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2. Precautions
2.1. Safety Precautions
Before using the Armadillo-210, please read the following safety precautions carefully to assure correct use.
2.2. Operational Precautions
To avoid a permanent damage to the Armadillo-210, the following safety precautions must be observed
when handling the product.
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Power-on
Do not attempt to install or remove the GPIO connectors when power is applied to the Armadillo-210 or
peripheral circuits.
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Static-Electricity
The Armadillo-210 incorporates CMOS devices. Until using the board, store it in the provided
antistatic package
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Latch-up
Due to excessive noise or a surge from the power supply or input/output, or sharp voltage fluctuations,
the CMOS devices incorporated in the board can cause a latch-up. Once a latch-up occurs, this
situation continues until the power supply is disconnected and thus can damage the devices. It is
recommended to take safety measures such as adding a protection circuit to the noise-susceptible
input/output line or not sharing a power supply with devices that can be the cause of noise.
2.3. Software Precautions
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The software and documentation contained in this product are provided “AS IS” without warranty of any
kind including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purposes, reliability, correctness
or accuracy. Furthermore, Atmark Techno, Inc. does not guarantee any outcomes resulting from the
use of this product
2.4. Trademarks
Armadillo is registered trademarks of Atmark Techno, Inc. Other product and company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of respective company or organization.
This product uses semiconductor components designed for generic electronics
equipment such as office automation equipment, communications equipment,
measurement equipment and machine tools. Do not incorporate the product into
devices such as medical equipment, traffic control systems, combustion control
systems, safety equipment and so on which can directly threaten human life or
pose a hazard to the body or property due to malfunction or failure. Moreover,
products incorporating semiconductor components can be caused to malfunction
or fail due to foreign noise or surge. To ensure there will be no risk to life, the
body or property even in the event of malfunction or failure, be sure to take all
possible measures in the safety system design, such as using protection circuits
like limit switches or fuse breakers, or system multiplexing.
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