
Introduction
VL-MPEe-V5 Reference Manual
3
Cautions
E
LECTROSTATIC
D
ISCHARGE
CAUTION:
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.
H
ANDLING
C
ARE
CAUTION:
Care must be taken when handling the board not to touch the exposed circuitry
with your fingers.
E
ARTH
G
ROUND
R
EQUIREMENT
CAUTION:
All mounting holes should be connected to earth ground (chassis ground). This
provides proper grounding for ESD and EMI purposes. In portable applications,
the mounting holes should be connected to the ground reference of the system
power supply.