Hardware Design based on Dongle

[m.holzer]

I'm quite new to the Bluetooth development in gereral... I want to design a Hardware using the nRF51 Dongle as the reference Design. The plan is to take the Altium Files of the Dongle, remove the Debugger-Part, an leave the RF Part exactly as it is. Antenna, and every single passive Component would be the same! Is there any qualification process needed for Bluetooth SIG? What do I have to be aware of when it comes to performance in terms of RF-range?

[Øyvind Karlsen]

Hi,

For Bluetooth SIG you could in theory do what you are suggesting, however we still recommend doing a retest. Either way you will have to get it FCC approved. Please consult the regulatory and compliance standards whitepaper for more information.

If you do an exact copy and only remove the debugger part, the RF performance should be identical.

Best regards,

Øyvind