Glossary
The Gryphon™ ESD
The ESD-safe GRYPHON™ reader has been developed and
tested to match strict requirements of EPA controlled areas.
The GRYPHON™ ESD employs third generation low-car-
bon polymers, and is an advance beyond currently available
ESD-safe readers.
Refer to the Gryphon™ ESD on the Datalogic website
(www.datalogic.com) to get the certification report by Micro-
Stat Laboratories / River's Edge Technical Service Inc.
Glossary
ESD
Conductive
Electrostatic
Material
Dissipative
Electrostatic
Material
EPA
ESDS
Hard
Grounding
Insulant
Electrostatic
Material
Surface
Resistance
Surface
Resistivity
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ElectroStatic Discharge. Fast charge transfer
between objects with different electrostatic
potential caused by direct contact or by an
electrostatic field.
Material having a surface resistivity between
3
6
10
and 10
ohm.
Material having a surface resistivity between
6
10
ohm and 10
ESD-protected area. Area where ESDS can be
managed safely. ESD events are substantially
avoided.
Electrostatic
Devices that can be damaged by ElectroStatic
discharge.
A galvanic Earth connection through a highly
conductive path that could lead to excessively
high or rapid charging/discharging phenom-
ena. The only remedy is to increase the resis-
tance of the overall grounding path.
Material having a surface resistivity over
12
10
.
ohm
Ratio between the D.C. voltage applied
between two electrodes on a test surface and
the current among them.
It is equivalent to the Surface Resistance
measured on a rectangular surface, with the
electrodes on two opposite sides.
12
ohm.
discharge
sensitive
Gryphon™ ESD SH4248
devices.