The IEC 61082-1, “Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology – Part 1: Rules,” was developed for use by the various committees that prepare standards and other documents within IEC. Now there’s a new 3rd Edition for the document, available from Document Center Inc. You may not be part of an IEC committee, but you may find the standard to be helpful if you are responsible for technical documentation. Here’s more about the new update.
The IEC 61082 series was a set of 5 publications, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Only the Part 1 remains current — the balance of the set has been withdrawn. It sets down the general rules and guidelines for the presentation of information in documents, specifically rules for diagrams, drawings and tables used in electrotechnology.
There are a number of other IEC standards that address this topic, covering designation, symbols, documentation rules, preparation of documentation (where this document falls), and data organization. These are considered to be on the topic of the presentation of data.
This new 3rd edition is a technical revision, which means that it cancels and replaces the previous edition from 2006. The main changes are in the following areas:
- New presentation rules for wireless interconnections,
- A description of exceptional cases for the application of the rules for positioning reference designations in diagrams,
- Modifications to the various referenced documents, and
- Harmonization of the definitions with regards to the other standards it references.
IEC has provided a redline edition for this document, which will make it a lot easier for you to find all these changes. The IEC 61082-1 Redline Edition provides you with a copy of the old second edition with all the changes that have been made for the new 3rd edition marked in red. It’s a breeze to see every single change that’s been made.
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