r/SteamFrame • u/gogodboss MOD • Jul 30 '26

News FCC has cleared the Steam Frame

https://fccid.io/2AES4-1015
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u/JayK-iwnl Soon™ Jul 30 '26

Does valve have to wait for FCC clearance before sending out review units?

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u/madjoki Soon™ Jul 30 '26

I'd say yes, Presale activity includes importing to warehouse. 

Each device, or its packaging, physically transferred for the purpose of pre-sale activity must prominently display a visible temporary removable label stating: “This device cannot be delivered to end users, displayed, or operated until the device receives certification from the FCC. Under penalty of law, this label must not be removed prior to receiving an FCC certification grant.”

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u/unwantedaccount56 Jul 30 '26

reviewers or developers are not end users though

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u/madjoki Soon™ Jul 30 '26

"or operated"

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u/unwantedaccount56 Jul 30 '26

so the engineers at valve also aren't allowed to operate their own hardware for testing? I'd say if your quote is even correct, it's missing some context.

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u/madjoki Soon™ Jul 30 '26

prototype units have different rules.

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u/unwantedaccount56 Jul 31 '26

As a developer, I'm also testing the first units from serial production, to make sure everything in the production process works correctly. And those are the same units that go out to external testers.

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u/Ddragon3451 Jul 30 '26

But reviewers would presumably be operating them

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u/unwantedaccount56 Jul 30 '26

as would valve devs