Electrical symbols come on CD-ROM

A BSI British Standards product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 19, 2008

CD-ROM contains both sets of universal symbols required for use on electrical equipment, covering the symbols and hazard warnings required.

BSI British Standards has released a new CD-ROM for designers and manufacturers of a wide range of both consumer and industrial electrical equipment.

It would also be of interest to technical writers who prepare user and technical manuals, and companies and developers of software packages that prepare documentation or drawings (such as CAD).

The CD-ROM contains both sets of the universal symbols required for use on equipment, covering the symbols and hazard warnings required.

The text of the symbols standards is included, giving guidance on the use of the standards.

It contains database "snapshots" in PDF format, representing the state of the IEC databases at the time of publication.

The PDF format provides quick and easy search functionality for finding the symbols required.

The compendium on CD-ROM is a useful resource providing access to the entire collection of symbols in electronic format, offering the user: two libraries of symbols combined in one convenient package; a portable library of symbols and hazard warnings for equipment; a general indication of function or purpose for controls on equipment is included; text search features so users can easily locate the content they need; and easy electronic copying of the symbols electronically and transfer them to other documents.

The symbols are taken from the two withdrawn European standards which until recently were only available from other sources through a time-limited subscription service: BS EN60417-1:1999 "Graphical symbols for use on equipment - Overview and application"; and BS EN60617-12:1999 "Graphical symbols for diagrams - Binary logic elements".

The CD-ROM is available now priced at GBP 275, plus VAT, postage and packing.

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