Safety And Precautions - Atmel ATZB-EVB-24-SMA User Manual

Zigbit development kits

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Intended Audience and Purpose

This document is intended for engineers and software developers working with the

ZigBit™ Development Kit (ZDK). The Kit is used to evaluate the performance and

features of ZigBit modules and the BitCloud software, and to implement custom

applications on top of BitCloud API.

Safety and Precautions

The product contains electronics, which are electrically sensitive. Please take

necessary precautions when using such devices. Atmel does its best to protect the

product components from electrostatic discharge phenomena, but we encourage our

users to follow common guidelines to avoid electrostatics by using proper grounding

etc.

The product complies with the FCC (Part 15), IC and ETSI (CE) rules applicable to

the devices radiating in the uncontrolled environment. Please find out if the product

complies with your local regulations.

Any modifications of the hardware, its components or improper use of the product can

cause an uncontrolled violation of the in-band or out-band radiation levels. It can

result in progressing violation of emission level limits, thus causing harmful

interference.

Precautions

The product radiates power in the microwave band. Although the levels are

considered to be low (less than 2 mW), it is reasonable to protect the operating

personnel from possible harmful impact of the electromagnetic field. When the parts

of the product are turned on, an operator should avoid touching the PCB antenna and

the board itself. The recommended distance between an operator and antenna

should be more than 20 centimeters.

AC/DC adapters which can be used with the product contain high voltage circuits.

General precautions should be taken against electric shock before the product

hardware is mains powered.

The ZigBit Development Kit contains fragile components. Please handle with care.

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