There are two paths available in Launch Studio to qualify products: Qualification with Required Testing and Qualification with No Required Testing. The path you should use depends on your particular scenario, what parts of your Bluetooth® design may or may not have been previously qualified, and the product type of those previously qualified designs.
Qualification with Required Testing
Use this path if you are creating a new Bluetooth design or modifying previously qualified Bluetooth designs. This path is required if you are using a previously qualified Component (Tested) product type in your qualification.
Scenarios That Use This Path
Use this path when you are:
- Creating a new design or combination that does not involve only previously qualified Bluetooth End Products or Subsystems product types
- Altering a previously qualified Bluetooth design by changing the core configuration/functionality
- Qualifying a design that uses a previously qualified Bluetooth Component product types
- Note: When qualifying with a previously qualified Component product type, you may or may not have to perform additional testing based on the assessment date and TCRL version to which the Component was qualified. You can inherit test evidence for conformance test cases by referencing that test evidence when completing your test plan. The Component must have a Qualification Assessment date within three years of submission of your project.
Qualification with No Required Testing
Use this path if you are using previously qualified Bluetooth End Product or Subsystem product types without any design changes.
Scenarios That Use This Path
Use this path when you are:
- Using another member organization's previously qualified Bluetooth End Products or Subsystems in your product with no changes or additions to the Bluetooth design
- Purchasing a Bluetooth product manufactured by a third-party and distributing it with your organization's name or logo (referred to as white-labeling).
- Creating combinations involving only previously qualified Bluetooth End Products or Subsystems and you make no design changes.
If you are unsure which path your Qualification scenario requires, please submit a support ticket or contact a Bluetooth Qualification Consultant.