AS/NZS4268 Reports and Certifications for nRF52832

[Chris Baudia]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for reports and/or certifications that can help with our own device's certification process.

Would you know where we could find such reports: EN 301 893 and/or EN 300 328 ?

Basically anything we can use to prove compliance with ACMA standard and AS/NZS4268.

Many thanks in advance!

-Chris

[Roger Clark]

Chris can you clarify.

The question of certification is asked a lot on this forum, so you should probably read the other questions,

But... basically the nRF5x components do not come with any form of RF certification

The certifications they have is about being Bluetooth.org protocol compliant and approved

If you want to get your product AS/NZ certified, the entire product will need to be sent to a test lab, and the test results will be what you use for your application to gain certification.

The test labs can do all the paperwork for you as well, (for a fee).

Last time I asked for a quote, from a test house in Australia I was told approx $20k AUD

[Chris Baudia]

Thanks Roger,

We are doing a lot with test labs in Australia but we can also avoid a lot of costs by providing existing test reports and/or certifications for some of the key components of our device.

I have been looking at other answers on the forum but also in the technical documentation section but couldn't find a clear answer.

Here is the exact request from our certification body:

"BLE/WiFi Testing - If existing reports are note available, then WiFi and BLE transmitters must comply with ACMA Class Licence requirements per the Short Range Devices standard and AS/NZS4268. Report to EN 301 893 (5GHz WiFi) used for CE marking for R&TTE Directive will suffice if available, however for 2.4Ghz transmitters (BLE and WiFi), report must be to EN 300 328. "

Will be looking again on the forum.

-Chris

[Chris Baudia]

In this white paper from the info center (infocenter.nordicsemi.com/.../nwp_010.pdf), in section 3, it is written the following: "The manufacturer must self-declare that the product complies with the R&TTE directive in order to mark it with the CE logo."

Should that mean than Nordic should provide such a declaration or is the test lab a mandatory step?

-Chris

[Roger Clark]

AFIK, You are the product manufacturer in this case.

Certifications are for the product as a whole, ( which you manufacture) not a group of certifications for the components in your product.

E.g. Although you can buy modules containing the nRF51 and 52 which have FCC and CE approval, and you used one of those modules, you would still need to have your whole product tested and certified.

I dont believe there are no shortcuts to this, short of having your own test lab.

[Chris Baudia]

Thanks Roger, you are right. We'll be working with our certification body to better understand the process and associated cost.

As for BLE testing for nRF52832, bluetooth.org provides the following documentattion:

• nRF52832 RF Phy www.bluetooth.org/.../QLI_viewQDL.cfm
• nRF52 with S132 v4.0.0 www.bluetooth.org/.../QLI_viewQDL.cfm

If we recall existing Qualified Designs, we would have to pay USD8000$ to get the Declaration ID otherwise we can try to qualify for the Innovation Incentive Program that will reduce the overall cost but should we still re-test Bluetooth RF-PHY?

Thanks!

-Chris