VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2017
Testing of connectorised and non-connectorised polymer optical fibres (POF) - Testing of mechanical characteristics, environmental influences and aging behaviour

Standard No.

VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2017

Release Date

2017

Published By

Association of German Mechanical Engineers

Latest

VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2017

Replace

VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2006 VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2015

Scope

Polymer optical fibres (POF) are used for data transmission. Industrial automation and vehicle applications use them to a larger scale. During assembly, installation and operation of polymer optical fibres accompanying tests are necessary for quality assurance. The series of standards VDI/VDE 5570 helps to improve quality of tests and measurements on polymer optical fibres by enabling better reproducibility and comparability of results. The standard describes testing methods for mechanical characteristics, for the quantification of environmental influences and for an approximation of the expected life span. The methods described are focussing on testing buffered fibres (combination of optical fibre and buffer). The standard is a base for better and easier communication between manufacturers, distributors and users on technical properties of polymer optical fibres.

VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2017 Referenced Document

• DIN EN 60068-2-14:2010 Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature (IEC 60068-2-14:2009); German version EN 60068-2-14:2009
• DIN EN 60068-2-1:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold (IEC 60068-2-1:2007); German version EN 60068-2-1:2007
• DIN EN 60068-2-2:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat (IEC 60068-2-2:2007); German version EN 60068-2-2:2007
• DIN EN 60068-2-30:2006 Environmental testing - Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h cycle) (IEC 60068-2-30:2005); German version EN 60068-2-30:2005
• DIN EN 60068-2-38:2010 Environmental testing - Part 2-38: Tests - Test Z/AD: Composite temperature/humidity cyclic test (IEC 60068-2-38:2009); German version EN 60068-2-38:2009
• DIN EN 60068-2-61:1993 Environmental testing; part 2: test methods; test Z/ABDM: climatic sequence (IEC 60068-2-61:1991); German version EN 60068-2-61:1993
• DIN EN 60068-2-67:1996 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests; test Cy: Damp heat, steady state, accelerated test primarily intended for components (IEC 60068-2-67:1995); German version EN 60068-2-67:1996
• DIN EN 60068-2-78:2014 Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state (IEC 60068-2-78:2012); German version EN 60068-2-78:2013
• DIN EN ISO 2578:1998 Plastics - Determination of time-temperature limits after prolonged exposure to heat (ISO 2578:1993); German version EN ISO 2578:1998
• DIN ISO 9022-2:2015 Optics and photonics - Environmental test methods - Part 2: Cold, heat and humidity (ISO 9022-2:2015)

VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2017 history

• 2017 VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2017 Testing of connectorised and non-connectorised polymer optical fibres (POF) - Testing of mechanical characteristics, environmental influences and aging behaviour
• 2006 VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2006 Testing of connectorised and non-connectorised polymer optical fibres - Testing of mechanical and environmental parameters
• 2003 VDI/VDE 5570 Blatt 3-2003 Pruefung von konfektionierten und unkonfektionierten Kunststoff-Lichtwellenleitern (POF) - Pruefverfahren fuer mechanische Kennwerte und Umweltkennwerte