1.Radio Equipment Directive (RED)
The Radio Equipment Directive (RED) is an European Union directive to ensure that radio equipment, including wireless devices and telecommunications terminal equipment, is compliant with safety and health requirements and does not interfere with other devices that are operating on the same frequency.
2. RED products covered
Below are some of typical products we specialize in. ItтАЩs important to note that the list below is not exhaustive. Not sure if your product requires RED certification? Please рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░реЗрдВ, рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖рдЬреНрдЮ рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╕рдиреНрди рд╣реЛрдВрдЧреЗред
- Short-range device (SRD): remote control toy cars, remote control alarm systems, remote control doorbells, remote control switches, wireless mouse, wireless keyboard…
- Professional/private mobile radio (PMR): professional wireless walkie-talkie, wireless microphone…
- Cordless telephone: CT0, CT1;
- Integrated services digital network (ISDN);
- Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT);
- GSM/CDMA cell phone;
- Bluetooth devices: Bluetooth earphones…
- Data transmission equipment operating in the frequency range < 9 KHz;
- Radio broadcast receiver equipment;
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ItтАЩs important to note that the list above is not exhaustive, and the requirement for RED certification can vary based on the specific features and capabilities of a device. If a device emits radio frequency radiation or uses wireless technology, itтАЩs advisable for manufacturers or importers to consult with the Notified Body or a qualified testing laboratory to determine whether RED certification is necessary for their particular product.
GTG Group’s testing laboratories are A2LA accredited, and our team is always available for any general inquiries, or technical discussions regarding compliance testing/certification. Speak to a GTG Group expert by рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░рдирд╛ рдЖрдЬ!
3. RED testing items, testing standards, materials required, certification processes and requirements for test samples
Testing items varies depending on the products. For testing items on specific product, please рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░реЗрдВ, our expert will be glad to assist you further. Below are some of typical testing items for RED:
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing;
- Low voltage directive (LVD) testing;
- Radio frequency (RF) testing according to European Telecommunications Standards Institute ( ETSI) standards;
- Permitted spectrum in EU
- CTR (TBR) testing;
- Electrical safety testing (SAR assessment)
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Below is a list of RED testing standards (LVD excluded) we’re capable of. And our team is always available for any general inquiries, or technical discussions regarding the following RED testing standards. Not sure what standard or standards apply to your product? Please рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░реЗрдВ, рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖рдЬреНрдЮ рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╕рдиреНрди рд╣реЛрдВрдЧреЗред
- 125KHz RF ID: EN 300330; EN 301489-1/-3; EN 62311;
- 13.56MHz RF ID: EN 300330; EN 301489-1/-3; EN 62479;
- 27MHz: EN 300220-1/-2; EN 301489-1/-3; EN 62479;
- 433MHz: EN 300220-1/-2; EN 301489-1/-3; EN 62479;
- BT (2.4GHz), Zigbee, WiFi: EN 300328; EN 301489-1/-17; EN 62479 or EN 62311;
- Wireless Charging Products: EN 303417; EN 301489-1/-3; EN 62311;
- WiFi (5GHz), Single Band, Without DFS: EN 301893; EN 301489-1/-17; EN 62311;
- WiFi (5GHz), Dual Band, Without DFS: EN 300440; EN 301489-1/-17; EN 62311;
- WiFi (5GHz), Tri-band, With DFS: EN 301893; EN 301489-1/-17; EN 62311;
- 5GHz WiFi (Full Frequency Bands) + 2.4GHz WiFi: EN 301893/300328/300440; EN 301489-1/-17; EN 62311;
- 5.8GHz Products: EN 300440; EN 301489-1/-3; EN 62311.
рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХ рд╕рд╛рдордЧреНрд░реА рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рджреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░ рдкрд░ рднрд┐рдиреНрди-рднрд┐рдиреНрди рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИред рдХреГрдкрдпрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╢рд┐рд╖реНрдЯ рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рдж рдкрд░ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддреГрдд рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХ рд╕рд╛рдордЧреНрд░реА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░реЗрдВ, our expert will be glad to assist you further. Below are some of typical required materials for RED certification:
- User manual;
- рд╕рд░реНрдХрд┐рдЯ рдЖрд░реЗрдЦ;
- Block diagram: all the crystal oscillator and crystal frequency must be shown and consistent with the circuit diagram;
- Schematic diagram: the number of crystal oscillators, crystal frequency and crystal location must be consistent with the block diagram;
- рд▓реЗрдмрд▓;
- Technical parameters of wireless module: frequency range, number of frequency bands, maximum emission power, antenna gain, modulation…
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Below are the general application steps for achieving RED certificate. Have questions or not sure where to start? Please рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░реЗрдВ, рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖рдЬреНрдЮ рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╕рд╣рд╛рдпрддрд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рд╕рдиреНрди рд╣реЛрдВрдЧреЗред
- рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧрд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдХрд╛ рдирдореВрдирд╛ рднреЗрдЬреЗрдВ;
- Perform testing and prepare for the report;
- Issue the certificate by Guangdong GTG Testing Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Anci);
- If request a certificate issued by Notified Body, then all the materials and the report will be sent to the Notified Body for examination and approval. This will take a while.
Guangdong GTG Testing Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Anci)’s laboratories are accredited by A2LA. This means we’re authorized to perform RED testing and write test reports accordingly.
- One RF fixed-frequency prototype and one ordinary prototype;
- рдлрд┐рдХреНрд╕реНрдб-рдлреНрд░реАрдХреНрд╡реЗрдВрд╕реА рдкреНрд░реЛрдЯреЛрдЯрд╛рдЗрдк рдХреЛ рдХрдИ рдЖрд╡реГрддреНрддрд┐ рдЪреИрдирд▓ рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рдж рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ;
- If it is a single frequency channel prototype, please provide a continuous emission and continuous receiver one.
5. рдХреАрдордд рдФрд░ рд▓реАрдб рд╕рдордп
You will never pay for services that you donтАЩt need! GTG Group provides a customized quote which are tailored to each client's needs and budget. Furthermore, we can expedite the certification process by leveraging modern technologies that ensure you receive the RED certificate in a reasonably short time frame compared with the average industry time.
рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдБрдХрд┐, рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдгрди рдХреА рд▓рд╛рдЧрдд рдФрд░ рдореБрдЦреНрдп рд╕рдордп рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рдж рдХреА рдЬрдЯрд┐рд▓рддрд╛ рдФрд░ рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХрддрд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░ рдкрд░ рднрд┐рдиреНрди рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЬреАрдЯреАрдЬреА рд╕рдореВрд╣ рдЖрдкрдХреА рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХрддрд╛рдУрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЖрдХрд▓рди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдФрд░ рдЕрдиреБрдкрд╛рд▓рди рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╢реБрд░реБрдЖрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд▓рд╛рд╣ рджреЗрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдирд┐рдГрд╢реБрд▓реНрдХ рдкрд░рд╛рдорд░реНрд╢ рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдЬ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╕реЗ рд╕рдВрдкрд░реНрдХ рдХрд░реЗрдВ рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдВрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдкреНрдд рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░рдирд╛!
6. A2LA accreditation documents
рдЬрдм рдЖрдк рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдгрди рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП GTG рд╕рдореВрд╣ рдЪреБрдирддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рддреЛ рдЖрдк рдЖрд╢реНрд╡рд╕реНрдд рд╣реЛ рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рдЖрдк рдПрдХ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╕рдиреАрдп рдФрд░ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╕рдиреАрдп рд╕рд╛рдереА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВред
Our laboratory is accredited by A2LA. This means we're authorized to perform RED testing and write test reports accordingly. Testing scope we specialize in: information technology (IT) products, audiovisual (AV) products, lighting products, small home appliances, power supplies, electric personal transportation vehicles, batteries...
7. Why choose us?
2012 рдореЗрдВ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрд┐рдд, GTG рд╕рдореВрд╣ рдЪреАрди рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░ ISO/IEC 17025 рдорд╛рдиреНрдпрддрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рдж рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдгрди рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛ рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдЬреЛ рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рджреЛрдВ рдХреА рдПрдХ рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрддреГрдд рд╢реНрд░реГрдВрдЦрд▓рд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкрдХ рдкрд░реАрдХреНрд╖рдг рдФрд░ рдирд┐рдпрд╛рдордХ рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдгрдкрддреНрд░ рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд▓рдХреНрд╖реНрдп рдЖрдкрдХреЗ рдЙрддреНрдкрд╛рджреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдгрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рднрд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдЬрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдорджрдж рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдирд┐рдпрд╛рдордХ рдорд╛рдирдХреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрдкрд╛рд▓рди рдХреЛ рд╕реБрдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ рд╣реИред