Regulatory testing for 3rd party modules

[Marius Heil]

Hello,

I am wondering wether I need to pass regulatory tests when I use the S130 Softdevice together with a 3rd party module such as the one offered by raytac (www.raytac.com/products.php). I was told that I need to pass the certification again when I modify the firmware of the module, which is of course a necessity for me.

Thanks a lot, Marius Heil

[Susheel Nuguru]

If you are writing application on top of softdevice then can just point to listing provided by the 3rd party for RF part and listing provided by Nordic for the LinkLayer and Host part. You do not to pass certification again as you are not modifying any bluetooth related already qualified layers.