Is the Thing52 using the default firmware and / or mesh FCC certified?

[Avanss LLC]

We are using the Thingy52 in a project using nordic bluetooth mesh v0.1. Is the Thingy52 FCC certified?

[Jared]

Hi,

The thingy:52 itself is not certified as it's not meant to be used in a end product but rather as a prototype.

regards

Jared

[Avanss LLC]

Thank you Jared. However there is a difference compared to other development boards, any end user may buy the thingy:52 and use it at home connected to their phones to monitor the temperature, air quality etc. It is a fully working product out of the box.

As you can't control who buys and how the product is used, wouldn't that require an FCC certification?

[Jared]

Hi,

From our product description of the thingy:52 :  

"The Nordic Thingy:52 is an easy-to-use prototyping platform, designed to help in building prototypes and demos, without the need to build hardware or even write firmware."

However, this doesn't mean that future versions of the thingy won't be certified.

List of devices that are certified by Nordic here.

Regards

Jared 

[awneil]

Avanss LLC said:

there is a difference compared to other development boards

Not really.

Avanss LLC said:

you can't control who buys and how the product is used

the same could be said of the dev kits.

[Avanss LLC]

We still think the main difference is that the Thingy52 is a plug-and-play product and other development boards are not, meaning a consumer could buy and use it with no technical knowledge.

Anyways, is the reference designed FCC tested? (as some of your other boards). If so, can you share some info about it? Thank you