There is, indeed, a fee - $9.6k for an "adopter" member to declare "... any new, changed, used or branded Bluetooth product". The declaration then allows you to freely use the Bluetooth trademarks etc. Essentially it means you can say to the world that your product uses Bluetooth and to use the logo etc.
I became an adopter member a few years ago as they had a 50% discount to that fee for small companies. I designed in a Bluetooth module and was going to "do it properly" and pay, as the fee (at that time) of just $4k was worth it. They then withdrew that discount with zero notice. I will now not fit module to the product, and plan to use USB Bluetooth modules as that will not require me to declare the product - I would rather spend the money (aka my time) to add that support to NuttX than line the SIG's pockets with $10k. Call me stubborn, or foolish, if you like! It also saves $10 per board by not fitting the module, and not everyone would want to make use of Bluetooth with this product anyway, so it makes sense. Wish I'd used WiFi instead...although, perhaps, there are similar costs with the WiFi Alliance? Not looked. And, as has been said, you do still need CE/FCC/etc, regardless. >-----Original Message----- >From: Simon Filgis <si...@ingenieurbuero-filgis.de> >Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 9:08 PM >To: dev@nuttx.apache.org >Subject: Re: MCU/Board with WiFi, BT and USB Host > >Yes, answer is not no. I heard about 10k for "registering" a product with >certified module. So no measurements, only paperwork. > >I would be glad to hear that's wrong! It feels wrong definitely... > >-- >Ingenieurbüro-Filgis >USt-IdNr.: DE305343278 >-- >sent by mobile phone > >Tomek CEDRO <to...@cedro.info> schrieb am Do., 20. Apr. 2023, 21:51: > >> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 9:42 PM Tim Hardisty wrote: >> > To the best of my understanding, using a module does NOT mean you >> > can >> avoid certification for a custom board that uses it. I am a member of >> the SIG and specifically asked this…but they do not give a 100% clear >> answer ☹️ >> >> whaaat o_O >> >> -- >> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info >>
