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5.8 Electrostatic Discharge
The GSM module is not protected against Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) in general.
Consequently, it is subject to ESD handling precautions that typically apply to ESD sensitive
components. Proper ESD handling and packaging procedures must be applied through-
out the processing, handling and operation of any application that incorporates a BGS12
module.
Special ESD protection provided on BGS12:
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SIM interface: Serial resistor and ESD protection diode
BGS12 has been tested according to group standard ETSI EN 301 489-1 (see Table 2) and
test standard EN 61000-4-2. The measured values can be gathered from the following table.
Table 34: Measured electrostatic values
Specification/Requirements Contact discharge Air discharge
EN 61000-4-2
SIM interface
 4kV  8kV
Antenna interface
 4kV  8kV
JEDEC JESD22-A114D (Human Body Model, Test conditions: 1.5 k

, 100 pF)
ESD at the module
 1kV
n.a.
Note: Please note that the values may vary with the individual application design. For
example, it matters whether or not the application platform is grounded over external
devices like a computer or other equipment, such as the Gemalto M2M reference app-
lication described in Chapter 8.