Datasheet

Producthandling
ThePhotoncomesintwoprimarystylesofpackaging:MatchboxandKitBox.Thematchbox
packagingcontainsthebareessentialstogetyoustarted,whilethePhotonKitcontainsa
breadboard,MicroBUSBcable,sticker,prototypingcardandacouplesensorstobuildyourfirst
Internetconnectedproject!
PhotonswithoutheadersinmatchboxpackagingarealsoavailableinJEDECstyletraysfor
automatedpickandplacemachines.RequestmoredetailsfromusonthisintheContactsection
below.
TheMoistureSensitivityLevel(MSL)relatestothepackagingandhandlingprecautionsrequired.
ThePØmoduleonthePhotonsdominatetheMSLrequirementsandareratedlevel3.Ingeneral,
thisprecautionappliesforPhotonswithoutheaders.IfreflowingaPhotondirectlyontoan
applicationPCB,increasedmoisturelevelspriortoreflowcandamagesensitiveelectronicsonthe
Photon.Abakeprocesstoreducemoisturemayberequired.
Formoreinformationregardingmoisturesensitivitylevels,labeling,storageanddryingseethe
MSLstandardseeIPC/JEDECJ-STD-020(canbedownloadedfromwww.jedec.org).
ThephotoncontainshighlysensitiveelectroniccircuitryandisanElectrostaticSensitiveDevice
(ESD).HandlingaphotonwithoutproperESDprotectionmaydestroyordamageitpermanently.
ProperESDhandlingandpackagingproceduresmustbeappliedthroughouttheprocessing,
handlingandoperationofanyapplicationthatincorporatesphotons.ESDprecautionsshouldbe
implementedontheapplicationboardwherethephotonismounted.Failuretoobservethese
precautionscanresultinseveredamagetothephoton!
PACKAGING
MOISTURESENSITIVITYLEVELS
ESDPRECAUTIONS