Gary –
If you are using something that was approved as a module with the FCC and Industry Canada then you can install it into your system in accordance with the instructions from the module’s manufacturer and consider the wireless portion to be covered. Those instructions should include information about the antennas you can use and how to label the host device (the host system label needs to show the FCC ID and the Industry Canada certification number for the module it contains). You then need only perform the digital device tests on the host system and, for Canada, complete and have on record the rf evaluation form RSS-102 for the host system. For Europe, not so easy as there is no “modular” approval. You may be able to rely on the test reports for the module to cover a lot of the radio standard’s requirements, but the host system still needs to be evaluated against the appropriate EMC and radio and safety standards. Further guidance is given in two documents issued by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI – www.etsi.org <http://www.etsi.org/> and download for free!). TR 102 070-2 addresses the application of radio standards and TR 102 070-1 addresses the application of EMC standards. Regards, Mark ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McInturff, Gary Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:04 AM To: Bill Stumpf; [email protected] Subject: RE: [PSES] Composite device per FCC 15.31 Oooh I was just wondering about this, and please feel free to correct me because I’m guessing – sort of. If you have a certified Wireless device installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. You still need to do the standard FCC and EU emissions tests, and I believe you also need to test the intentional signal for amplitude and width – but you can then rely on the wireless devices License process rather than going through all of the intentional radiator tests such as drift and stability. So its only a small adder to your test and certification process. In your paper work you would indicate the intentional radiating devices liscense (or something of that sort) Correct or way off base? Gary McInturff 208 635 8306 ________________________________ From: Bill Stumpf [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Composite device per FCC 15.31 Mark, A composite device as yours will be subject to FCC certification for the wireless device, and DoC if it can be used as a Class B Computer Peripheral device. All labeling and information to the user pursuant to both certification and DoC is required. <snip> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
