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1.3.2 RF EXPOSURE
All transmitters regulated by IC must comply with RF exposure requirements listed in RSS-102 - Radio
Frequency (RF) Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands).
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1.3.3 HELPFUL WEB SITES
Industry Canada: http://www.ic.gc.ca/
1.4 Europe
The BM78SPPS5MC2 module is an R&TTE Directive assessed radio module that is CE marked and has been
manufactured and tested with the intention of being integrated into a final product.
The BM78 module has been tested to R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Essential Requirements for Health and
Safety (Article (3.1(a)), Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) (Article 3.1(b)), and Radio (Article 3.2) and are
summarized in Table 3‐1: European Compliance Testing. A Notified Body Opinion has also been issued. All
test reports are available on the BM78 product web page at http://www.microchip.com/bm78.
The R&TTE Compliance Association provides guidance on modular devices in document Technical
Guidance Note 01 available at http://www.rtteca.com/html/download_area.htm.
1.4.1 LABELING AND USER INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
The label on the final product which contains the BM77 module must follow CE marking requirements. The
R&TTE Compliance Association Technical Guidance Note 01 provides guidance on final product CE
marking.
1.4.2 ANTENNA REQUIREMENTS
From R&TTE Compliance Association document Technical Guidance Note 01:
Provided the integrator installing an assessed radio module with an integral or specific antenna
and installed in conformance with the radio module manufacturer’s installation instructions
requires no further evaluation under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive and does not require
further involvement of an R&TTE Directive Notified Body for the final product. [Section 2.2.4]
The European Compliance Testing listed in Table 3‐1 was performed using the integral ceramic chip
antenna.
TABLE 3‐1: EUROPEAN COMPLIANCE TESTING
Certification
Standards
Article
Laboratory
Report Number
Date
Safety
EN
60950
-
1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010
(3.1(a))
Health
EN 50371:2002
-
03
Note:
To maintain conformance to the testing listed in
Table 3
‐
1:
European Compliance Testing
, the
module shall be installed in accordance with the installation instructions in this data sheet and shall
not be modified.
When integrating a radio module into a completed product the integrator becomes the manufacturer
of the final product and is therefore responsible for demonstrating compliance of the final product
with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive.
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