SIST EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022

Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2: Electronic textile - Measurement methods for basic properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)

IEC 63203-201-2:2022 specifies the provisions for conductive fabrics and insulation materials used for electronic textiles and measurement methods for their properties.
Conductive fabrics covered by this document are basic materials in electronic textiles and are mainly used as conductive traces, electrodes and the like in clothes-type wearable devices. This document does not cover high-resistance conductive fabrics used for antistatic purposes and heater applications.
Insulating materials handled in this document are materials used for electrical insulation of conductive parts in electronic textiles. They include materials for covering the conductive parts, and general fabrics constituting the basic structure of clothes‑type wearable devices.
This document does not define the required characteristics of the conductive fabric and insulation materials; rather, it specifies measurement methods for general and electrical properties of the conductive fabric and insulation materials.

Tragbare elektronische Geräte und Technologien - Teil 201-2: Elektronische Textilien - Messverfahren für die grundlegenden Eigenschaften von leitfähigen Textilien und Isolationswerkstoffen (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)

Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter - Partie 201-2: Textile électronique - Méthodes de mesure des propriétés fondamentales des étoffes conductrices et des matériaux isolants (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)

L’IEC 63203-201-2:2022 spécifie les dispositions applicables aux étoffes conductrices et aux matériaux isolants utilisés pour les textiles électroniques, ainsi que les méthodes de mesure de leurs propriétés.
Les étoffes conductrices traitées dans le présent document constituent les matériaux de base des textiles électroniques et sont utilisées principalement comme traces conductrices, électrodes conductrices et analogues dans les dispositifs prêts-à-porter de type vêtements. Le présent document n’inclut pas les étoffes conductrices à haute résistance utilisées à des fins antistatiques et pour les applications de chauffage.
Les matériaux isolants visés dans le présent document sont des matériaux utilisés pour l’isolation électrique des parties conductrices dans les textiles électroniques. Ils incluent les matériaux de revêtement des parties conductrices, et les étoffes générales qui constituent la structure de base des dispositifs prêts-à-porter de type vêtements.
Le présent document ne définit pas les caractéristiques exigées de l’étoffe conductrice ni des matériaux isolants, mais spécifie les méthodes de mesurage liées aux propriétés générales et électriques de l’étoffe conductrice et des matériaux isolants.

Nosljive elektronske naprave in tehnologije - 201-2. del: Elektronski tekstil - Metode merjenja osnovnih lastnosti prevodnih tkanin in izolacijskih materialov (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)

Ta del standarda IEC 63203-201 podaja določbe za prevodne tkanine in izolacijske materiale, ki se uporabljajo za elektronski tekstil, ter metode za merjenje njihovih lastnosti. Prevodne tkanine, ki jih obravnava ta dokument, so osnovni material za elektronski tekstil ter se uporabljajo predvsem kot prevodne sledi, elektrode in podobno pri nosljivih napravah za oblačenje. Ta dokument ne zajema prevodnih tkanin z visoko odpornostjo, ki se uporabljajo pri preprečevanju statične naelektritve in grelnikih. Izolacijski materiali, obravnavani v tem dokumentu, so materiali, ki se uporabljajo za električno izolacijo prevodnih delov v elektronskem tekstilu. Zajemajo materiale za prekrivanje prevodnih delov in splošne tkanine, ki tvorijo osnovno strukturo nosljivih naprav za oblačenje. Ta dokument ne opredeljuje zahtevanih lastnosti prevodnih tkanin in izolacijskih materialov, temveč določa metode za merjenje splošnih ter električnih lastnosti prevodnih tkanin in izolacijskih materialov.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 23-Jun-2022
• ICS: 59.080.80 - Smart textiles
• Technical Committee: I09 - Imaginarni 09
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 17-Jun-2022
• Due Date: 22-Aug-2022
• Completion Date: 24-Jun-2022
• Ref Project: EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022 - Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2: Electronic textile - Measurement methods for basic properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials

Relations

• Corrected By: SIST EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022/AC:2024 - Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2: Electronic textile - Measurement methods for basic properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials (IEC 63203-201-2:2022/COR1:2023)
• Effective Date: 01-May-2024

Overview

EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022 (CLC / CENELEC adoption of IEC 63203-201-2:2022) is a measurement-methods standard for electronic textiles (e-textiles). It specifies how to measure the basic general and electrical properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials used in clothes‑type wearable electronic devices. The document defines test methods for materials that serve as conductive traces, electrodes and similar functional elements in wearables. It does not cover high-resistance conductive fabrics for antistatic uses or heating applications, and it does not prescribe pass/fail material requirements - only standardized measurement procedures.

Key topics

• Material scope and classification
  • Classification of conductive fabrics and of electrical insulation materials used in e-textiles.
• Environmental conditioning
  • Atmospheric conditions and specimen conditioning required before testing (standardized pre-conditioning).
• Electrical properties (primary focus)
  • Sheet resistance measurement for conductive tracks.
  • Fusing current tests to characterize current-carrying behavior.
  • Electric insulation properties including test specimens, circuit set-ups and insulation test procedures to evaluate layer and substrate insulation.
• Durability and resistance tests
  • Perspiration resistance to assess chemical/biological effects from wear.
  • Detergent (washing) resistance for laundering durability of conductive and insulating layers.
• Test specimen preparation and set-up
  • Specimen geometries, pre-tensioning for non-stretch fabrics, and measurement circuit diagrams (figures provided in the standard).

Applications and users

This standard is practical for professionals involved in the design, testing and manufacture of wearable electronics and smart textiles:

• E-textile and smart textile manufacturers - to characterize conductive- yarns/fabrics and insulating components.
• Product designers / R&D teams - to validate electrical performance and durability of conductive traces and electrodes in garments.
• Test laboratories and quality departments - for reproducible, comparable measurement data used in material selection and supplier verification.
• Safety and compliance engineers - to assess insulation properties relevant to electrical safety in wearable systems.
• Academic researchers working on wearable sensors, garment-integrated electronics and printed textile conductors.

Keywords: electronic textile, e-textile, conductive fabrics, insulation materials, measurement methods, wearable electronic devices, smart textiles, sheet resistance, fusing current, perspiration resistance.

Related standards

Normative and related references cited include:

• IEC 60243-1 (electric strength of insulating materials)
• IEC 62631-3-1 (resistive properties of solid insulating materials)
• IEC 60468 (resistivity measurement methods)
• ISO 105‑E04 (colour fastness to perspiration)
• EN 16812 (linear electrical resistance of conductive tracks)

EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022 provides the standardized test foundation needed to compare and qualify conductive and insulating textile materials for garment-type wearable electronics.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2022
Nosljive elektronske naprave in tehnologije - 201-2. del: Elektronski tekstil -
Metode merjenja osnovnih lastnosti prevodnih tkanin in izolacijskih materialov
(IEC 63203-201-2:2022)
Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2: Electronic textile -
Measurement methods for basic properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials
(IEC 63203-201-2:2022)
Tragbare elektronische Geräte und Technologien - Teil 201-2: Elektronische Textilien -
Messverfahren für die grundlegenden Eigenschaften von leitfähigen Textilien und
Isolationswerkstoffen (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)
Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter - Partie 201-2: Textile
électronique - Méthodes de mesure des propriétés fondamentales des étoffes
conductrices et des matériaux isolants (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022
ICS:
59.080.80 Inteligentne tekstilije Smart textiles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 63203-201-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2022
ICS 59.080.80; 59.080.30
English Version
Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2:
Electronic textile - Measurement methods for basic properties of
conductive fabrics and insulation materials
(IEC 63203-201-2:2022)
Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter - Tragbare elektronische Geräte und Technologien - Teil 201-
Partie 201-2: Textile électronique - Méthodes de mesure 2: Elektronische Textilien - Messverfahren für die
des propriétés fondamentales des étoffes conductrices et grundlegenden Eigenschaften von leitfähigen Textilien und
des matériaux isolants Isolationswerkstoffen
(IEC 63203-201-2:2022) (IEC 63203-201-2:2022)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022 E

European foreword
The text of document 124/176/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 63203-201-2, prepared by IEC/TC 124
"Wearable electronic devices and technologies" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 63203-201-2:2022.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-02-28
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2025-05-31
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 63203-201-2:2022 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61557-2:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61557-2:2021 (not modified)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60243-1 2013 Electric strength of insulating materials - EN 60243-1 2013
Test methods - Part 1: Tests at power
frequencies
IEC 60468 1974 Method of measurement of resistivity of - -
metallic materials
IEC 62631-3-1 2016 Dielectric and resistive properties of solid EN 62631-3-1 2016
insulating materials - Part 3-1:
Determination of resistive properties (DC
methods) - Volume resistance and volume
resistivity - General method
ISO 105-E04 - Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part EN ISO 105-E04 -
E04: Colour fastness to perspiration
ISO 139 - Textiles – Standard atmospheres for EN ISO 139 -
conditioning and testing
ISO 6330 - Textiles – Domestic washing and drying EN ISO 6330 -
procedures for textile testing
- - Textiles and textile products – Electrically EN 16812 2016
conductive textiles – Determination of the
linear electrical resistance of conductive
tracks
IEC 63203-201-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Wearable electronic devices and technologies –

Part 201-2: Electronic textile – Measurement methods for basic properties of

conductive fabrics and insulation materials

Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter –

Partie 201-2: Textile électronique – Méthodes de mesure des propriétés

fondamentales des étoffes conductrices et des matériaux isolants

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 59.080.30; 59.080.80 ISBN 978-2-8322-1104-0

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Materials and structure . 7
4.1 Classification of conductive fabric . 7
4.2 Classification of insulation materials . 8
5 Atmospheric conditions for measurement and conditioning . 8
6 Characteristics and measurement methods for conductive fabric . 8
6.1 Electrical properties . 8
6.1.1 Sheet resistance . 8
6.1.2 Fusing current . 9
6.1.3 Electric insulation properties . 10
6.2 Chemical and biological resistance . 14
6.2.1 Perspiration resistance . 14
6.2.2 Detergent resistance . 15
Bibliography . 16

Figure 1 – Classification of electric insulation materials . 8
Figure 2 – Test specimen for measurement of insulation properties . 11
Figure 3 – Test specimen setting . 11
Figure 4 – Measurement circuit of cover insulation layer side. 11
Figure 5 – Measurement circuit of substrate side . 13

Table 1 – Pre-tensioning for fabrics without stretch characteristics . 9

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WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES –

Part 201-2: Electronic textile –
Measurement methods for basic properties of
conductive fabrics and insulation materials

FOREWORD
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rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
IEC 63203-201-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 124: Wearable electronic
devices and technologies. It is an International Standard.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
124/176/FDIS 124/181/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.

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This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are
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A list of all parts in the IEC 63203 series, published under the general title Wearable electronic
devices and technologies, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
This document contains the provisions for conductive fabrics and insulation materials used for
electronic textiles and measurement methods for their properties. When a conductive fabric
becomes a wearable electronics product, it plays the role of conductive traces, electrodes and
the like in clothes-type wearable devices. Therefore, measurement methods are defined for the
characteristics of such conductive fabrics.
The IEC 63203-2 series relates mainly to measurement methods for electronic textile (e- textile)
of wearable electronics.
The IEC 63203-2 series is divided into parts according to each category of electronic textile.
Each part is prepared as a generic specification containing fundamental information for the area
of printed electronics.
The IEC 63203-2 series consists of the following parts:
IEC 63203-201: E‑textile materials
IEC 63203-201-1: E‑textile materials – Conductive yarn
IEC 63203-201-2: E‑textile materials – Conductive fabrics and insulation materials
IEC 63203-202: Passive electric parts for e‑textiles
IEC 63203-202-1: Passive e‑textile parts – Connectors for e‑textile applications
IEC 63203-203: E‑textile functional elements
IEC 63203-204: E‑textile systems (evaluation method for garment-type wearable systems)
IEC 63203-204-1: E‑textile systems – Test method for assessing washing durability of
leisurewear and sportswear e‑textile systems
(Subsequent parts will be prepared according to other categories.)
Furthermore, sectional specifications, blank detail specifications, and detail specifications of
each category will follow these parts.

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WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES –

Part 201-2: Electronic textile –
Measurement methods for basic properties of
conductive fabrics and insulation materials

1 Scope
This part of IEC 63203-201 specifies the provisions for conductive fabrics and insulation
materials used for electronic textiles and measurement methods for their properties.
Conductive fabrics covered by this document are basic materials in electronic textiles and are
mainly used as conductive traces, electrodes and the like in clothes-type wearable devices.
This document does not cover high-resistance conductive fabrics used for antistatic purposes
and heater applications.
Insulating materials handled in this document are materials used for electrical insulation of
conductive parts in electronic textiles. They include materials for covering the conductive parts,
and general fabrics constituting the basic structure of clothes-type wearable devices.
This document does not define the required characteristics of the conductive fabric and
insulation materials; rather, it specifies measurement methods for general and electrical
properties of the conductive fabric and insulation materials.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60243-1:2013, Electric strength of insulating materials – Test methods – Part 1: Tests at
power frequencies
IEC 60468:1974, Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials
IEC 62631-3-1:2016, Dielectric and resistive properties of solid insulating materials – Part 3-1:
Determination of resistive properties (DC methods) – Volume resistance and volume resistivity
– General method
ISO 105-E04, Textiles − Tests for colour fastness − Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration
ISO 139, Textiles − Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
ISO 6330, Textiles – Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
EN 16812:2016, Textiles and textile products – Electrically conductive textiles – Determination
of the linear electrical resistance of conductive tracks

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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological da
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