This article details an example of certification using Bluetooth® qualification workspace with STM32WBA25CE.
1. STM32WBA25CE reference PHY and stack QDIDs/DNs
Before going through this process, the QDIDs/DNs used with STM32WBA25CE must be defined. The Bluetooth® Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a listing search [1] for finding previously qualified designs and declared products.
A dedicated certification guideline wiki page [2] provides the latest QDIDs/DNs to be used for each STM32WBAx product.
1.1. STM32WBA25CE reference RF-PHY
According to the dedicated certification guideline wiki page [2], DN Q379196 [3] should be considered.
This RF PHY was qualified with core specification 6.2 and using the test case reference list (TCRL) version Pkg101.
1.2. STM32WBA25CE reference controller and host stack
According to the dedicated certification guideline wiki page [2], DN Q379196 [4] should be considered.
These stacks were qualified with Bluetooth® core specification 6.2 and using the test case reference list (TCRL) version Pkg101.
2. Qualification workspace process
The Bluetooth® qualification workspace [5] is the starting point of certification journey.
This page includes additional resources to help readers understand the Bluetooth qualification process or to assist them if issues occur.
To start, click on "Start the Bluetooth Qualification Process".
Each subchapter of this article describes a different step of the qualification process on the Bluetooth® website.
2.1. Product details
In this step, product details should be entered as illustrated in the following example.
Once product details are entered, the customer can, if required, add an additional product. To move forward, "No, I do not" must be selected, as shown below.
2.2. Specify the design
Since the customer is reusing QDIDs/DNs, "Yes, I do" is selected, and DN associated with STM32WBA25CE is entered, as shown below.
Two options are available:
- If no change is planned for layer selection and no feature changes are planned, and if the hardware (HW) has strictly followed ST HW reference design, select "Use this design without modification". The page then links directly to the product qualification fee.
- If changes are planned for the layer selection, for example, to remove a feature compared with the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS), or if custom hardware (HW) has been designed with changes compared with the reference schematics and layout, select "Modify or add to this design." The next steps describe this option.
The following step must be completed:
The customer can now proceed to layer selection and select '"Save and go to the layer selection"
2.3. Layer selection
In this example, the customer is considering certifying a complete product with proprietary profile and should proceed as follows:
The customer can now proceed to ICS selection and select “Save and go to ICS selection”.
2.4. ICS selection
Customer can confirm there are no inconsistencies by clicking the 'Consistency Check' button. No inconsistency should be observed.
Customer can now proceed to the next step by selecting 'Save and go to Test plan and documentation'.
2.5. Test plan and documentation
In this example, no test plan should be generated for the new design thanks to the pre-qualified DNs associated to STM32WBA25.
However, some customers may have to select “Upload test declaration and test reports” and upload their own certified RF-PHY test report executed from certified test house (as explained in the dedicated Certification guideline wiki page [2]).
The customer can now complete the process with qualification fee payment.
2.6. Product Qualification Fee
In this step, product qualification fee needs to be addressed.
The customer can now complete the process with submission page.
2.7. Submission
The customer receives a summary of the requirements status based on the provided product declarations or reports.
Your qualification journey with STM32WBA25CE is now completed!
3. References