Introduction
EPM-5 Reference Manual
5
RoHS Compliance
The EPM-5, Revision 4.xx and above, is RoHS-compliant.
A
BOUT
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HS
In 2003, the European Union issued Directive 2002/95/EC regarding the Restriction of the use of
certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment.
The RoHS directive requires producers of electrical and electronic equipment to reduce to
acceptable levels the presence of six environmentally sensitive substances: lead, mercury,
cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and the presence of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) flame retardants, in certain electrical and electronic
products sold in the European Union (EU) beginning July 1, 2006.
VersaLogic Corporation is committed to supporting customers with high-quality products and
services meeting the European Union’s RoHS directive.
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OMPLIANT
C
ABLES
Adapter cables for the EPM-5 are available in RoHS compliant and RoHS noncompliant versions.
Compliance or noncompliance is indicated by the part number prefix. “CBR” indicates RoHS
compliance. “CBL” indicates RoHS noncompliance. For applications that require RoHS
compliance, use only the RoHS compliant (“CBR” version) cables.
Warnings
E
LECTROSTATIC
D
ISCHARGE
Warning!
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage circuit boards, disk drives and other
components. The circuit board must only be handled at an ESD workstation. If an
approved station is not available, some measure of protection can be provided by
wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap. Keep all plastic away from the board, and
do not slide the board over any surface.
After removing the board from its protective wrapper, place the board on a
grounded, static-free surface, component side up. Use an antistatic foam pad if
available.
The board should also be protected inside a closed metallic anti-static envelope
during shipment or storage.
Note:
The exterior coating on some metallic antistatic bags is sufficiently conductive to
cause excessive battery drain if the bag comes in contact with the bottom-side of
the EPM-5.
