NRF52832 BLE Certification

[yogesh]

NRF52832 is bluetooth pre approved SoC. So still need to pay Buetooth SIG to sell my Bluetooth based product in INDIA ??? Can i Sell non Certified product Without FCC CE in india and non certified Bluetooth ? Is there any RisK ??

[FormerMember]

FCC is the regulatory standard for the US, and ETSI (CE) is the regulatory standard for Europe. I would think that there is a such standard for India as well.

Regarding selling non-certified Bluetooth product: It is not allowed to sell a non-certified Bluetooth product or a non-certified Bluetooth compatible product.

The nRF52832 with the S132 softdevice is a Bluetooth qualified design, and has a QDID. The process for qualifying a design based on a product with a QDID can be found here.

[FormerMember]

The "test declaration and test evidence reports" are not needed when you are using a qualified design (nRF52 + S132). The Listing and Declaration Fees are one time payments. Regarding BQE and BQTF, you can take a look here.

Note: From the "qualification & listing" page, you should use the declaration method described under "start here if your are using someone else's bluetooth...".

On the hardware side, you should make sure that the design follows the PCB design guideline rules from this tutorial. When you have made sure that your design follows the design guideline rules, you can create a support case from nordicsemi.com for a layout review.