Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

timm_f
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Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

Postby timm_f » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:38 am

Hello,

we are going to sell a product which includes an esp32 with bluetooth/ble functionality.
I have two questions, which hopefully someone can answer:

(1) Regarding bluetooth ceritifcation and qualification, which steps are required to sell this product?
(2) Can the bluetooth logo be used on the device?

Thanks in advance.

br timm

WiFive
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Re: Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

Postby WiFive » Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:10 am

Same for any Bluetooth product, you have to do the Bluetooth Qualification Process with Bluetooth SIG.

timm_f
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Re: Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

Postby timm_f » Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:53 am

Hello WiFive,

thank you very much!

Best Regards, Timm

jimhelios
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Re: Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

Postby jimhelios » Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:27 pm

Where are you selling it? I'm going through this now. If you use the BLE features of the ESP32, then your device is an "intentional radiator." So in the US you would need FCC approval, in Canada it's DOC and, God forbid, in the EU and Japan it's CE. On the plus side, depending upon what you did with the board, I'm told that there is a good chance of passing if you used a module.

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Re: Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

Postby WiFive » Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:16 am

jimhelios wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:27 pm
Where are you selling it? I'm going through this now. If you use the BLE features of the ESP32, then your device is an "intentional radiator." So in the US you would need FCC approval, in Canada it's DOC and, God forbid, in the EU and Japan it's CE. On the plus side, depending upon what you did with the board, I'm told that there is a good chance of passing if you used a module.
Bluetooth certification is separate from RF certification although there may be some test labs that can do both

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Re: Bluetooth / BLE licensing/qualification process for esp32

Postby PeterR » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:35 pm

@jimhelios
God forbid, in the EU and Japan it's CE.
Why god forbid? I have found CE easier than FCC or maybe its just my locale & experience i.e. UK teams?
& I also believe that IDF CAN should be fixed.

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