US federal rule
FCC Part 15: Radio frequency devices
What it covers
Part 15 governs devices that emit radio energy without an individual licence. A remote control, a radio receiver in a motor or a Wi-Fi module is an intentional radiator and needs Certification by a Telecommunication Certification Body before marketing; the grant is listed under an FCC ID. Digital circuitry without a transmitter is an unintentional radiator and can usually use a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, which has no public record. The absence of an FCC ID record therefore does not by itself mean a product is not compliant.
- Official number
- 47 CFR Part 15
- Kind
- US federal rule
- Issued by
- Federal Communications Commission
- Regions
- United States
- Applies to
- Shading motors (blinds, shutters, awnings), Door and gate operators
- Marking
- FCC
- Applies from
- 1989-04-25
- Official text
- ecfr.gov
Certification programs
- FCC equipment authorization Radio-frequency devices marketed in the United States must be authorised under the FCC equipment authorization rules. Devices with an intentional radio transmitter, such as RF remote controls and radio-controlled motors, generally need Certification, which results in a public grant identified by an FCC ID. Other devices may use the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, which has no public grant. An FCC authorization concerns radio-frequency interference (and RF exposure where applicable), not electrical safety.
Market-access guides
Sources
- 47 CFR Part 15 (eCFR) — 15.201: certification of intentional radiators; 15.101: unintentional radiators.
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