User manual

Disclaimer & Regulatory Information
EVALUATION BOARD/KIT/MODULE (EVM)
WARNINGS, RESTRICTIONS AND DISCLAIMERS
For Feasibility Evaluation Only, in Laboratory/Development Environments. The EVM is not
a complete product. It is intended solely for use for preliminary feasibility evaluation in laboratory/
development environments by technically qualified electronics experts who are familiar with the
dangers and application risks associated with handling electrical mechanical components, systems
and subsystems. It should not be used as all or part of a finished end product.
Your Sole Responsibility and Risk. You acknowledge, represent and agree that:
1. You have unique knowledge concerning Federal, State and local regulatory requirements
(including but not limited to Food and Drug Administration regulations, if applicable) which relate
to your products and which relate to your use (and/or that of your employees, affiliates, con
tractors or designees) of the EVM for evaluation, testing and other purposes.
2. You have full and exclusive responsibility to assure the safety and compliance of your products
with all such laws and other applicable regulatory requirements, and also to assure the safety of
any activities to be conducted by you and/or your employees, affiliates, contractors or designees,
using the EVM. Further, you are responsible to assure that any interfaces (electronic and/or
mechanical) between the EVM and any human body are designed with suitable isolation and
means to safely limit accessible leakage currents to minimize the risk of electrical shock hazard.
3. Since the EVM is not a completed product, it may not meet all applicable regulatory and safety
compliance standards which may normally be associated with similar items. You assume full
responsibility to determine and/or assure compliance with any such standards and related
certifications as may be applicable. You will employ reasonable safeguards to ensure that your
use of the EVM will not result in any property damage, injury or death, even if the EVM should fail
to perform as described or expected.
4. Customer must take care of proper disposal and recycling of packing materials
Certain Instructions. It is important to operate this EVM within TI’s recommended specifications and
environmental considerations per the user guidelines. Exceeding the specified EVM ratings (including
but not limited to input and output voltage, current, power, and environmental ranges) may cause
property damage, personal injury or death. If there are questions concerning these ratings please
contact a TI field representative prior to connecting interface electronics including input power and
intended loads. Any loads applied outside of the specified output range may result in unintended and/
or inaccurate operation and/or possible permanent damage to the EVM and/or interface electronics.
Please consult the EVM User’s Guide prior to connecting any load to the EVM output. If there is
uncertainty as to the load specification, please contact a TI field representative. During normal
operation, some circuit components may have case temperatures greater than 60 C as long as the
input and output are maintained at a normal ambient operating temperature. These components
include but are not limited to linear regulators, switching transistors, pass transistors, and current
sense resistors which can be identified using the EVM schematic located in the EVM User’s Guide.
When placing measurement probes near these devices during normal operation, please be aware that
these devices may be very warm to the touch. As with all electronic evaluation tools, only qualified
personnel knowledgeable in electronic measurement and diagnostics normally found in development
environments should use these EVMs
Agreement to Defend, Indemnify and Hold Harmless. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold TI,
its licensors and their representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses,
expenses, costs and liabilities (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of or in connection with any use of
the EVM that is not in accordance with the terms of the agreement. This obligation shall apply whether
Claims arise under law of tort or contract or any other legal theory, and even if the EVM fails to perform
as described or expected.
Safety-Critical or Life-Critical Applications. If you intend to evaluate the components for possible
use in safety critical applications (such as life support) where a failure of the TI product would
reasonably be expected to cause severe personal injury or death, such as devices which are classified
as FDA Class III or similar classification, then you must specifically notify TI of such intent and enter
into a separate Assurance and Indemnity Agreement.