I noticed that the Wifi TinyShield[2] is FCC certified.  Is the Nordic BLE Shield[1] FCC certified as well?

1. https://www.tiny-circuits.com/tiny-shield-bluetooth-low-energy-nordic.html
2. https://www.tiny-circuits.com/tiny-shield-wifi.html

The WiFi is certified, as is the Bluegiga BLE Shield.  The Nordic shield is not yet certified.

Thanks,

TinyCircuits

Is there an ETA on FCC cert for the nordic shield?

... or should I just use the BlueGiga module instead if I want FCC?

Missed this. Bluegiga is the way to go if you want FCC certified.

[Evan K. Stone | Senior iOS Developer | Cloud City Development | http://www.cloudcity.io]

Sorry to dig this one up, but what are the implications of using a Nordic shield that is not FCC certified? Should we be concerned if we are developing a product/prototype with the Nordic shield vs. the BlueGiga?

This is an interesting question and topic -- one I hadn't thought of since I've never really developed and produced a hardware product like the one we're embarking on.

I guess this is just for prototyping purposes so when we get down to production we'll probably have a separate set of issues, correct? What does one typically do in this scenario?

Thanks!

If you're developing a product that needs FCC certification, you might want to start with a pre-certified module with a built-in antenna. Then certification is relatively easy. If you have a chipset like the NRF8001, you'll need intentional radiator certification- much more difficult and expensive.

[Evan K. Stone | Senior iOS Developer | Cloud City Development | http://www.cloudcity.io]

OK thanks! yeah - I was getting that feeling, so I'll probably use the nRF8001 for prototyping purposes and then switch to another module at a later date. So far things are working well with the nRF8001 but we will definitely need a BLE module that is FCC certified...

Thanks!