SWRA681 September   2020 CC3100 , CC3100MOD , CC3120 , CC3120MOD , CC3135 , CC3135MOD , CC3200 , CC3200MOD , CC3220MOD , CC3220MODA , CC3220R , CC3220S , CC3220SF , CC3235MODAS , CC3235MODASF , CC3235MODS , CC3235MODSF , CC3235S , CC3235SF

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Introduction
  4. 2CE Conformity Test Requirements and Test Procedure for Wi-Fi Devices
    1. 2.1 Test Setup for Compliance Testing
    2. 2.2 Test Conditions
    3. 2.3 Test Configurations of the EUT
    4. 2.4 Configuring and Testing the EUT (Wi-Fi Device – CC3xxx)
      1. 2.4.1 Setting-Up the Country Code
      2. 2.4.2 Duty Cycle for Measurement of Tx Parameters
  5. 3Test Procedure for Compliance Testing - EN 300 328
    1. 3.1 Product Information as per Annex-E of EN 300 328
    2. 3.2 RF Output Power - EN 300 328
    3. 3.3 Power Spectral Density - EN 300 328
    4. 3.4 Occupied Channel Bandwidth (OCBW) - EN 300 328
    5. 3.5 Transmitter Unwanted Emissions in the OOB Domain - EN 300 328
    6. 3.6 Transmitter Unwanted Emissions in the Spurious Domain - EN 300 328
    7. 3.7 Adaptivity (Channel Access Mechanism) - EN 300 328
    8. 3.8 Receiver Spurious Emissions - EN 300 328
    9. 3.9 Receiver Blocking - EN 300 328
  6. 4Test Procedure for Compliance Testing for Wi-Fi Devices - EN 301 893
    1. 4.1  Product Information as per Annex-G of EN 301 893
    2. 4.2  Test Channels - EN 301 893
    3. 4.3  Nominal Center Frequencies - EN 301 893
    4. 4.4  Occupied Channel Bandwidth (OCBW) - EN 301 893
    5. 4.5  RF Output Power - EN 301 893
    6. 4.6  Power Spectral Density - EN 301 893
    7. 4.7  Tx Unwanted Emissions Outside the 5 GHz RLAN Band - EN 301 893
    8. 4.8  Tx Unwanted Emissions Within the 5 GHz RLAN Bands - EN 301 893
    9. 4.9  Receiver Spurious Emissions - EN 301 893
    10. 4.10 Receiver Blocking - EN 301 893
    11. 4.11 Adaptivity (Channel Access Mechanism) - EN 301 893
    12. 4.12 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) - EN 301 893
    13. 4.13 User Access Restrictions - EN 301 893
  7. 5Test Procedure for Compliance Testing for Wi-Fi Devices - EN 301 489
    1. 5.1 Radiated Emissions – Enclosure Port - EN 301 489
    2. 5.2 Conducted Emissions – DC Power Input/Output Port - EN 301 489
    3. 5.3 RF Electromagnetic Field (80 MHz to 6000 MHz) - EN 301 489
    4. 5.4 Electrostatic Discharge - EN 301 489
  8. 6Test Procedure for Compliance Testing for Wi-Fi Devices – IEC 62368-1
    1. 6.1 General Requirements – IEC 62368-1
    2. 6.2 Electrically Caused Injury – IEC 62368-1
    3. 6.3 Electrically Caused Fire – IEC 62368-1
    4. 6.4 Injury Caused by Hazardous Substances – IEC 62368-1
    5. 6.5 Mechanically Caused injury – IEC 62368-1
    6. 6.6 Thermal Burn Injury – IEC 62368-1
    7. 6.7 Radiation – IEC 62368-1
  9. 7Test Assessment for Human Exposure Restrictions – EN 62311
  10. 8References

1 Introduction

Texas Instruments’ Wi-Fi wireless portfolio [2] consists of Wi-Fi MCUs, Wi-Fi Network processors and Certified Wi-Fi modules, which support the operation in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands. In most cases, they are used inside the unlicensed or license-free frequency bands. Unlicensed means only that the user of these products does not need an individual license from the telecommunication regulatory authorities for the use of the frequency band. Unlicensed does not mean unregulated; the wireless product itself usually needs to meet strict regulations and to be certified by the appropriate regulatory authorities.

International regulations and national laws regulate the use of radio equipment. Although the operation of radio equipment in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands are license-free, the final product itself has to be type approved. Note that the type approval is not required for the Chips (ICs) by itself but rather the actual application of an end product requires type approval. For CE regulations for SRDs operating in License–Free 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands and type approval procedure, see CE Regulations for SRDs Operating in License-Free 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Bands [1]. Also, for the appropriate ETSI and local documentation related to the product, see [1].

This application note is a summary of the CE Conformity test requirements and test procedures for Wi-Fi devices which operates in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The CE Conformity test requirements for Wi-Fi devices are shown in Table 2-1 and the test procedure for TI’s Wi-Fi devices (CC3x20, CC3x35, CC3100 and CC3200) are covered in Section 2 through Section 7. For a complete understanding of CE Regulations and its test procedure, see CE Regulations for SRDs Operating in License-Free 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Bands [1] along with this application report.