Tim, Normally the certification if for the module and for the product, but this is the FCC, CE, Anatel, etc.
Since the module is already certified, your board doesn't need to pass for a new complete WiFi / Bluetooth certification, just some simple electric compatibility, EMI, etc, tests. Maybe what they are asking you is to have a Bluetooth ID for your company. That said, I think Bluetooth SIG is not Nintendo! They will not process you and send you to jail :-) They just want to make sure that all BT devices are compatible. BR, Alan On 4/20/23, Tim Hardisty <t...@hardisty.co.uk> wrote: > To the best of my understanding, using a module does NOT mean you can avoid > certification for a custom board that uses it. I am a member of the SIG and > specifically asked this…but they do not give a 100% clear answer ☹️ > >> On 20 Apr 2023, at 20:38, Tomek CEDRO <to...@cedro.info> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 9:15 PM Tim Hardisty wrote: >>> My longer term plan is to work on USB support for Bluetooth dongles >>> rather than dedicated module support as that – should – avoid the need >>> for Bluetooth SIG accreditation and fees. Don’t quote me on that! >> >> Bluetooth SIG membership is free, no? >> >> Unless you need to certify your own custom hardware.. which is quite >> expensive to design, manufacture, and certify.. this is why I found >> ESP32* MINI/WROOM modules really convenient as they already have WiFi >> and Bluetooth certification + devkits that you can quickly prototype >> with even on a breadboard.. other SoC also have this kind of >> pre-certified modules :-) >> >> -- >> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info >
