Sub-assemblies are not final products and are therefore
outside the scope of RoHS enforcement. The RoHS Directive
considers sub assemblies to be packages of components assembled
into discrete units. Some may have a discernible function,
others may not. These include a range of items such as, but
not limited to:
- Power supplies
- Populated boards
- Control units
- Monitoring devices
- Display panels
Systronix modules such as JStamp, Tilt400, TStik, JStik,
JCX, JSimm prototype boards, etc, are all subassemblies.
These systems have no discernible function until specifically
programmed by the customer, combined with other subsystems
such as Input/Output devices, socket boards, and power supplies,
and integrated into a final product. The final product, which
you create, and which includes Systronix subassemblies, might
fall within the scope of RoHS - it is up to you, the system
integrator, to make this determination.
Please consult your own RoHS specialist, consider this
helpful UK government website, and read this
document about Systronix sub-assemblies.
If you are located in the European Union and are consuming
sub-assemblies yourself and are not building them into a
final product, offered on the market, then they are once
again exempt. Examples include:
- development systems used by engineers and programmers
- prototypes
- laboratory equipment used in a research laboratory or university
You, the system integrator, are responsible for determining
if your final product (if any) must comply with the RoHS
Directive. Systronix is offering this information to help explain
the scope and limits of RoHS, as we understand them. |
