Electrical, Mechanical, And Environmental Specifications; Functional Description - Lattice Semiconductor XP2 Advanced User Manual

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while, it's best to put it back in the static shielding bag. Please save the static shielding bag and packing box for

future storage of the board when it is not in use.

When reaching for the board, it is recommended that you first touch the outside threaded portion of one of the gold

SMA connectors. This will neutralize any static voltage difference between your body and the board prior to any

contact with signal I/O.

CAUTION: to minimize the possibility of ESD damage, the first and last electrical connection to the board, should

always be from test equipment chassis ground to GND on the board (black banana jack).

Before connecting signals or power to the board, attach a cable from chassis ground on grounded test equipment

to the GND on the board. Connecting the board ground to test equipment chassis ground will decrease the risk of

ESD damage to the I/O on the board as the initial connections to the board are made. Likewise, when unplugging

cables from the evaluation board, the last connection unplugged, should be the chassis GND connection to eval

board GND. If you have signal sources that are floating with respect to chassis GND, attempt to neutralize any

static charge on that signal source prior to attaching it to the evaluation board.

If you are holding or carrying the board while it's not in a static shielding bag, please keep one finger on the

threaded portion of one of the gold SMA connectors. This will keep the board at the same voltage potential as your

body until you can pick up the static shielding bag and put the board back in it.