Doug -- I think you're fine as is. The product simply does not use Wifi or BT.
Also, do a word search on "software" in RED and you'll find some references to users not being able to take the product out of RED compliance by means of the software available to them. This sounds like it applies to your case. Mike > On 01/25/2023 11:22 AM Doug Nix <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Colleagues, > > I was discussing the application of the RED with someone this week, and > this question came up: > > If a product has WiFi or Bluetooth transceivers populated on a board, but > they are disabled via software, is that sufficient to exclude the product > from the RED, or would the transceiver hardware need to be removed from the > product? If the software switch was used, the end user would not be able to > enable the transceivers. > > Doug Nix > [email protected] > +1 (519) 729-5704 > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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] mailto:[email protected] > > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Mike Cantwell <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > David Heald <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: > https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1 > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> _________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the EMC-PSTC list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=EMC-PSTC&A=1
