SPRACP3C November   2019  – December 2021 AWR6843 , AWR6843AOP , IWR1443 , IWR1642 , IWR6443 , IWR6843 , IWR6843AOP

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2Typical Certification Procedure
  4. 3Regulatory Compliance Overview
    1. 3.1 European Union Regulations - Radio Equipment directive (RED)
      1. 3.1.1 Efficient Use of the Radio Spectrum (EN 305 550)
      2. 3.1.2 RF Exposure Limit - EN 62311
      3. 3.1.3 Electrical Safety - EN 62368
      4. 3.1.4 ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - EN 301 489-1
    2. 3.2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
      1. 3.2.1 End Equipment and FCC Clause
      2. 3.2.2 Fundamental Emmision levels
      3. 3.2.3 Spurious Emission
      4. 3.2.4 Frequency Stability
      5. 3.2.5 Radiation Exposure Requirement
      6. 3.2.6 FCC Waiver and Other Relevant Information
    3. 3.3 Applicable Terms and Equations
      1. 3.3.1 Duty Cycle Factor
      2. 3.3.2 Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP)
      3. 3.3.3 Friis Equation
      4. 3.3.4 Far-Field Boundary
  5. 4Tools and Setup
    1. 4.1 Hardware Setup
    2. 4.2 MMWAVESTUDIO
      1. 4.2.1 Running LUA Scripts
    3. 4.3 mmWave Visualizer
    4. 4.4 IWR6843ISK-ODS Test Case
  6. 5Common Issues and Resolutions
    1. 5.1 Peak Power
    2. 5.2 Occupied Bandwidth
    3. 5.3 Spurious Emissions
      1. 5.3.1 14.4-Ghz Harmonics
      2. 5.3.2 Suggested Resolution
        1. 5.3.2.1 Hardware Measures
        2. 5.3.2.2 Software Measures
    4. 5.4 Overshoot
    5. 5.5 Frequency Stability
      1. 5.5.1 Generating CW Signal
      2. 5.5.2 Frequency Stability Over Temperature and Voltage Range
  7. 6References
  8. 7Revision History

3.2.1 End Equipment and FCC Clause

Table 3-7 Shows key end equipment categories, the allowed frequency band and the applicable FCC clauses based on interpretation of the standard.

Important:

Table below shows understanding at the time of writing and may not be up to date. Recommendation is to confirm the specifics of your use case with FCC

Table 3-7 End Equipments

End Equipment

Frequency Band

FCC clause

Area scanner for Zone occupancy

60GHz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors

Automated Doors and Gates

60GHz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors

Gesture Recognition

60GHz

FCC 15.255 - short-range devices for interactive motion sensing

High accuracy level sensing

77GHz

FCC 15.256 – level probing radars

Long range people detection

60Ghz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors

People Counting

60Ghz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors

Robotics

77GHz

FCC Part 95 (if robot is used to move people or goods)

Traffic Monitoring

60GHz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors

Vital signs

60GHz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors

Automotive InCabin Sensing

60GHz

FCC 15.255 - fixed field disturbance sensors (if car is stopped)

Automotive Sensing

77GHz

FCC Part 95