KIN - Mains communicating systems

1.1   The SmartHouse and its components
The SmartHouse consists of a large and wide ranging set of many Services, Applications, Equipment, Networks and Systems that act together in delivering the “intelligent” or “connected” home in order to address security and control, communications, leisure and comfort, environmental integration and accessibility. These components are represented by many actors that interact and work together to provide interoperable systems that benefit the home based user in the SmartHouse. Because of this wide ranging variability of the entities in the SmartHouse, there is a very high level of potential complexity in finding the optimal solution for any particular SmartHouse.
The main actors that influence the SmartHouse are the consumers (customers, subscribers, individuals) that live in and utilise the Services, Applications and Products that are designed for the SmartHouse. It is therefore appropriate that the other main set of actors are the service and application providers that deliver the services that the consumers need and require, including those responsible for installing systems in the SmartHouse and for maintaining them.
These consumers have needs and requirements in many areas and these are described in the Section on Consumers. Likewise the aims and objectives of the Service Providers in fulfilling consumer needs are described in the section on Service Providers. The installer also has to fulfil consumer needs and the Installation Process is described in the section on Installation.

This document is intended to act as guidance for technical committees with respect to: a)   producing resistibility standards; b)   identifying the relevant committees for preparing European resistibility standards. Safety (electrical etc.) and EMC are excluded from the scope of this report.

2021: CLC legacy converted by DCLab NISOSTS

2018-09-24 - GEM - main and corrigendum cannot be cited without Annex ZZ and assessment 'compliant' - unflagged for citation

This standard applies to electrical equipment using signals in the frequency range 1,6 MHz to 30 MHz to transmit information on low voltage electrical systems, either on the public supply system or within installations in consumers’ premises.
It does not specify the signal modulation methods nor the coding methods nor functional features. Environmental requirements and tests are not included.
The immunity requirements have been selected so as to ensure an adequate level of immunity for apparatus at residential, commercial and light industrial premises (Class 1 environment), and industrial premises supplied from a dedicated HV/MV or MV/LV transformers (Class 2 environment).
The severity levels required by this standard may not cover extreme cases which may occur in any location but with a low probability of occurrence. In special cases situations will arise where the level of disturbances may exceed the levels specified in this standard (e.g. where a hand-held transmitter is used in proximity to an apparatus). In these instances special mitigation measures may be required.

Corrigendum to EN issued October 2006

This part of the EN 50090 specifies the services and protocol in a physical layer independent way for the data link layer and for the network layer and the transport layer for usage in Home and Building Electronic Systems

This part of the EN 50090 specifies the services and protocol of the application layer for usage in Home and Building Electronic Systems. It provides the services and the interface to the user process as defined in EN 50090 3 2. This procedure is based on the services and the protocol is provided by the Transport Layer, Network Layer and Data Link Layer as specified in EN 50090 4 2.

This European Standard applies to phase couplers in a mains communication system for phase to neutral voltage not exceeding 250 V a.c. and a nominal current not exceeding 125 A, intended for household and similar fixed installation including residential, commercial and light industrial buildings.
This European Standard applies to phase couplers used to control the coupling of communication signals between phases or sections of a mains communication system.
A “phase coupler” may be used to achieve coupling between the phases of a multiphase installation, or to provide bridging of signals around other system components.
The standard defines
   the requirements to ensure a minimum coupling between the sections, and
   the requirements to ensure no change on the safety of the electrical installation.

This part of EN 50090 specifies the structure and functioning of servers for the objects which form the interface between the application layer and the application and management.

This international standard establishes general principles for network- and device-management shared by and independent of the installation mode. The goal is to standardize the interaction, between a management client and a management server, that shall lead to the successful configuration of the devices. In this way, these management procedures thus specify the highest level communication requirements between a management client and a management server. These requirements specify:
a)   the sequence of messages that shall be exchanged between a management client and a management server, and
b)   the contents and interpretation of the transported data, and
c)   the action to take based on these data (setting internal resources, state machines, physical actions, …), and
d)   the error and exception handling.
The management procedures base on the application layer services.
Some management procedures solely base on the use of one or a sequence of dedicated application layer services to achieve the required goal. For these, the documents EN 50090-4-1 and EN 50090-4-2 provide sufficient information for the underlying mechanisms.
Other management procedures additionally use the application layer services to access internal data in the management server to achieve the required goal. These data are laid down as objects as specified in EN 50090 3 2.

This standard applies to incoming filters used to control the coupling of signals between the utility area and the consumer area (see Figure 1).
The standard defines
•   the minimum impedance in the relevant frequency band(s) at both Utility port and Consumer port,
•   the minimum attenuation of unwanted signals transmitted from the utility side to the consumer side and vice versa,
•   the transmission characteristics:
-   operating frequency domain for both utility side and consumer side,
-   attenuation between the utility side and the consumer side and vice versa,
-   impedance at the utility side and at the consumer side.
This standard applies to incoming filters designed for and used in single or multiphase installations.

This standard applies to electrical equipment using signals in the frequency range 3 kHz to
95 kHz to transmit or receive information on low voltage electrical systems, for electricity
suppliers and distributors. In the case of equipment which includes functions other than the
transmission or reception of information on low voltage electrical supplies, this standard applies
only to that part of the equipment intended for such transmission or reception of information.
Other parts of the equipment shall comply with the immunity standard or standards relevant to the
functions of those other parts. In the event of tests being specified in those other standards of a
different severity and where the construction of the equipment is such that the functions cannot
be tested separately, the higher severity shall apply to all affected functions.
The object of this standard is to limit mutual influence between mains communication equipment
and systems (MCES) operating in different frequency bands as defined in EN 50065-1 and to
contribute to ensuring electromagnetic compatibility in general. It specifies essential immunity
requirements and test methods, including those tests which are to be performed during typetesting
of MCES on low-voltage installations, for electromagnetic interference in general and
more specific interference coming from other MCES. It therefore defines the immunity test
requirements for apparatus in relation to continuous and transient disturbances, both conducted
and radiated, and electrostatic discharges. Test requirements are specified for each port
considered.
This standard gives limits which are applicable to products operating in the public supply network,
operated by electricity utilities. The levels do not however cover extreme cases which may occur
in any location but with a low probability of occurrence. In special cases situations will arise where
the level of disturbances may exceed the levels specified in this standard e.g. where a hand-held
transmitter is used in proximity to an apparatus. In these instances special mitigation measures
may have to be employed.
It does not specify immunity between mains communication systems operating in the same band
(as defined in EN 50065-1) or immunity to signals originating from power line carrier systems
operating on high or medium voltage networks.
Safety considerations are not included in this standard.

This standard applies to electrical equipment using signals in the frequency range 95 kHz to
148,5 kHz to transmit or receive information on low voltage electrical systems, in industrial
environments. In the case of equipment which includes functions other than the transmission or
reception of information on low voltage electrical supplies, this standard applies only to that part
of the equipment intended for such transmission or reception of information. Other parts of the
equipment shall comply with the immunity standard or standards relevant to the functions of those
other parts. In the event of tests being specified in those other standards of a different severity
and where the construction of the equipment is such that the functions cannot be tested
separately, the higher severity shall apply to all affected functions.
The object of this standard is to limit mutual influence between mains communication equipment
and systems (MCES) operating in different frequency bands as defined in EN 50065-1 and to
contribute to ensuring electromagnetic compatibility in general. It specifies essential immunity
requirements and test methods, including those tests which are to be performed during typetesting
of MCES on low-voltage installations, for electromagnetic interference in general and
more specific interference coming from other MCES. It therefore defines the immunity test
requirements for apparatus in relation to continuous and transient disturbances, both conducted
and radiated, and electrostatic discharges. Test requirements are specified for each port
considered.
This standard gives limits which are applicable to products operating in industrial environments.
The levels do not however cover extreme cases which may occur in any location but with a low
probability of occurrence. In special cases situations will arise where the level of disturbances
may exceed the levels specified in this standard e.g. where a hand-held transmitter is used in
proximity to an apparatus. In these instances special mitigation measures may have to be
employed.
It does not specify immunity between mains communication systems operating in the same band
(as defined in EN 50065-1) or immunity to signals originating from power line carrier systems
operating on high or medium voltage networks.

This standard applies to impedance filters in a mains communication system for phase to neutral voltage not exceeding 250 V a.c. and a nominal current not exceeding 125 A, intended for household and similar fixed installation including residential, commercial and light industrial buildings. This standard also applies to "plug-in filters".
These filters (see Figure 1) are used to set a suitable impedance, in the nominal frequency range of the mains signalling system, at any point of the low voltage mains network where a low impedance equipment is connected, in order to allow reliable operation of mains signalling system.
These impedance filters can be used either in utility or consumer networks. They may also be used in conjunction with incoming filters and segmentation filters.

This standard applies to electrical equipment using signals in the frequency range 95 kHz to 148,5 kHz to transmit or receive information on low voltage electrical systems, residential, commercial and light industrial environments. In the case of equipment which includes functions other than the transmission or reception of information on low voltage electrical supplies, this standard applies only to that part of the equipment intended for such transmission or reception of information. Other parts of the equipment shall comply with the immunity standard or standards relevant to the functions of those other parts. In the event of tests being specified in those other standards of a different severity and where the construction of the equipment is such that the functions cannot be tested separately, the higher severity shall apply to all affected functions.
The object of this standard is to limit mutual influence between mains communication equipment and systems (MCES) operating in different frequency bands as defined in EN 50065-1 and to contribute to ensuring Electromagnetic Compatibility in general.  It specifies essential immunity requirements and test methods, including those tests which are to be performed during type-testing of MCES on low-voltage installations, for electromagnetic interference in general and more specific interference coming from other MCES. It therefore defines the immunity test requirements for apparatus in relation to continuous and transient disturbances, both conducted and radiated, and electrostatic discharges. Test requirements are specified for each port considered.
This standard gives limits which are applicable to products operating in residential, commercial and light industrial environments. The levels do not however cover extreme cases which may occur in any location but with a low probability of occurrence. In special cases situations will arise where the level of disturbances may exceed the levels specified in this standard e.g. where a hand-held transmitter is used in proximity to an apparatus. In these instances special mitigation measures may have to be employed.
It does not specify immunity between mains communication systems operating in the same band (as defined in EN 50065-1) or immunity to signals originating from Power Line Carrier systems operating on high or medium voltage networks.
Safety considerations are not included in this standard.

This standard applies to segmentation filters in a mains communication system used for single or multiphase installations having a phase to neutral voltage not exceeding 250 V a.c. and a nominal current not exceeding 125 A, intended for household and similar fixed installation including residential, commercial and light industrial buildings and utility networks.
These filters (see Figure 1) are used to control the coupling of signals between two areas of a mains communication system.
The standard defines
-the minimum impedance in the relevant frequency range(s) at both ports,
-the minimum attenuation of signals transmitted between port.

Corrigendum to EN issued January 2003

This product safety standard applies to electrical equipment, such as decoupling filters and phase couplers in a mains communication system for a phase to neutral voltage not exceeding AC 250 V and a nominal current not exceeding 125 A, intended for household and similar fixed-electrical installations including residential, commercial and light industrial buildings

This standard applies to decoupling filters  installed on the low voltage mains network and operating in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz on low voltage mains network.
It does not apply to general purpose filters for EMI suppression.
It does not apply to protocol dependant devices except physical layer (frequency).
It does not apply to filters incorporated in household equipment for example: washing machines and coffee machines.
It specifies the impedance and the transfer function definitions, requirements and test methods of the decoupling filter and some other requirements for example Voltage Drop, Leakage Current and Form Factor.
The impedance and the transfer function are referred to the decoupling filter mains power ports (ref. Figure 1).
The use of the decoupling filter is considered optional; additional rules or obligations may exist that are outside the scope of this standard.
The safety requirements related to decoupling filters are not covered in this standard. They are covered in an other part of the EN 50065 set of standards

To consider the resolution of items designated "under consideration" in the EN; to take into account proposals for further improvement of the EN; to re-align the EN with ISO/IEC DIS 14709-1 (which was derived from EN 50098-1:1994)

This standard applies to electrical equipment, excluding decoupling filters, using signals in the frequency range 3 kHz to 148,5 kHz for data transmission on low voltage electrical networks, either on the public supply network or within installations in consumers' premises.
It specifies requirements for mains communication equipment with respect to the load impedance of the mains.
It does not specify the impedance of external components that are not necessary for the normal functioning of the communication equipment.

This European standard specifies the design and configuration of customer premises cabling for the connection of primary access ISDN equipment. It includes: - design requirements for ISDN primary access point-to-point configuration; - cabling requirements for the installation of new cabling; - criteria for the use of existing cabling; - implementation of ISDN primary access on generic cabling systems according to EN 50173. This standard applies to the customer premises cabling for the transmission of ISDN primary access signals as defined by ETS 300 011. The requirements in this standard also apply to the cabling between Open Network Provision 2048 kbit/s network interfaces and terminal equipment conforming to ETS 300 248.

This document describes applications which an IR-system for Home Building Electronic System, HBES should meet. Market and application demands are taken into account. As a Technical Report, the document is believed to provide an adequate, but non-limitative set of typical requirements and design recommendations.

Applies to interface system components, for use in interconnecting data processing, data storage, and peripheral control devices in a closely coupled configuration. This interface system contains the necessary signals to allow the various system components to interact with each other. lt allows memory and Input/Output direct memory accesses, generation of interrupts, etc. Provides a detailed description of all the elements and features that make up the system bus.

Applies to all kinds of equipment with numeric input used in homes. Specifies the layout of numerical keyboards with three rows of three keys each plus a fourth row with at least one key. Note: -For the price of this publication, please consult the ISO/IEC price-code list.

This European Standard is part 3-1 of the series of standards EN 50090 on Home and Building Electronic Systems (HBES). It gives an overview of the application related user process as defined in EN 50090-3-2 and the Application Layer (see ENV 50090-3-3). Is founded on the general structure defined in EN 50090-2-1, which is based on the basic reference model for the interconnection of open systems (OSI)

Defines ways for new microprocessor systems to perform binary floating point arithmetic in software, in hardware or in any combination of hardware and software. Note: -For the price of this publication, please consult the ISO/IEC price-code list.

The VSB bus was designed to meet the needs of multiprocessor systems based on high-performance 32-bit microprocessors built up from board assemblies. lt includes a high-speed asynchronous data transfer bus allowing masters to direct the transfer of binary data to and from slaves according to 4 kinds of cycles: address-only, single-transfer, block-transfer and interrupt-acknowledge cycles. It also includes an arbitration bus enabling arbiter modules and/or requester modules to coordinate the use of the data-transfer bus according to two arbitration methods (series or parallel).

Describes a high-performance backplane bus for use in microprocessor bases systems. This parallel bus supports single- and block-transfer cycles on a 32-bit non-multiplexed address and data highway. Transmission is governed by an asynchronous handshaken protocol. The bus allocation provides for multiprocessor architectures. This bus also supports inter-module interrupts for facilitating quick response to internal and external events. The mechanics of the boards and chassis are based on EN 60297. Note: -1.This bus is similar to the VME bus. 2.For the price of this publication, please consult the ISO/IEC price-code list.

This European Standard defines the mandatory and optional requirements for the medium specific physical and data link layer for HBES Class 1 Twisted Pair in its two variations called TP0 and TP1.
Data link layer interface and general definitions, which are media independent, are given in EN 50090 4 2.

This standard is relevant for all electronic products and systems (including their software) having home and/or building control functions. It is not restricted to products complying with the HBES standards.
Parts of devices and equipment not providing HBES functionality are not included. For such device parts the relevant product standards apply.
This standard defines the general conformity assessment requirements for the communication protocols.
This standard indicates those standards to be used for conformity assessment of HBES products and or systems.
The conformity assessment procedure provides requirements for all key elements of HBES, such as safety, including functional safety, EMC requirements and environment.
These requirements are given by reference to relevant standards, where available.
The assessment and testing of installed systems will be covered by EN 50090-9-2.

CENELEC Report

This standard specifies procedures for testing the transmission performance of installed information technology cabling in premises. These procedures apply to both balanced copper and optical fibre cabling.
These test procedures may be used for
–   acceptance testing against agreed cabling performance limits,
–   verification of specific application support,
–   the investigation of faults.
These test procedures are not suitable for components or cable assemblies such as patch cords and equipment cords.
For each test procedure this standard specifies
a)   test parameter,
b)   the test method(s),
c)   test system,
d)   test equipment,
e)   cabling interface adaptor,
f)   measurement procedure,
g)   calibration,
h)   interpretation of test results,
i)   documentation.
Limits for the parameters under test are specified in relevant cabling and application standards.

This European Standard sets the requirements for functional safety for HBES products and systems, a multi-application bus system where the functions are decentralised, distributed and linked through a common communication process. The requirements may also apply to the distributed functions of any equipment connected in a home or building control system if no specific functional safety standard exist for this equipment or system.  The functional safety requirements of this European Standard apply together with the relevant product standard for the device if any. This European Standard is used as a product family standard. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone standard. This European Standard does not provide functional safety requirements for safety-related systems.

This European Standard defines the mandatory and optional requirements for the medium specific Physical and Data Link Layer of Radio Frequency for HBES products and systems, a multi-application bus system where the functions are decentralised, distributed and linked through a common communication process.
This European Standard is used as a product family standard. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone standard.
Data Link Layer interface and general definitions, which are medium independent, are given in EN 50090 4 1.

This standard provides common rules for the planning and engineering as well as installation of HBES cabling systems taking into account the layout of the cable support, cables and connectors, and the commissioning of HBES.
It applies to HBES networks installed according to the legal boundaries of the electrical utilities additionally.
The assessment of an installation shall be based on this standard and CLC/TS 50090-9-2.
Rules for co-existence of HBES Class 1 cabling with mains power, and other networks (i.e. those covered by EN 50173 series, EN 50174 series, EN 50083 series) are also specified.
This part of EN 50090 recommends one specific implementation but allows any solution which supports the required HBES functionality without disturbing, or being disturbed by, other application systems or networks.
This part of EN 50090 is also intended as a predisposition and pre-cabling guide-line for Twisted Pair Class 1.
This document concerns only HBES Class 1 application supported by Twisted Pair (TP) media, and coexistence with HBES Class 2 (Class 1 plus simple voice and stable picture transmission), HBES Class 3 (Class 2 plus complex video transfers, e.g. CAT V, and IT) and power networks. Network coexistence is ensured by infrastructure (see 5.2) and installation requirements.
This document applies specifically to the installation of copper cables.
Power line carrier, and optical fibre communication are outside the scope of this document.
The environmental conditions of EN 50090-2-2 apply to enclosure, connectors and generally to all Twisted Pair HBES devices of the installation.

1.1   This European Standard applies to the equipotential bonding inside buildings in which information technology equipment is going to be installed. It contributes to the standardisation of information technology equipment and co-ordinates with the pre-requirements of the generic installation conditions as outlined in IEC 60364-5-548 to achieve the following targets: a)   safety from electrical hazards; b)   reliable signal reference within the entire information technology installation; c)   satisfactory electromagnetic performance of the entire information technology installation. 1.2   A defined bonding configuration down to the equipment level – independent of the equipment supplier – is intended to facilitate –   the installation, operation and maintenance of information technology installations in buildings; –   the interworking between different information technology equipment (interconnected by metallic links). The specification of information technology equipment and of the pre-requirements of installation are subject to agreement of the parties (e. g. the equipment supplier and the purchaser or building owner). 1.3   This standard applies to buildings with information technology equpiment or in which the installation of information technology equipment is intended. It provides additional information for architects of buildings and for designers and installers of electrical installations of buildings on some installation concepts that limit electromagnetic influences. Basic considerations are given here to mitigate such influences that may result in disturbance. This standard does not apply to buildings which may be subject to a harsh electromagnetic environment, or rooms containing the generation, transmission or termination of voltages over AC 1000 V. This standard does not address the specific requirements for telecommunication centres; these are specified in EN 300253.

Corrigendum to EN issued November 2004

Superseded by EN 50065-1:2011

This European Standard specifies the general features and architecture of the HBES. The object is to define new terms for use in the EN 50090 series, to give general information and advice on the required HBES features and its architecture; to specify the HBES model; to specify the basic functional structure of an HBES with its reference points and interfaces

Superseded by EN 50491-5-1:2010,  EN 50491-5-2:2010 & EN 50491-5-3:2010

This European standard defines the general technical requirements of a Home and Building Electronic System (HBES) based on SELV or PELV. It concerns cabling and topology, electrical and functional safety, environmental conditions and behavior in case of failures as well as specific HBES installation rules. The HBES includes also the interfaces of devices and equipment providing connection to the HBES. Parts of devices and equipment not providing HBES functionality are not included. For such parts the relevant product standards apply. NOTE: Reference is made also to CENELEC Technical Report RlO5-OO2.

CENELEC Report * Superseded by EN 50090-4-1:2004

CENELEC Report * Superseded by EN 50090-4-2:2004

CENELEC Report * Superseded by EN 50090-5-2:2004

This standard specifies the structure, the basic means and rules to describe the user process

CENELEC Report * D122/065: Withdrawn * May 2005 decision: BT decision confirmed