PSoC
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Thermal Management Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. No. 001-89649 Rev. **
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General Safety Instructions
Electrostatic Discharge Protection
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage boards and associated components. Cypress recommends that the user
perform procedures only at an ESD workstation. If ESD workstation is not available, use appropriate ESD protection by
wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to the chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface) on the board when handling
parts.
Handling Boards
CY8CKIT-036 boards are sensitive to ESD. Hold the board only by its edges. After removing the board from its box, place it
on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available. Do not slide board over any surface.
Working with the Fans
Some fans run at very high rotational speeds (30,000 revolutions per minute, or RPM) and the motors can provide
significant torque. The blades on this type of fan are often deeply angled and large enough for a finger to penetrate. This
can cause a lot of pain if the finger accidentally comes into contact with the fan blade.
Under no circumstances should the user attempt to stop or slow down the fan using a finger or any other object. To test the
PSoC ability to detect and react to fan speed changes, airflow can be modulated by forcing air into the fan using an air gun,
another fan, or some other appropriate means.
The safest way to test the PSoC chip
’s ability to detect fan stall events (no rotation) is to disconnect the tachometer
feedback by removing either the tachometer wire, or the power to the fan, or by disconnecting the fan altogether.
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