In today's highly interconnected world, the popularity of wireless technology has become an integral part of our lives and work. As one of the leading wireless communication technologies, Bluetooth technology is favored for its stability, convenience and a wide range of application scenarios. However, to stand out in the fierce market competition, obtaining the Bluetooth Technology Alliance (Bluetooth Special Interest Group, SIG) certification is crucial.
1. Bluetooth SIG Introduction to the certification
Bluetooth SIG Certification is a symbol approved by the Bluetooth Technology Alliance, which ensures that the product meets the strict requirements of the Bluetooth technical standards. Through this certification, the product not only proves that it meets the highest standards in the design and manufacturing process, but also can achieve efficient and safe interoperability with other Bluetooth devices.
2. Bluetooth SIG The importance of certification
1) Market access advantage
The Bluetooth SIG certified products can enter the global market more easily, because this is one of the legal and regulatory requirements for Bluetooth devices in many countries and regions.
2) Product quality and reliability assurance
Certification not only represents the high quality and high technical level of the product, but also is an important factor for consumers to consider when buying.
3) Compatibility assurance
The certified products are seamlessly connected to other Bluetooth-compliant devices, ensuring a user experience.
3. Bluetooth SIG Certification process
1）Preparation: related documentation and test prototype
2）Project establishment
lBuild the project on the SIG website
lSelect the design product type (final product, subsystem, component, development tool, or test equipment)
lSelect the Design-supported Bluetooth specification features
lVerify functional compliance using the automatic consistency inspector in Launch Studio
lGenerate and download the Test plan
3）Certification test
lSelect a Bluetooth Certification Laboratory (BQTF)
lProvide the test prototype and the corresponding documentation to the laboratory
lThe laboratory performs the test and after all test items pass, generates the test report
4）Pay the Bluetooth certification fee
Submit Bluetooth certification fee to SIG to obtain Bluetooth Certificate number (DID)
5）Create and store the Compliance folders
Including program references (PRD) (e. g. product description, design information and test evidence)
6）Complete product certification
Uploading the test statement (SDOC) and test evidence report
Complete the certification
4. Bluetooth standard abandonment and cancellation
1）Create project instructions
2）The project description has been available
5. Bluetooth Technology Alliance latest Qualification Program Reference document QPRDv3
1) QPRDv3 Update
On June 11,2024, the Bluetooth SIG Board approved the upcoming changes to the Bluetooth qualification process, as described in the latest QPRDv3.update:
lAdded subset design (Section 3.2.2.2.1)
lAdded a reassessed design (Section 3.2.2.2.2)
lRemoved the design lock option
2) The 3 phases of the QPRDv3
lPhase 1 (January-March): Develop new qualification tools and launch membership education and support resources, including new knowledge base articles and updated Bluetooth qualification advisory exams.
lPhase 2 (April-June): Bluetooth Qualification Board, Bluetooth Testing and Interoperability Committee, Bluetooth Qualification Consultant and Bluetooth Qualification Testing Authority to conduct user testing together; issue an updated schedule; and seek final approval from the Bluetooth SIG Board to continue with the deployment of the tool and QPRD.
lPhase 3 (June): Complete all preparations, launch new tools, launch the QPRD, and hold a webinar for members, officially released on July 1.
3) QPRDv3 After the effective date
lCore.ICS will replace SUM.ICS and PROD.ICS.
lQPRDv3 Will introduce a new core layer. Support will be automatically determined based on the LL and LMP functionality
lBR / EDR Safety (SEC)
lLE Safety (LESEC)
lHCI, 4.0HCI and AMPHCI, will be merged into a single HCI layer, which will be divided into upper / lower HCI
lYou can use a QDII ID as a DN
lDesign Number(DN)
6. PTS test tool update
lPTS 8.5.4 Release: – June 6, 2024 – Intel‘s BE200 Bluetooth Radio module support and bug fixes
lPTS 8.6.0 – TCRL support – TTCN conversion released – BR/EDR Test modules reimplemented – QPRD v.3
7. Bluetooth high-precision ranging technology
lChannel Sounding Is an upcoming feature that, once completed and adopted, will estimate the distance between two Bluetooth low-power (LE) devices more accurately than using existing technologies (including arrival Angle (AoA) and signal strength (RSSI) measurement).
lChannel Sounding, Previously known as High Precision Distance Measurement (HADM), is the latest of these innovations, which adds a leap to Bluetooth distance measurement capability.
lAlthough there are still some errors in BLE phase ranging (PBR), it is greatly improved compared with the use of RSSI measurement, and it is not as more hardware demanding as Angle measurement.
8. Generations of Bluetooth new features
9. Channel Sounding Performance contrast
10. The BLE will support higher frequency bands in the future (5GHz / 6GHz)
lThe Core Specifications Working Group formed a new all-member sub-group.
lSupports low-power Bluetooth (LE) operation on unlicensed higher radio bands (such as 5GHz and / or 6GHz).
lIt is currently in the research and development stage.
11. All the advantages of Zhongle certification
lProvide more design and development advice from a certification perspective to accelerate the product development process.
lThe project manager with high-quality experience can control the project progress globally, which can save 30% of the cost and time for the enterprise.
lTest experienced engineers error all problems during the test stage, saving certification time.
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