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  2.   How to Qualify Your Bluetooth Low Energy Product
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Bluetooth Qualification
    1. 2.1 General Guidelines
      1. 2.1.1 Product Listing Creation
        1. 2.1.1.1 Provide Product Details
        2. 2.1.1.2 Specify the Design
        3. 2.1.1.3 Pay an Administrative Fee
        4. 2.1.1.4 Submission
        5. 2.1.1.5 Verification
      2. 2.1.2 Applicable TCRL
    2. 2.2 CC13xx and CC26xx Guidelines
      1. 2.2.1 CC13xx and CC26xx Qualified Designs
      2. 2.2.2 Information regarding errata
        1. 2.2.2.1 Erratum 10734
        2. 2.2.2.2 Erratum 11838
    3. 2.3 CC23xx Guidelines
      1. 2.3.1 CC2340Rx Qualified Designs
    4. 2.4 CC254x Guidelines
      1. 2.4.1 Qualified Designs CC254x
    5. 2.5 RF PHY Test Parameters
    6. 2.6 How to Enable Bluetooth and Regulatory Test Modes
      1. 2.6.1 Bluetooth RF-PHY Testing
        1. 2.6.1.1 Regulatory Approval Testing
    7. 2.7 FAQ
  6. 3FCC Certification
    1. 3.1 FCC ID
  7. 4CE Certification
  8. 5Industry Canada (IC) Certification
    1. 5.1 IC-ID
  9. 6References
  10.   Revision History

3 FCC Certification

Under Part 15 of the FCC rules, all electronic devices with a clock or oscillator exceeding 9 kHz need to be verified that they are not causing harmful radiated emissions. FCC Part 15 covers unintentional testing and evaluation as well as low power un-licensed transmitters. In addition, all transmitters must be registered and certified by the FCC to ensure they are not causing harmful emissions and interference on regulated frequencies.

Note: Device that incorporate a radio transceiver ("intentional radiators") must comply with FCC Part 15 Sub Part C, commonly referred to as "FCC Part 15C". All Bluetooth Low Energy wireless MCUs incorporate a transceiver and fall under the FCC Part 15C requirements.

Section 15.209 of the radio contains general radiated emission limits that apply to all Part 15 transmitters using frequencies at and above 9 kHz. Section 15.247 and 15.249 provide more detailed information about the emission requirements in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz ISM band. Bluetooth Low Energy products are typically certified under 15.247 as Systems Using Digital Modulation. This allows the radio to have higher output power than under 15.249, which is limited to 0 dBm. Bluetooth Low Energy is not considered FHSS under FCC.

There are two ways of getting a FCC certification: directly from the FCC or through a Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB). For almost all devices, you can chose either to use a TCB or FCC for the certification. The exception is when the equipment uses new technology or when the test methods are undefined or unclear, then FCC is the only party that can provide certification.

Devices can reuse a modular radio pre-certification provided that the module manufacturer's layout and placement guidelines are strictly followed, including display of the module's FCC ID. For more information, see the module provider's data sheet.