Hardware Testing

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please add certificates and testing data here - Mary Lou

Safety Certifications

• IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, CSA/UL 60950-1, ASTM F 963, UL 1642
  • UL CB cert
  • Full Report
  • Amendment 1
  • XO Cert Label
  • AC Adapter label(1)
  • AC Adapter label(2)

• Factory Inspections
  • ISO9001
  • Factory Audit
• Safety Icons Insert and shutdown screen
  • UL_warning.png

EMC Certification

• Laptop EMC Test Report

International Certification

• Afghanistan
• Argentina (CNC, S-Mark)
  • S-Mark certification
  • S-mark label on AC adapter
  • CNC certification page 1
  • CNC certification page 2

• Australia
  • Australian EMC certification

Also requires European wireless certification Getting ACMA tick of approval - August 2008

• Brazil
  • Anatel Label
  • Certificate (1)
  • Certificate (2)

• Cambodia
• Canada
  • File:CCC.pdf
  • File:ULCB.pdf

• Ethiopia (ETA)
  • File:Eta.pdf

• Ghana
• Haiti
• Liberia
• Mexico (NOM,CEFETEL)
  • NOM

• Mongolia
• Nigeria(NCC, Soncap)
  • NCC (1)
  • NCC (2)
  • Soncap

• Pakistan
• Panama
• Peru
• Rwanda
• Uruguay

• USA (UL, FCC)
  • FCC
  • CB

• OTHER countries please contact OLPC to check

Countries where safety certification is pending

(Completion expected by 12/31/07)

• European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (UL-CB,RoHS)

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  CB

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  RoHS

(Completion expected in Q108)

• China (CCC, CCC, RTA-radio)
• India (TEC)
• Israel (CoC)
• Japan (PSC, Japan Radio)
• Korea (MIC, EK)
• Taiwan (BSMI)

Environmental Impact

• Energy Star 4.0

• Energystar.pdf

  15X better than Estar

• EPEAT Gold (IEEE 1680 compliance award)

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  EPEAT Gold Award

• RoHS Certificate (Reduction of Hazardous Substances)

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  RoHS

• Plastics toxicity Testing Data

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  PC 115

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  PC 540

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  PB 1201

• Green press release

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  Greenest Laptop

Robustness Testing

• XO Test Plan

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  Testing regime

• Comparison to other rugged laptops

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  XO exceeds other rugged laptops

• Free Drop Test Results

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  XO exceeds MIL spec

• Package Drop Test Results

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  Package drop

• Vibration Test Results

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  Vibration tests

• Cold Temperature Cycling Results

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  Good to -25C and further

• Heat: certified to 45C, 50C pending.
• Plastic UV exposure test results

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  Ultraviolet on plastic

• UV exposure on screen (good to half a million hours in simulated sun)
• Battery Test Data

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  short circuit

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  stove test (150C)

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  crush test

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  nail test (drive a nail through the battery)

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  overcharging test

• Ears: easy connect, insert molded ears
• Rubber feet: grip even on slanted desks when they are bumped
• electrolytic caps: have short lifetime in heat, our low power laptop doesn't need these type of capacitors (every other laptop on the market uses them)
• Dust/Water Incursion: in process of testing for IP 42, IP 53 (Ingress Protocol). rubber sealed keyboard and touchpad base.
• Scratch resistance: texture on the laptop makes it's scratch resistant
• wide voltage input to laptop: 11 volts to 18 volts
• AC adapter:
  • 90v(-10%) ~ 240v(+25%), 35-60Hz, AC input
  • Safety: IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1 & CSA/UL 60950-1 qualified (in process)
  • Extra Transient and Burst Immunity: IEC 61000-4-4 passed
  • Extra Surge Immunity: IEC 61000-4-5 passed
• extra screws: underneath the handlebar, can be used for repair when a screw is misplaced.