SLAA530B March   2012  – July 2021 MSP430F5131 , MSP430F5132 , MSP430F5151 , MSP430F5152 , MSP430F5171 , MSP430F5172 , MSP430F5212 , MSP430F5214 , MSP430F5217 , MSP430F5219 , MSP430F5222 , MSP430F5224 , MSP430F5229 , MSP430F5232 , MSP430F5234 , MSP430F5237 , MSP430F5239 , MSP430F5242 , MSP430F5244 , MSP430F5247 , MSP430F5249 , MSP430F5252 , MSP430F5253 , MSP430F5254 , MSP430F5255 , MSP430F5256 , MSP430F5257 , MSP430F5258 , MSP430F5259 , MSP430F5304 , MSP430F5308 , MSP430F5309 , MSP430F5310 , MSP430F5324 , MSP430F5325 , MSP430F5326 , MSP430F5327 , MSP430F5328 , MSP430F5328-EP , MSP430F5329 , MSP430F5333 , MSP430F5335 , MSP430F5336 , MSP430F5338 , MSP430F5340 , MSP430F5341 , MSP430F5342 , MSP430F5358 , MSP430F5359 , MSP430F5418 , MSP430F5418A , MSP430F5419 , MSP430F5419A , MSP430F5435 , MSP430F5435A , MSP430F5436 , MSP430F5436A , MSP430F5437 , MSP430F5437A , MSP430F5438 , MSP430F5438A , MSP430F5438A-EP , MSP430F5500 , MSP430F5501 , MSP430F5502 , MSP430F5503 , MSP430F5504 , MSP430F5505 , MSP430F5506 , MSP430F5507 , MSP430F5508 , MSP430F5509 , MSP430F5510 , MSP430F5513 , MSP430F5514 , MSP430F5515 , MSP430F5517 , MSP430F5519 , MSP430F5521 , MSP430F5522 , MSP430F5524 , MSP430F5525 , MSP430F5526 , MSP430F5527 , MSP430F5528 , MSP430F5529 , MSP430F5630 , MSP430F5631 , MSP430F5632 , MSP430F5633 , MSP430F5634 , MSP430F5635 , MSP430F5636 , MSP430F5637 , MSP430F5638 , MSP430F5658 , MSP430F5659 , MSP430F6433 , MSP430F6435 , MSP430F6436 , MSP430F6438 , MSP430F6458 , MSP430F6459 , MSP430F6459-HIREL , MSP430F6630 , MSP430F6631 , MSP430F6632 , MSP430F6633 , MSP430F6634 , MSP430F6635 , MSP430F6636 , MSP430F6637 , MSP430F6638 , MSP430F6658 , MSP430F6659 , MSP430F6720 , MSP430F6720A , MSP430F6721 , MSP430F6721A , MSP430F6723 , MSP430F6723A , MSP430F6724 , MSP430F6724A , MSP430F6725 , MSP430F6725A , MSP430F6726 , MSP430F6726A , MSP430F6730 , MSP430F6730A , MSP430F6731 , MSP430F6731A , MSP430F6733 , MSP430F6733A , MSP430F6734 , MSP430F6734A , MSP430F6735 , MSP430F6735A , MSP430F6736 , MSP430F6736A , MSP430F6745 , MSP430F67451 , MSP430F67451A , MSP430F6745A , MSP430F6746 , MSP430F67461 , MSP430F67461A , MSP430F6746A , MSP430F6747 , MSP430F67471 , MSP430F67471A , MSP430F6747A , MSP430F6748 , MSP430F67481 , MSP430F67481A , MSP430F6748A , MSP430F6749 , MSP430F67491 , MSP430F67491A , MSP430F6749A , MSP430F67621 , MSP430F67621A , MSP430F67641 , MSP430F67641A , MSP430F6765 , MSP430F67651 , MSP430F67651A , MSP430F6765A , MSP430F6766 , MSP430F67661 , MSP430F67661A , MSP430F6766A , MSP430F6767 , MSP430F67671 , MSP430F67671A , MSP430F6767A , MSP430F6768 , MSP430F67681 , MSP430F67681A , MSP430F6768A , MSP430F6769 , MSP430F67691 , MSP430F67691A , MSP430F6769A , MSP430F6775 , MSP430F67751 , MSP430F67751A , MSP430F6775A , MSP430F6776 , MSP430F67761 , MSP430F67761A , MSP430F6776A , MSP430F6777 , MSP430F67771 , MSP430F67771A , MSP430F6777A , MSP430F6778 , MSP430F67781 , MSP430F67781A , MSP430F6778A , MSP430F6779 , MSP430F67791 , MSP430F67791A , MSP430F6779A , MSP430FR2000 , MSP430FR2032 , MSP430FR2033 , MSP430FR2100 , MSP430FR2110 , MSP430FR2111 , MSP430FR2153 , MSP430FR2155 , MSP430FR2310 , MSP430FR2311 , MSP430FR2353 , MSP430FR2355 , MSP430FR2422 , MSP430FR2433 , MSP430FR2475 , MSP430FR2476 , MSP430FR2512 , MSP430FR2522 , MSP430FR2532 , MSP430FR2533 , MSP430FR2632 , MSP430FR2633 , MSP430FR2672 , MSP430FR2673 , MSP430FR2675 , MSP430FR2676 , MSP430FR4131 , MSP430FR4132 , MSP430FR4133 , MSP430FR5041 , MSP430FR5043 , MSP430FR50431 , MSP430FR5720 , MSP430FR5721 , MSP430FR5722 , MSP430FR5723 , MSP430FR5724 , MSP430FR5725 , MSP430FR5726 , MSP430FR5727 , MSP430FR5728 , MSP430FR5729 , MSP430FR5730 , MSP430FR5731 , MSP430FR5732 , MSP430FR5733 , MSP430FR5734 , MSP430FR5735 , MSP430FR5736 , MSP430FR5737 , MSP430FR5738 , MSP430FR5739 , MSP430FR5739-EP , MSP430FR5847 , MSP430FR58471 , MSP430FR5848 , MSP430FR5849 , MSP430FR5857 , MSP430FR5858 , MSP430FR5859 , MSP430FR5867 , MSP430FR58671 , MSP430FR5868 , MSP430FR5869 , MSP430FR5870 , MSP430FR5872 , MSP430FR58721 , MSP430FR5887 , MSP430FR5888 , MSP430FR5889 , MSP430FR58891 , MSP430FR5922 , MSP430FR59221 , MSP430FR5947 , MSP430FR59471 , MSP430FR5948 , MSP430FR5949 , MSP430FR5957 , MSP430FR5958 , MSP430FR5959 , MSP430FR5962 , MSP430FR5964 , MSP430FR5967 , MSP430FR5968 , MSP430FR5969 , MSP430FR5969-SP , MSP430FR59691 , MSP430FR5970 , MSP430FR5972 , MSP430FR59721 , MSP430FR5986 , MSP430FR5987 , MSP430FR5988 , MSP430FR5989 , MSP430FR5989-EP , MSP430FR59891 , MSP430FR5992 , MSP430FR5994 , MSP430FR59941 , MSP430FR6005 , MSP430FR6007 , MSP430FR6035 , MSP430FR6037 , MSP430FR60371 , MSP430FR6041 , MSP430FR6043 , MSP430FR60431 , MSP430FR6045 , MSP430FR6047 , MSP430FR60471 , MSP430FR6820 , MSP430FR6822 , MSP430FR68221 , MSP430FR6870 , MSP430FR6872 , MSP430FR68721 , MSP430FR6877 , MSP430FR6879 , MSP430FR68791 , MSP430FR6887 , MSP430FR6888 , MSP430FR6889 , MSP430FR68891 , MSP430FR6920 , MSP430FR6922 , MSP430FR69221 , MSP430FR6927 , MSP430FR69271 , MSP430FR6928 , MSP430FR6970 , MSP430FR6972 , MSP430FR69721 , MSP430FR6977 , MSP430FR6979 , MSP430FR69791 , MSP430FR6987 , MSP430FR6988 , MSP430FR6989 , MSP430FR69891

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction to ESD
    1. 1.1 Component-Level ESD Rating
      1. 1.1.1 Human Body Model (HBM)
      2. 1.1.2 Charged Device Model (CDM)
    2. 1.2 System-Level ESD Rating
    3. 1.3 ESD Waveforms
  3. 2General System-Level ESD Design Guidelines
    1. 2.1 Enclosures
      1. 2.1.1 Enclosure Openings
      2. 2.1.2 Enclosure Cables
    2. 2.2 PCB Design and Layout
      1. 2.2.1 Example Layout – Current Loop
    3. 2.3 On-Board ESD Protection Devices
      1. 2.3.1 Simple Passive Components
      2. 2.3.2 ESD Suppression Devices
      3. 2.3.3 ESD Protection Using Series Resistor
    4. 2.4 Circuit Design and Software Considerations
      1. 2.4.1 Circuit Design
      2. 2.4.2 Software Considerations
    5. 2.5 ESD Testing
  4. 3System Efficient ESD Design (SEED)
    1. 3.1 System-Level ESD Protection Methodology
      1. 3.1.1 On-Board Protection – Primary Clamp
      2. 3.1.2 On-Chip Protection – Secondary Clamp
      3. 3.1.3 Two-Stage Protection – Fundamental SEED Concept
    2. 3.2 SPICE Simulation Methodology for System-Level ESD Design
  5. 4SEED-Based IEC Protection Design and Verification – Real World Example 1
    1. 4.1 Modeling IEC Stress Waveform
    2. 4.2 Modeling TVS Device
    3. 4.3 Modeling MSP430 I/O Pin
    4. 4.4 Isolated Impedance Calculation
    5. 4.5 SPICE Simulation – SEED Method
    6. 4.6 Board-Level Verification
  6. 5System-Level ESD Protection – Real World Example 2
  7. 6Summary
  8. 7Modeling Using TLP Parameters
    1. 7.1 Modeling TVS Device Using TLP Parameters [8]
    2. 7.2 Modeling IC Interface Pin to be Protected Using TLP Parameters [8]
  9. 8References
  10.   Revision History

2.5 ESD Testing

ESD testing throughout design and development helps identify and fix weak ESD spots in the system. On-board LEDs and switches can be used to debug different ESD failure categories. Listed below are the different system-level ESD failure criteria as per IEC 61000-4-2 [1] and example failure conditions when using an MSP430 device in the system:

  1. Normal performance within specification limits
    • MSP430 is not affected by the system-level ESD stress and continues to execute without any intervention.
  2. Temporary degradation or loss of function or performance which is self-recoverable
    • Device reset can occur (for example, caused by low pulse on the MSP430 reset pin that causes the device to reset).
    • Oscillator disturbance can occur (for example, caused by on-board crystal dropping out). This condition can be identified by on-chip watchdog or oscillator fault detection.
      Note:

      The NMI function can be enabled on the reset pin of the MSP430 MCU to detect or prevent unexpected device reset. The oscillator fault detection interrupt can also be enabled to detect oscillator disturbances. On-board LEDs, user interfaces, or the reset interrupt vector (that helps identify the last cause of reset - BOR, POR, or PUC) can be used to identify the failure and recovery conditions

  3. Temporary degradation or loss of function or performance that requires operator intervention or system reset
    • Device upset that requires user to manually apply a low pulse on the reset pin or a power-cycle.
      Note:

      In this case, on-board switches can be used on the test board to recover the device

  4. Degradation or loss of function that is not recoverable due to damage of equipment (components) or software, or loss of data
    • Damage of MSP430 I/O pin structure. This might result in system upsets such as non-operational interrupts associated with the I/O pins.
    • Increased leakage current caused by degradation or damage of integrated components and circuits connected to I/O pins or power supply pins.
    • Loss of CODE or DATA on device RAM or non-volatile memory.
    • Device enters deadlock state by poorly designed software.

See IEC standards [1] for the standard system-level ESD tests, thresholds, and ratings.