RED certification

RED certification

1) The directive 999/5/EC has been implemented for many years and many places cannot meet existing products. In fact, the European Union started drafting new directives as early as 2007, but the progress was not so fast. In 2011, a draft was submitted to the European Commission.

May 22, 2014, The Radio Equipment Directive, Red 2014\53\EU

Officially announced in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) and effective on June 12, 2014. The revised directive will replace the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (R&TTE Directive). Prior to June 12, 2016, member states should change the directive. Converted into Member State law, the original R&TTE Directive (1999\5\EC) was also invalidated.

Effective June 13, 2016, Member States shall adopt the new Radio Equipment Directive (RED); as of June 13, 2017, products conforming to the old R&TTE Directive will not be allowed to be sold in the EU market.

The purpose of the introduction of new directives is to clarify the scope of spectrum use, improve the effectiveness of spectrum use, and facilitate the implementation of regulations and market surveillance among member countries.

Before wireless products can be legally sold in EU countries, they must be approved according to the RED Directive and must also have a CE-mark. Wireless remote control products must comply with RED Directive RED 2014/53/EU requirements.

The difference between the new RED directive and the old R&TTE directive

1. The RED product range includes only wireless communications and wireless identification devices (eg, RFID, radar, motion detection, etc.). The radio frequency equipment is not used for communication or identification in the control of electromagnetic compatibility EMC directive and low voltage LVD directive;

2. The TTE was removed, so the RED directive is for wireless products only;

3. The radio broadcast receiver is now included in the scope of the RED directive (previously covered by the Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Directive and the Low-Voltage LVD Directive)

4. The lower limit of instruction coverage frequency has been cancelled (before the R&TTE control start frequency is 9 kHz), while the upper limit is still 3000 GHz;

5. The evaluation report of the notified body has now been replaced by the "type inspection certificate";

6. Manufacturers can only use the CE mark with the notified body number after their quality system has been evaluated by the notified body (Full Quality Assurance - Type H);

7. The requirement for Class II equipment to notify national spectrum agencies is no longer required;

8. The identification (warning number) of the second type of equipment is no longer required, but the restricted use warnings in some countries still need to appear on the product packaging;

9. It is no longer necessary to have the CE mark in the user manual. However, the manual must include the frequency band and transmit power used by the radio frequency.

10. The kit for personal assessment is no longer regulated (ie no RED certification is required);

11. The new directive requires the use of a unified charger;

12. The manufacturer's and importer's address and contact information must appear on the device, and when the device is too small, it can appear in the user's manual.

RED certification scope

1. Short-range wireless remote control products (SRD) such as: remote control toy car, remote alarm system, remote control doorbell, remote control switch, remote mouse, keyboard, etc.;

2. Professional radio remote control products (PMR) such as: Professional wireless walkie-talkies, wireless microphones, etc.;

3. Radiotelephone CTO, CT1, CT1;

4. ISDN (digital telephone products);

5. DECT (Enhanced Digital Radiotelephone);

6. Mobile phone GSM, CDMA test;

7. Bluetooth products such as Bluetooth headsets

8. Inductive data transmission equipment with operating frequency <9 kHz;

9. Radio broadcast receiver equipment.

The necessity of RED certification

RED certification indicates that the product has reached the safety requirements stipulated by the EU Directive; it is a corporate commitment to consumers and increases consumer trust in the product; products bearing the CE mark will reduce the risk of sales in the European market:

1. The risk of being detained and investigated by Customs;

2. Risks investigated by market surveillance agencies;

3. The risk of allegations by competitors for competitive purposes.

The

RED test project

1. EMC test (EMC test);

2. Safety test LVD (In the new instruction, this test is also required for RF input products of battery);

3. Radio communications equipment test (RF test) according to European ETSI standards;

4. Europe allows spectrum information notification (Notification);

5. CTR (TBR) testing;

6. Electrical safety and health protection tests (SAR assessment);

RED certification required information

User manual

2. circuit schematic;

3. Block Diagram (also called module function diagram);

4. Circuit Layout (PCB LAYOUT);

5. PCB placement;

6. Operational description (illustration of the block diagram);

7. BOM LIST;

8. label

9. Antenna specification (or antenna gain diagram);

10. Charger LVD report;

11. Fixed-frequency software (also called fixed-frequency program. The transmitter module can be set to continue transmitting at a certain frequency point, generally BT and WIFI must be provided).