle unit can withstand sinusoidal vibrations with the following characteristics:

    • constant displacement between 5 and 11 Hz: 10 mm peak

    • constant acceleration between 11 and 300 Hz: 5 g

  • This requirement is verified through IEC 68-2-6, test Fc, with a minimum test duration of 3 × 12 hours (12 hours per axis)

2.

Random vibrations:

  • verify that the vehicle unit can withstand random vibrations with the following characteristics:

    • frequency 5-150 Hz, level 0,02 g 2 /Hz

  • This requirement is verified through IEC 68-2-35, test Ffda, with a minimum test duration of 3 × 12 hours (12 hours per axis), 1 hour operating, 1 hour non operating

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:

  • 24V versions: 34 V at + 40 o C 1 hour

    12V versions: 17 V at + 40 o C 1 hour

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:

  • pulse 1a: Vs = - 100 V, Ri = 10 ohms

  • pulse 2: Vs = + 100 V, Ri = 10 ohms

  • pulse 3a: Vs = - 100 V, Ri = 50 ohms

  • pulse 3b: Vs = + 100 V, Ri = 50 ohms

  • pulse 4: Vs = - 16 V Va = - 12 V, t6=100 ms

  • pulse 5: Vs = + 120 V, Ri = 2,2 ohms, td = 250 ms

For 12V versions: compliance with ISO 7637-1:

  • pulse 1: Vs = - 100 V, Ri = 10 ohms

  • pulse 2: Vs = + 100 V, Ri = 10 ohms

  • pulse 3a: Vs = - 100 V, Ri = 50 ohms

  • pulse 3b: Vs = + 100 V, Ri = 50 ohms

  • pulse 4: Vs = - 6 V, Va = - 5 V, t6 = 15 ms

  • pulse 5: Vs = + 65 V, Ri = 3 ohms, td = 100 ms

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

3. MOTION SENSOR FUNCTIONAL TESTS U.K.

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:

  • IEC 68-2-1 test Ad, with a test duration of 96 hours at the lowest temperature To min

  • IEC 68-2-2 test Bd, with a test duration of 96 hours at the highest temperature To max

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

4. TACHOGRAPH CARDS FUNCTIONAL TESTS U.K.

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

5. INTEROPERABILITY TESTS U.K.

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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