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Compliance

Technical Information

The BBC micro:bit has been designed to be a bare-board micro controller for use by children aged 8-14. It is an open development system and we have enabled debugging so that advanced users can interrogate the device.

The device has been through extensive safety and compliance testing to the following standards:

Safety

EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017

EN 62368-1:2020+A11:2020

EMC

EN 55032:2015+A1:2020

EN 55035:2017+A11:2020

EN 61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019

EN 61000-3-2:2019

EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3

EN 301489-17 V3.2.4

Radio Spectrum

EN 300 328 V2.2.2

EN 62479:2010

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.

Chemical

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) 2011/65/EU Annex II article 4(1)

EN IEC 63000:2018

EN71-3:2013 + A1:2014 - Migration of certain elements.

Analysis of the 163 substances of very high concern (SVHC) on the Candidate List for authorization, concerning Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 as published on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website.

Blutetooth CE etc compliance logos

The BBC micro:bit device features Bluetooth Low Energy radio. The radio on the device operates in the following frequencies:

Frequency Range: 2402MHz to 2480MHz

Bluetooth Version: V4.0 Bluetooth Low Energy for micro:bit V1.3B and V1.5 and Bluetooth 5 for micro:bit V2.00 and V2.20 and V2.21

EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

The CE RED Declaration of Conformity for the micro:bit product can be viewed and downloaded from the following links:

UKCA Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

The UKCA Supplier Declaration of Conformity for the micro:bit product can be viewed and downloaded from the following links:

UKCA Declaration of Conformity V2.20

US Supplier Declaration of Conformity

The FCC Supplier Declaration of Conformity for the micro:bit product can be viewed and downloaded from the following links: