Re: Printed Circuit Board Grounding

1999-10-13 Thread Jim Hulbert
Jim "Douglas C. Smith" on 10/08/99 09:29:25 PM Please respond to "Douglas C. Smith" To: "UMBDENSTOCK, DON" cc: "'EMC-PSTC Discussion Group'" (bcc: Jim Hulbert/MSD/US/PBI) Subject: Re: Printed Circuit Board Grounding Hi Don,

Re: Printed Circuit Board Grounding

1999-10-13 Thread Patrick Lawler
You might want to consider whether the IEC61000-4-4 EFT/B (Electrical Fast Transient/Burst) immunity test needs to be performed on the completed system. One of the test steps involves injecting 1000V+ transients onto the green wire (protective earth) of the equipment. Connecting your 'ground' (D

Re: Printed Circuit Board Grounding

1999-10-09 Thread Douglas C. Smith
Hi Don, Each situation should be evaluated on its own merits. I am going to list some general rules of thumb below, but there may be exceptions. I have done lots of ESD current measurements in different configurations and base my opinions on these measurments and personal experience with equipmen

Re: Printed Circuit Board Grounding

1999-10-08 Thread georgea
om on 10/08/99 01:50:49 PM Please respond to umbdenstock%sensormatic@interlock.lexmark.com To: emc-pstc%ieee@interlock.lexmark.com cc:(bcc: George Alspaugh/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: Printed Circuit Board Grounding Hello Group, We are having a debate concerning the best practic

Printed Circuit Board Grounding

1999-10-08 Thread UMBDENSTOCK, DON
Hello Group, We are having a debate concerning the best practice for grounding of a printed circuit board containing digital logic. These boards are multi-layer with a ground plane and a power plane. One school of thought is to tie the ground plane to chassis ground in many locations, thus re