Product issues left undiscovered until late in the development cycle can cost significantly more than the costs of pre-testing. Multiple test phases can ultimately result in a functional product, but for every non-compliant verdict, the process must be repeated. This adds delays to product development and increasing costs, including the costs of lost marketing efforts around a launch date that has to be postponed until the product makes its way successfully through the testing phases.

Early testing allows you to detect problems before sending a prototype out to accredited labs. By pre-testing devices, you are able to pinpoint and address potential problems before product submission. The earlier those product deficiencies are identified in the development process, the easier they are to rectify. Fixing problems after compliance testing is much more time consuming than fixing them during the design stage. Pre-compliance testing allows you to remedy and fix an issue right away, rather than compiling multiple costly test and redesign cycles. It is far better for a product to remain in the design and development stage until it meets the compliance requirements.

The “Pre-Compliance Testing” phase of development is the stage at which you subject your product to the testing that it will undergo in the actual compliance test. This phase can help you determine if a product is ready for submission to an accredited lab or not, but to emerge from these pre-tests with the highest confidence in advance of final testing, it is crucial to use test equipment that has been validated by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Frontline Test Services uses Teledyne LeCroy’s Frontline family of Bluetooth test tools that are recognized by the Bluetooth SIG as validated test systems.

Pre-compliance testing can improve performance as well as reliability by detecting any potential problems before they happen on an industrial scale. Product performance is improved by eliminating malfunctions before production begins as well as by improving reliability during use. Pre-compliance testing ensures optimal product performance is achieved before a product is released into production, which gives you confidence that your customers will have the best possible user experience.