dottgonzo Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Hi devs, i'm looking for informations about the needed certifications to be able to sell a board in EU (with enclosure). I know that many board have ce/fcc certifications, and others not, but the question is: 1) when i compose the product with an hypothetical fcc/ce board + an enclosure (let's suppose an fcc/ce enclosure, if it exists) + other CE/FCC modules i need to obtain a new certification!!?? 2) there are enclosure fcc/ce approved for orange pi (or if not) for some boards? 3) is the orangepi fcc/ce certified (seems no...), expecially the zero? 4) if is mandatory that the board and the enclosure must be certified together, there is a board with enclosure included, that is ce certified? thanks
tkaiser Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 In http://www.orangepi.org/download/CECERTIFICATION.pdf (not so surprisingly) only those two Orange Pi models without Wi-Fi are mentioned.
dottgonzo Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 Hi tkaiser, thanks for your answer, do you know if can take a CE board, enclose it in a common case and sell in EU, or i need a CE enclosure, or i need all the package (board + enclosure) certified together??
hojnikb Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Afaik you need the product certified together with the case and everything that comes with it (like psu)
dottgonzo Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 I'm very confused about what is needed to certify a device as CE. As i read the law was changed in 2014, but i can't find something to read that is useful for my burocracy knowledge level (zero). For example i don't understand why i have to certify the psu (the common 5V 2A/3A used by all the boards) with the board, if they are separated from the main device and both certified separately... And i don't understand if a Company/Engineer can self-certify a device (and which test is needed)... someone can share a link about that? Most of the google results are written by company that promote their certifying service, and are unclear
pzw Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 Check: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/ce-marking_en https://cemarking.net/eu-ce-marking-directives/ http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product/ce-mark/index_en.htm http://www.ce-marking.org/index.html Don't forget the RoHS requirement! 1
dottgonzo Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 thanks pzw, i can't understand the CE certification for iot (ELV ultra low voltage category) products (not toys, or medical stuffs), when and how is needed to test something if everything is under 50v (ELV) with eventually a CE 220v 1A external standard usb power charger. The law (for me) is unclear about that, (maybe not for an eletrical engineer), and i can't found some article that cover this kind of products specifically
pzw Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 If all the individual part are CE certified, and you have all certificates in hand, I think you can declare yourself that the complete unit is CE compliant. However be extremely careful with assuming that the CE marking on a piece of electronics coming from China actually means that it is CE compliant, and is not an indication of "Chinese Export". Stick to reliable suppliers, so no Aliexpress/Ebay etc, to get your parts. I would recommend Mouser/Farnell/Digikey/RS, and ensure you can get a copy of the certification. Then based on that, and your correct building/construction techniques can make a self declaration that the complete unit is CE compliant. I would strongly recommend looking at your local national standardisation body and/or IEC to make sure your construction is safe. 1
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