User's Manual

RN2903
DS00000A-page 14 Advance Information  2015 Microchip Technology Inc.
User manuals for transmitters equipped with
detachable antennas shall also contain the following
notice in a conspicuous location:
Immediately following the above notice, the
manufacturer shall provide a list of all antenna types
approved for use with the transmitter, indicating the
maximum permissible antenna gain (in dBi) and
required impedance for each.
6.2.2 APPROVED EXTERNAL ANTENNA
TYPES
Transmitter Antenna (from Section 7.1.2 RSS-Gen,
Issue 3, December 2010):
The RN2903 module can only be sold or operated with
antennas with which it was approved. Transmitter may
be approved with multiple antenna types. An antenna
type comprises antennas having similar in-band and
out-of-band radiation patterns. Testing shall be
performed using the highest gain antenna of each
combination of transmitter and antenna type for which
approval is being sought, with the transmitter output
power set at the maximum level. Any antenna of the
same type having equal or lesser gain as an antenna
that had been successfully tested with the transmitter,
will also be considered approved with the transmitter,
and may be used and marketed with the transmitter.
When a measurement at the antenna connector is
used to determine RF output power, the effective gain
of the device's antenna shall be stated, based on
measurement or on data from the antenna
manufacturer. For transmitters of output power greater
than 10 milliwatts, the total antenna gain shall be added
to the measured RF output power to demonstrate
compliance to the specified radiated power limits.
Testing of the RN2903 module was performed with the
antenna types listed in Table 5-1 Tested External
Antenna Types.
6.2.3 HELPFUL WEB SITES
Industry Canada: http://www.ic.gc.ca/
6.3 Australia
RN2903 module RF transmitter test reports can be
used in part to demonstrate compliance in accordance
with ACMA Radio communications "Short Range
Devices" Standard 2004 (The Short Range Devices
standard calls up the AS/NZS 4268:2008 industry
standard). The MRF89XAM9A module test reports can
be used as part of the product certification and
compliance folder. For more information on the RF
transmitter test reports, contact Microchip Technology
Australia office.
AS/NZS 4268:2008 refers to the USA FCC 15.247 RF
standards, the frequency limits of 915 - 928 MHz apply
in Australia.
To meet overall Australian end product compliance, the
integrator must construct a compliance folder
containing all relevant compliance test reports e.g. RF,
EMC, electrical safety and DoC (Declaration of
Conformity) etc. It is the responsibility of the integrator
to know what is required in the compliance folder for
ACMA compliance. For more information on Australia
compliance, refer to the Australian Communications
and Media Authority web site http://www.acma.gov.au/.
6.3.1 HELPFUL WEB SITES
The Australian Communications and Media Authority:
http://www.acma.gov.au/.
This radio transmitter (identify the device by certifica-
tion number, or model number if Category II) has been
approved by Industry Canada to operate with the
antenna types listed below with the maximum permis-
sible gain and required antenna impedance for each
antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in
this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain
indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use
with this device.
Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Can-
ada, le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec
une antenne d'un type et d'un gain maximal (ou
inférieur) approuvé pour l'émetteur par Industrie Can-
ada. Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage
radioélectrique à l'intention des autres utilisateurs, il
faut choisir le type d'antenne et son gain de sorte que
la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (p.i.r.e.)
ne dépasse pas l'intensité nécessaire à l'établisse-
ment d'une communication satisfaisante.