ikalogic
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Electronic KITS : CE conformity, or FCC, any hints?
Hello,
I am building a simple logic analyzer device. I have high hope that i can sell a bunch of it as kits or as assembled products.
I have set up my own company (ikalogic) so i want to be 'clean' in the legal aspects.
The device is powered from USB and works at 20MHz max. few components :
- ATMEGA micro controller
- SRAMs
- Buffers.
Anyway, i don't have technical questions, but rather 'legal' question if any one here have already put a product in the market.
So here comes the questions :
1- If I sell it as a KIT (meaning that all the components are not soldred, just like if I was selling spare parts) but the micro controller is pre-programmed, does this product have to be CE certified?
2-If the kit is half mounted (meaning only ~70% components are mounted) but device is not ready to work and still need soldering to be used, does it have to be CE?
As far as I understand the answer for the 1st question is NO, and for the second question is YES, so
3- If in case I sell a half-mounted kit, does i have to certify the final all-assembled kit, or only the parts that i mounted/manufactured?
That 3rd question is very important, because, if i solder most difficult-to-solder components, and get a PCB that is not actually working, well, I'll be able to auto-certify it, since the device wont be working, wont be generating any EM noise..
Now, does all that stand for FCC too, can i hope to sell to US too?
If this is not the right place/category to post the question, i am sorry, and please tell me where should i post it.
Thanks a lot,
Hello,
I am building a simple logic analyzer device. I have high hope that i can sell a bunch of it as kits or as assembled products.
I have set up my own company (ikalogic) so i want to be 'clean' in the legal aspects.
The device is powered from USB and works at 20MHz max. few components :
- ATMEGA micro controller
- SRAMs
- Buffers.
Anyway, i don't have technical questions, but rather 'legal' question if any one here have already put a product in the market.
So here comes the questions :
1- If I sell it as a KIT (meaning that all the components are not soldred, just like if I was selling spare parts) but the micro controller is pre-programmed, does this product have to be CE certified?
2-If the kit is half mounted (meaning only ~70% components are mounted) but device is not ready to work and still need soldering to be used, does it have to be CE?
As far as I understand the answer for the 1st question is NO, and for the second question is YES, so
3- If in case I sell a half-mounted kit, does i have to certify the final all-assembled kit, or only the parts that i mounted/manufactured?
That 3rd question is very important, because, if i solder most difficult-to-solder components, and get a PCB that is not actually working, well, I'll be able to auto-certify it, since the device wont be working, wont be generating any EM noise..
Now, does all that stand for FCC too, can i hope to sell to US too?
If this is not the right place/category to post the question, i am sorry, and please tell me where should i post it.
Thanks a lot,
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