MIL-STD-810H Certification
One of the critical baseline standards for a ruggedized laptop is the US military's MIL-STD-810H certification. To receive this prized certification, a rugged laptop or tablet is required to pass an extensive battery of tests. While the MIL-STD-810H certification varies by product type and family, in general a rugged computer is expected to pass the given test below.
What is in the test?
There are dozens of specific tests that need to be performed to determine if a product will meet the MIL-STD-810H standards. A few examples are:
- Altitude: Storage / Air Transport
- Can the device be transported at 50,000 ft+ for more than an hour?
- Altitude: Operation / Air Carriage
- Can this device operate successfully at 50,000 ft+ for more than an hour?
- High Temperature: Storage
- Can the device be stored at 160 degrees fahrenheit for 7 days?
- High Temperature: Operation
- Can the device be used at 145 degrees fahrenheit for 2 hours or longer?
- Low Temperature: Storage
- Can the device be stored at -60 degrees fahrenheit for 4+ hours?
- Low Temperature: Operation
- Can the device be operated at -20 degrees fahrenheit for 4+ hours on batteries or -25 degrees fahrenheit while plugged in?
- Temperature Shock
- 3+ cycles of extreme temperature change from 160 degrees fahrenheit to -60 degrees fahrenheit.
- Rain: Blowing Rain
- The ability to operate in 70 mph wind with 5.8 in of rain per hour over a 30+ min period.
- Sand and Dust
- The ability ot operate through blowing sand or dust at 140 degrees fahrenheit.
- Vibration
- Several test around varying degrees of force over 2 hours on a different axis.
- Drop
- Continuous operation while being dropped from 4ft, 5 foot, or 6 foot onto a 2 inch plywood material.
What is in the test?
There are dozens of specific tests that need to be performed to determine if a product will meet the MIL-STD-810H standards. A few examples are:
- Altitude: Storage / Air Transport
- Can the device be transported at 50,000 ft+ for more than an hour?
- Altitude: Operation / Air Carriage
- Can this device operate successfully at 50,000 ft+ for more than an hour?
- High Temperature: Storage
- Can the device be stored at 160 degrees fahrenheit for 7 days?
- High Temperature: Operation
- Can the device be used at 145 degrees fahrenheit for 2 hours or longer?
- Low Temperature: Storage
- Can the device be stored at -60 degrees fahrenheit for 4+ hours?
- Low Temperature: Operation
- Can the device be operated at -20 degrees fahrenheit for 4+ hours on batteries or -25 degrees fahrenheit while plugged in?
- Temperature Shock
- 3+ cycles of extreme temperature change from 160 degrees fahrenheit to -60 degrees fahrenheit.
- Rain: Blowing Rain
- The ability to operate in 70 mph wind with 5.8 in of rain per hour over a 30+ min period.
- Sand and Dust
- The ability ot operate through blowing sand or dust at 140 degrees fahrenheit.
- Vibration
- Several test around varying degrees of force over 2 hours on a different axis.
- Drop
- Continuous operation while being dropped from 4ft, 5 foot, or 6 foot onto a 2 inch plywood material.
Check out our upcoming blog for notable specific examples of the MIL-STD-810H application!
