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12. User shall be solely responsible for proper disposal and recycling of EVMs consistent with all
applicable federal, state, and local requirements
Certain Instructions
User shall operate EVMs within TI’s recommended specifications and environmental considerations per
the user’s guide, accompanying documentation, and any other applicable requirements. Exceeding the
specified ratings (including but not limited to input and output voltage, current, power, and environmental
ranges) for EVMs may cause property damage, personal injury or death. If there are questions concerning
these ratings, user should contact a TI field representative prior to connecting interface electronics
including input power and intended loads. Any loads applied outside of the specified output range may
result in unintended and/or inaccurate operation and/or possible permanent damage to the EVM and/or
interface electronics. Please consult the applicable EVM user's guide prior to connecting any load to the
EVM output. If there is uncertainty as to the load specification, please contact a TI field representative.
During normal operation, some circuit components may have case temperatures greater than 60°C as
long as the input and output are maintained at a normal ambient operating temperature. These
components include but are not limited to linear regulators, switching transistors, pass transistors, and
current sense resistors which can be identified using EVMs’ schematics located in the applicable EVM
user's guide. When placing measurement probes near EVMs during normal operation, please be aware
that EVMs may become very warm. As with all electronic evaluation tools, only qualified personnel
knowledgeable in electronic measurement and diagnostics normally found in development environments
should use EVMs.
Agreement to Defend, Indemnify and Hold Harmless
User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold TI, its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives,
affiliates, licensors and their representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, damages,
losses, expenses, costs and liabilities (collectively, "Claims") arising out of, or in connection with, any
handling and/or use of EVMs. User’s indemnity shall apply whether Claims arise under law of tort or
contract or any other legal theory, and even if EVMs fail to perform as described or expected.
Safety-Critical or Life-Critical Applications
If user intends to use EVMs in evaluations of safety critical applications (such as life support), and a failure
of a TI product considered for purchase by user for use in user’s product would reasonably be expected to
cause severe personal injury or death such as devices which are classified as FDA Class III or similar
classification, then user must specifically notify TI of such intent and enter into a separate Assurance and
Indemnity Agreement.
8.2
RADIO FREQUENCY REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION
MODULES
NOTE:
These EVM terms and conditions can be downloaded in PDF format.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) evaluation boards, kits, and/or modules (EVMs) and/or accompanying
hardware that is marketed, sold, or loaned to users may or may not be subject to radio frequency
regulations in specific countries.
General Statement for EVMs Not Including a Radio
For EVMs not including a radio and not subject to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
or Industry Canada (IC) regulations, TI intends EVMs to be used only for engineering development,
demonstration, or evaluation purposes. EVMs are not finished products typically fit for general consumer
use. EVMs may nonetheless generate, use, or radiate radio frequency energy, but have not been tested
for compliance with the limits of computing devices pursuant to part 15 of FCC or the ICES-003 rules.
Operation of such EVMs may cause interference with radio communications, in which case the user at his
own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct this interference.
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