Espressif Systems ESP32-WROOM-32UE User manual

ESP32-WROOM-32UE
User Manual
Version 0.1
Espressif Systems
Copyright © 2019
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About This Document
This document provides the specifications for the ESP32-WROOM-32UE modules with PCB antenna and
IPEX an-tenna.
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1. Overview
1. Overview
ESP32-WROOM-32UE is a powerful, generic WiFi-BT-BLE MCU module that targets a wide variety of
applications, ranging from low-power sensor networks to the most demanding tasks, such as voice encoding,
music streaming and MP3 decoding.
It is with all GPIOs on the pin-out except the ones already used for connecting flash. The Module's working
voltage can be range from 3.0 V to 3.6 V. Frequency range is 2412 MHz to 2462 MHz. External 40 MHz as
clock source for system. There is also a 4 MB SPI flash for storing user programs and data.
The ordering information of ESP32-WROOM-32UE is listed as follows:
Table 1: ESP32-WROOM-32UE Ordering Information
Module
Chip embedded
Flash
PSRAM
Module dimensions (mm)
ESP32-WROOM-32UE
ESP32-D0WD-
V3
4 MB 1
/
(18.00 ± 0.10) X (25.50 ± 0.10) X
(3.10 ± 0.10) mm (including metallic
shield)
Notes:
1.
ESP32-WROOM-32UE (IPEX) with 8 MB flash or 16 MB flash is available for custom order.
2.
For detailed ordering information, please see Espressif Product Ordering Information.
3.
For dimensions of the IPEX connector, please see Chapter 10.
At the core of the module is the ESP32-D0WD-V3 chip*. The chip embedded is designed to be scalable and adaptive.
There are two CPU cores that can be individually controlled, and the CPU clock frequency is adjustable from 80 MHz to
240 MHz. The user may also power off the CPU and make use of the low-power co-processor to constantly monitor the
peripherals for changes or crossing of thresholds. ESP32 integrates a rich set of peripherals, ranging from capacitive touch
sensors, Hall sensors, SD card interface, Ethernet, high-speed SPI, UART, I²S and I²C.
Note:
*For details on the part numbers of the ESP32 family of chips, please refer to the document ESP32 User Manual.
The integration of Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi ensures that a wide range of applications can be targeted,
and that the module is all-around: using Wi-Fi allows a large physical range and direct connection to the
Internet through a Wi-Fi router, while using Bluetooth allows the user to conveniently connect to the phone or
broadcast low energy beacons for its detection. The sleep current of the ESP32 chip is less than 5 A, making
it suitable for battery powered and wearable electronics applications. The module supports a data rate of up
to 150 Mbps. As such the module does offer industry-leading specifications and the best performance for
electronic integration, range, power consumption, and connectivity.
The operating system chosen for ESP32 is freeRTOS with LwIP; TLS 1.2 with hardware acceleration is built
in as well. Secure (encrypted) over the air (OTA) upgrade is also supported, so that users can upgrade their
products even after their release, at minimum cost and effort.
Table 2 provides the specifications of ESP32-WROOM-32UE.
Table 2: ESP32-WROOM-32UE Specifications
Categories
Items
Specifications
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1. Overview
Test
Reliablity
HTOL/HTSL/uHAST/TCT/ESD
802.11 b/g/n 20/n40
Wi-Fi
Protocols
A-MPDU and A-MSDU aggregation and 0.4 s guard in-
terval support
Frequency range
2.412 GHz ~ 2.462GHz
Protocols
Bluetooth v4.2 BR/EDR and BLE specification
NZIF receiver with –97 dBm sensitivity
Bluetooth
Radio
Class-1, class-2 and class-3 transmitter
AFH
Audio
CVSD and SBC
SD card, UART, SPI, SDIO, I
2
C, LED PWM, Motor PWM,
Module interfaces
I2S, IR, pulse counter, GPIO, capacitive touch sensor,
ADC, DAC
On-chip sensor
Hall sensor
Integrated crystal
40 MHz crystal
Integrated SPI flash
4 MB
Hardware
Integrated PSRAM
-
Operating voltage/Power supply
3.0 V ~ 3.6 V
Minimum current delivered by
500 mA
power supply
Recommended operating tem-
–40 °C ~ 85 °C
perature range
Package size
(18.00±0.10) mm × (31.40±0.10) mm × (3.30±0.10) mm
Moisture sensitivity level (MSL)
Level 3
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2. Pin Definitions
2. Pin Definitions
2.1 Pin Layout
Figure 1: Pin Layout of ESP32-WROOM-32UE (Top View)
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2. Pin Definitions
2.2 Pin Description
ESP32-WROOM-32UE has 38 pins. See pin definitions in Table 3.
Table 3: Pin Definitions
Name
No.
Type
Function
GND
1
P
Ground
3V3
2
P
Power supply
EN
3
I
Module-enable signal. Active high.
SENSOR_VP
4
I
GPIO36, ADC1_CH0, RTC_GPIO0
SENSOR_VN
5
I
GPIO39, ADC1_CH3, RTC_GPIO3
IO34
6
I
GPIO34, ADC1_CH6, RTC_GPIO4
IO35
7
I
GPIO35, ADC1_CH7, RTC_GPIO5
IO32
8
I/O
GPIO32, XTAL_32K_P (32.768 kHz crystal oscillator input), ADC1_CH4,
TOUCH9, RTC_GPIO9
IO33
9
I/O
GPIO33, XTAL_32K_N (32.768 kHz crystal oscillator output),
ADC1_CH5, TOUCH8, RTC_GPIO8
IO25
10
I/O
GPIO25, DAC_1, ADC2_CH8, RTC_GPIO6, EMAC_RXD0
IO26
11
I/O
GPIO26, DAC_2, ADC2_CH9, RTC_GPIO7, EMAC_RXD1
IO27
12
I/O
GPIO27, ADC2_CH7, TOUCH7, RTC_GPIO17, EMAC_RX_DV
IO14
13
I/O
GPIO14, ADC2_CH6, TOUCH6, RTC_GPIO16, MTMS, HSPICLK,
HS2_CLK, SD_CLK, EMAC_TXD2
IO12
14
I/O
GPIO12, ADC2_CH5, TOUCH5, RTC_GPIO15, MTDI, HSPIQ,
HS2_DATA2, SD_DATA2, EMAC_TXD3
GND
15
P
Ground
IO13
16
I/O
GPIO13, ADC2_CH4, TOUCH4, RTC_GPIO14, MTCK, HSPID,
HS2_DATA3, SD_DATA3, EMAC_RX_ER
NC
17
-
-
NC
18
-
-
NC
19
-
-
NC
20
-
-
NC
21
-
-
NC
22
-
-
IO15
23
I/O
GPIO15, ADC2_CH3, TOUCH3, MTDO, HSPICS0, RTC_GPIO13,
HS2_CMD, SD_CMD, EMAC_RXD3
IO2
24
I/O
GPIO2, ADC2_CH2, TOUCH2, RTC_GPIO12, HSPIWP, HS2_DATA0,
SD_DATA0
IO0
25
I/O
GPIO0, ADC2_CH1, TOUCH1, RTC_GPIO11, CLK_OUT1,
EMAC_TX_CLK
IO4
26
I/O
GPIO4, ADC2_CH0, TOUCH0, RTC_GPIO10, HSPIHD, HS2_DATA1,
SD_DATA1, EMAC_TX_ER
IO16
27
I/O GPIO16,ADC2_CH8, TOUCH10
IO17
28
I/O GPIO17,ADC2_CH9, TOUCH11
IO5
29
I/O
GPIO5, VSPICS0, HS1_DATA6, EMAC_RX_CLK
IO18
30
I/O
GPIO18, VSPICLK, HS1_DATA7
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2. Pin Definitions
Name
No.
Type
Function
IO19
31
I/O
GPIO19, VSPIQ, U0CTS, EMAC_TXD0
NC
32
-
-
IO21
33
I/O
GPIO21, VSPIHD, EMAC_TX_EN
RXD0
34
I/O
GPIO3, U0RXD, CLK_OUT2
TXD0
35
I/O
GPIO1, U0TXD, CLK_OUT3, EMAC_RXD2
IO22
36
I/O
GPIO22, VSPIWP, U0RTS, EMAC_TXD1
IO23
37
I/O
GPIO23, VSPID, HS1_STROBE
GND
38
P
Ground
Notice:
*GPIO6 to GPIO11 are connected to the SPI flash integrated on the module and are not connected out.
2.3 Strapping Pins
ESP32 has five strapping pins, which can be seen in Chapter 6 Schematics:
•MTDI
•GPIO0
•GPIO2
•MTDO
•GPIO5
Software can read the values of these five bits from register ”GPIO_STRAPPING”.
During the chip’s system reset release (power-on-reset, RTC watchdog reset and brownout reset), the latches
of the strapping pins sample the voltage level as strapping bits of ”0” or ”1”, and hold these bits until the chip
is powered down or shut down. The strapping bits configure the device’s boot mode, the operating voltage of
VDD_SDIO and other initial system settings.
Each strapping pin is connected to its internal pull-up/pull-down during the chip reset. Consequently, if a
strapping pin is unconnected or the connected external circuit is high-impedance, the internal weak pull-up/pull-
down will determine the default input level of the strapping pins.
To change the strapping bit values, users can apply the external pull-down/pull-up resistances, or use the host
MCU’s GPIOs to control the voltage level of these pins when powering on ESP32.
After reset release, the strapping pins work as normal-function pins.
Refer to Table 4 for a detailed boot-mode configuration by strapping pins.
Table 4: Strapping Pins
Voltage of Internal LDO
(VDD_SDIO)
Pin
Default
3.3 V
1.8 V
MTDI
Pull-down
0
1
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Note:
•Firmware can configure register bits to change the settings of ”Voltage of Internal LDO (VDD_SDIO)” and
”Timing of SDIO Slave” after booting.
•Internal pull-up resistor (R9) for MTDI is not populated in the module, as the flash and SRAM in ESP32-
WROOM-32UE only support a power voltage of 3.3 V (output by VDD_SDIO)
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Pin
Default
SPI Boot
Download Boot
GPIO0
Pull-up
1
0
GPIO2
Pull-down
Don’t-care
0
Enabling/Disabling Debugging Log Print over U0TXD During Booting
Pin
Default
U0TXD Active
U0TXD Silent
MTDO
Pull-up
1
0
Timing of SDIO Slave
Pin
Default
Falling-edge Sampling
Falling-edge Output
Falling-edge Sampling
Rising-edge Output
Rising-edge Sampling
Falling-edge Output
Rising-edge Sampling
Rising-edge Output
MTDO
Pull-up
0
0
1
1
GPIO5
Pull-up
0
1
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3. Functional Description
3. Functional Description
This chapter describes the modules and functions integrated in ESP32-WROOM-32UE.
3.1 CPU and Internal Memory
ESP32-D0WD-V3 contains two low-power Xtensa® 32-bit LX6 microprocessors. The internal memory
includes:
•448 KB of ROM for booting and core functions.
•520 KB of on-chip SRAM for data and instructions.
•8 KB of SRAM in RTC, which is called RTC FAST Memory and can be used for data storage; it is
accessed by the main CPU during RTC Boot from the Deep-sleep mode.
•8 KB of SRAM in RTC, which is called RTC SLOW Memory and can be accessed by the co-processor
during the Deep-sleep mode.
•1 Kbit of eFuse: 256 bits are used for the system (MAC address and chip configuration) and the
remaining 768 bits are reserved for customer applications, including flash-encryption and chip-ID.
3.2 External Flash and SRAM
ESP32 supports multiple external QSPI flash and SRAM chips. More details can be found in Chapter SPI in
the ESP32 Technical Reference Manual. ESP32 also supports hardware encryption/decryption based on
AES to pro-tect developers’ programs and data in flash.
ESP32 can access the external QSPI flash and SRAM through high-speed caches.
•The external flash can be mapped into CPU instruction memory space and read-only memory space
simul-taneously.
–When external flash is mapped into CPU instruction memory space, up to 11 MB + 248 KB can be
mapped at a time. Note that if more than 3 MB + 248 KB are mapped, cache performance will be
reduced due to speculative reads by the CPU.
–When external flash is mapped into read-only data memory space, up to 4 MB can be mapped at a
time. 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit reads are supported.
•External SRAM can be mapped into CPU data memory space. Up to 4 MB can be mapped at a time. 8-
bit, 16-bit and 32-bit reads and writes are supported.
ESP32-WROOM-32UE integrates a 4 MB SPI flash more memory space.
3.3 Crystal Oscillators
The module uses a 40-MHz crystal oscillator.
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3. Functional Description
3.4 RTC and Low-Power Management
With the use of advanced power-management technologies, ESP32 can switch between different power modes.
For details on ESP32’s power consumption in different power modes, please refer to section ”RTC and Low-
Power Management” in ESP32 User Manual.
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4. Peripherals and Sensors
4. Peripherals and Sensors
Please refer to Section Peripherals and Sensors in ESP32 User Manual.
Note:
External connections can be made to any GPIO except for GPIOs in the range 6-11, 16, or 17. GPIOs 6-11 are
connected to the module’s integrated SPI flash. For details, please see Section 6 Schematics.
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5. Electrical Characteristics
5. Electrical Characteristics
5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Stresses beyond the absolute maximum ratings listed in the table below may cause permanent damage to the
device. These are stress ratings only, and do not refer to the functional operation of the device that should
follow the recommended operating conditions.
Table 5: Absolute Maximum Ratings
1. The module worked properly after a 24-hour test in ambient temperature at 25 °C, and the IOs in three domains
(VDD3P3_RTC, VDD3P3_CPU, VDD_SDIO) output high logic level to ground. Please note that pins occupied by
flash and/or PSRAM in the VDD_SDIO power domain were excluded from the test.
2. Please see Appendix IO_MUX of ESP32 User Manual for IO’s power domain.
5.2 Recommended Operating Conditions
Table 6: Recommended Operating Conditions
Symbol
Parameter
Min
Typical
Max
Unit
VDD33
Power supply voltage
3.0
3.3
3.6
V
IV DD
Current delivered by external power supply
0.5
-
-
A
T
Operating temperature
–40
-
85
°C
5.3 DC Characteristics (3.3 V, 25 °C)
Table 7: DC Characteristics (3.3 V, 25 °C)
Symbol
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
CIN
Pin capacitance
-
2
-
pF
VIH
High-level input voltage
0.75×VDD
1
-
VDD1+0.3
V
VIL
Low-level input voltage
–0.3
-
0.25×VDD1
V
IIH
High-level input current
-
-
50
nA
IIL
Low-level input current
-
-
50
nA
VOH
High-level output voltage
0.8×VDD1
-
-
V
VOL
Low-level output voltage
-
-
0.1×VDD1
V
High-level source current
VDD3P3_CPU power domain
1; 2
-
40
-
mA
IOH
(VDD
1
= 3.3 V, V
OH
>= 2.64 V,
VDD3P3_RTC power domain
1; 2
-
40
-
mA
output drive strength set to the
VDD_SDIO power domain 1; 3
-
20
-
mA
maximum)
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Symbol
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Low-level sink current
IOL
(VDD1 = 3.3 V, VOL = 0.495 V,
-
28
-
mA
output drive strength set to the maximum)
RP U
Resistance of internal pull-up resistor
-
45
-
kΩ
RP D
Resistance of internal pull-down resistor
-
45
-
kΩ
VIL_nRST
Low-level input voltage of CHIP_PU to power off the chip
-
-
0.6
V
Notes:
1. Please see Appendix IO_MUX of ESP32 User Manual for IO’s power domain. VDD is the I/O voltage for a
particular power domain of pins.
2. For VDD3P3_CPU and VDD3P3_RTC power domain, per-pin current sourced in the same domain is gradually
reduced from around 40 mA to around 29 mA, VOH>=2.64 V, as the number of current-source pins increases.
3. Pins occupied by flash and/or PSRAM in the VDD_SDIO power domain were excluded from the test.
5.4 Wi-Fi Radio
Table 8: Wi-Fi Radio Characteristics
Parameter
Condition
Min
Typical
Max
Unit
Operating frequency range note1
-
2412
-
2462
MHz
Output impedance note2
-
-
*
-
Ω
TX power note3
dBm
Sensitivity
11b, 1 Mbps
-
–98
-
dBm
11b, 11 Mbps
-
–89
-
dBm
11g, 6 Mbps
-
–92
-
dBm
11g, 54 Mbps
-
–74
-
dBm
11n, HT20, MCS0
-
–91
-
dBm
11n, HT20, MCS7
-
–71
-
dBm
11n, HT40, MCS0
-
–89
-
dBm
11n, HT40, MCS7
-
–69
-
dBm
Adjacent channel rejection
11g, 6 Mbps
-
31
-
dB
11g, 54 Mbps
-
14
-
dB
11n, HT20, MCS0
-
31
-
dB
11n, HT20, MCS7
-
13
-
dB
1. Device should operate in the frequency range allocated by regional regulatory authorities. Target operating
frequency range is configurable by software.
2. For the modules that use IPEX antennas, the output impedance is 50 Ω. For other modules without IPEX
antennas, users do not need to concern about the output impedance.
3. Target TX power is configurable based on device or certification requirements.
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802.11n20:23.01dBm;802.11n40:21.18dBm

5. Electrical Characteristics
5.5 Bluetooth/BLE Radio
5.5.1 Receiver
Table 9: Receiver Characteristics – Bluetooth/BLE
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
Sensitivity @30.8% PER
-
-
–97
-
dBm
Maximum received signal @30.8% PER
-
0
-
-
dBm
Co-channel C/I
-
-
+10
-
dB
F = F0 + 1 MHz
-
–5
-
dB
F = F0 – 1 MHz
-
–5
-
dB
Adjacent channel selectivity C/I
F = F0 + 2 MHz
-
–25
-
dB
F = F0 – 2 MHz
-
–35
-
dB
F = F0 + 3 MHz
-
–25
-
dB
F = F0 – 3 MHz
-
–45
-
dB
30 MHz ~ 2000 MHz
–10
-
-
dBm
Out-of-band blocking performance
2000 MHz ~ 2400 MHz
–27
-
-
dBm
2500 MHz ~ 3000 MHz
–27
-
-
dBm
3000 MHz ~ 12.5 GHz
–10
-
-
dBm
Intermodulation
-
–36
-
-
dBm
5.5.2 Transmitter
Table 10: Transmitter Characteristics – Bluetooth/BLE
Parameter
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
-
-
-
dBm
Gain control step
-
3
RF power dBm
F = F0 ± 2 MHz
-
–52
-
dBm
Adjacent channel transmit power
F = F0 ± 3 MHz
-
–58
-
dBm
F = F0 ± > 3 MHz
-
–60
-
dBm
∆ f1avg
-
-
-
265
kHz
∆ f2max
-
247
-
-
kHz
∆ f2avg/∆ f1avg
-
-
–0.92
-
-
ICFT
-
-
–10
-
kHz
Drift rate
-
-
0.7
-
kHz/50 s
Drift
-
-
2
-
kHz
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5. Electrical Characteristics
5.6 Reflow Profile
Temperature (

)
Peak Temp.
250
235 ~ 250
Preheating zone
Reflow zone
Cooling zone
217
150 ~ 200
60 ~ 120s
!217 60 ~ 90s
-1 ~ -5/s
200
Soldering time
> 30s
Ramp-up zone
1 ~ 3/s
100
50
25
Time (sec.)
0
50
100
150
200
250
0
Ramp-up zone — Temp.: <150 Time: 60 ~ 90s Ramp-up rate: 1 ~ 3/s
Preheating zone — Temp.: 150 ~ 200 Time: 60 ~ 120s Ramp-up rate: 0.3 ~ 0.8/s
Reflow zone — Temp.: >217 7LPH60 ~ 90s; Peak Temp.: 235 ~ 250 (<245 recommended) Time: 30 ~ 70s
Cooling zone — Peak Temp. ~ 180 Ramp-down rate: -1 ~ -5/s
Solder — Sn&Ag&Cu Lead-free solder (SAC305)
Figure 2: Reflow Profile
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Revision History
Date
Version
Release notes
2020.02
V0.1
Preliminary release for certification CE.
OEM Guidance
1. Applicable FCC rules
This module is granted by Single Modular Approval. It complies to the
requirements of FCC part 15C, section 15.247 rules.
2. The specific operational use conditions
This module can be used in IoT devices. The input voltage to the module is nominally
3.0V-3.6 V DC. The operational ambient temperature of the module is -40 to
85 degree C. Only the embedded PCB antenna is allowed. Any other external
antenna is prohibited.
3. Limited module procedures
N/A
4. Trace antenna design
N/A
5. RF exposure considerations
The equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body. If the equipment
built into a host as a portable usage, the additional RF exposure evaluation
may be required as specified by 2.1093.

6. Antenna
Antenna type: PCB antenna; Peak gain: 3.40dBi
7. Label and compliance information
An exterior label on OEM’s end product can use wording such as the following:
“Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: 2AC7Z-ESP32WROOM32E” or
“Contains FCC ID: 2AC7Z-ESP32WROOM32E.”
6. Antenna
Antenna type: Dipole antenna with IPEX connector; Peak gain: 2.33dBi
7. Label and compliance information
An exterior label on OEM’s end product can use wording such as the following:
“Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: 2AC7Z-ESPWROOM32UE” or
“Contains FCC ID: 2AC7Z-ESPWROOM32UE.”
8. Information on test modes and additional testing requirements
a)The modular transmitter has been fully tested by the module grantee on the required
number of channels,modulation types, and modes, it should not be necessary for the host
installer to re-test all the available transmitter modes or settings. It is recommended that the
host product manufacturer, installing the modular transmitter,perform some investigative
measurements to confirm that the resulting composite system does not exceed the spurious
emissions limits or band edge limits (e.g., where a different antenna may be causing
additional emissions).
b)The testing should check for emissions that may occur due to the intermixing of emissions
with the other transmitters, digital circuitry, or due to physical properties of the host product
(enclosure). This investigation is especially important when integrating multiple modular
transmitters where the certification is based on testing each of them in a stand-alone
configuration. It is important to note that host product manufacturers should not assume that
because the modular transmitter is certified that they do not have any responsibility for final
product compliance.
c)If the investigation indicates a compliance concern the host product manufacturer is
obligated to mitigate the issue. Host products using a modular transmitter are subject to all
the applicable individual technical rules as well as to the general conditions of operation in
Sections 15.5, 15.15, and 15.29 to not cause interference. The operator of the host product
will be obligated to stop operating the device until the interference have been corrected .

The host integrator installing this module into their product must ensure that the final
composite product complies with the FCC requirements by a technical assessment or
evaluation to the FCC rules, including the transmitter operation and should refer to guidance
in KDB 996369. For host products with certified modular transmitter, the frequency range of
investigation of the composite system is specified by rule in Sections 15.33(a)(1) through
(a)(3), or the range applicable to the digital device, as shown in Section 15.33(b)(1),
whichever is the higher frequency range of investigation When testing the host product, all
the transmitters must be operating.The transmitters can be enabled by using publicly-
available drivers and turned on, so the transmitters are active. In certain conditions it might
be appropriate to use a technology-specific call box (test set) where accessory 50 devices or
drivers are not available. When testing for emissions from the unintentional radiator, the
transmitter shall be placed in the receive mode or idle mode, if possible. If receive mode only
is not possible then, the radio shall be passive (preferred) and/or active scanning. In these
cases, this would need to enable activity on the communication BUS (i.e., PCIe, SDIO, USB)
to ensure the unintentional radiator circuitry is enabled. Testing laboratories may need to add
attenuation or filters depending on the signal strength of any active beacons (if applicable)
from the enabled radio(s). See ANSI C63.4, ANSI C63.10 and ANSI C63.26 for further
general testing details.
The product under test is set into a link/association with a partnering device, as per the
normal intended use of the product. To ease testing, the product under test is set to transmit
at a high duty cycle, such as by sending a file or streaming some media content.
FCC Warning:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation
9. Additional testing, Part 15 Sub part B disclaimer The final host / module combination
need to be evaluated against the FCC Part 15B criteria for unintentional radiators in order
to be properly authorized for operation as a Part 15 digital device.