User's Manual

WL18MOD Product Certification
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ID number. The degree of change is the determining factor for both the process and the amount of supporting data
required to illustrate compliance. LS Research is TI recommended partner and takes pride in helping customers
evaluate and develop the most beneficial test plan to properly address these changes.
IC
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Certification
The TI WL1835MODGB€module is now certified for Industry Canada (IC) as a single-modular transmitter
• For Industry Canada, the TI WL1835MODGB€module €meets modular approval and labeling requirements.
• Industry Canada follows the same testing and rules as the FCC in regards to certified modules in authorized
equipment.
Host Product
• The IC ID of TI€WL1835MODGB €can be used on the Host End Product with a label that is visible, and displays
the IC ID of the€WL1835MODGA module
• The customer can refer to TI's€[WL1835MODGB IC certification], once available.
Useful Links:
WL1835MODGB IC modular grant
App note on IC modular certification (see section 3.2 inside)
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ETSI
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/CE Certification
WL1835MODGB€is designed to€CE Certified
The TI€WL1835MODGB module€has €certifications to the appropriate EU radio and EMC directives summarized in
TI’s Declaration of Conformity€)€and evidenced by the CE Mark.
This certification eliminates EU RTTE based retesting efforts, resulting in savings of more than $30K per product
model family including test cycling and support resource benefits.
For the conformity implications of attaching the antenna to a module that already has a conformance document -
From section 1.3.1 of the Guide to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
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“Manufacturers who place on the market products without an antenna or with an antenna that is intended to
allow replacement have a responsibility to provide information on the general types and/or characteristics of
antennas that may be used with their equipment in order that the overall radio equipment remains compliant.
The guidance of the transmitter manufacturer has to be followed when they are installed.”
It is important to note that
• ETSI reports meet CE Radio Approval requirements of the R&TTE (Europe) directive
• TI€WL1835MODGB module is tested with ETSI EN300-328 radio tests which can be accepted by a number of
countries for radio compliance.
• ETSI is not a certification or regulatory body but a set of standards.
Host Products
• If a product has minimal risk, it can be self-certified where manufacturers complete a Declaration of Conformity
and affixes the CE marking to their own product.
Warning: EMC testing obligations may still be required as determined by the specific end product requirements.
• The end product will need to be filed in each country for certification using the FCC/ETSI reports.
• 40+ countries recognize and accept radio test reports compliant to ETSI standards as part of the filing process.
Note that some countries do not recognize modular approval.
• ETSI reports help with End product testing with the module integrated, thus the tests do not need to be repeated.