[SI-LIST] Re: Shield ground isolation
- From: Val Mandrusov <valman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Anand.Kuriakose@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 09:04:46 -0800
Anand,
May be you have a special case but, I am not familiar with this role -
"shield ground of the connectors should be isolated from the digital ground".
If PCB has two grounds (Digital and Analog) you might want to separate
Digital (high noise) connector area from an Analog (low noise) PCB area
through a moat. But in any case, the metal connector still should be
tighten to a metal chassis.
If PCB has only one Digital ground I will connect connector shield ground
to a PCB ground and to the metal I/O plate.
Ferrite beads very often used to separate a power islands from the rest of
power distribution system.
Isolation of two grounds creates an EM Field which is the source of EMI
radiation - especially through a Capacitor which has a pretty narrow
resonance characteristic.
Best Regards, Val
At 22:37 22/02/2003 +0530, Kuriakose, Anand wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>On high speed boards with I/O connections running to outside world, the
>shield ground of the connectors should be isolated from the digital ground
>if the board has to meet the requirements of EMI/EMC compliance standards.
>
>Are there any side-effects of isolating the shield ground from the digital
>ground?
>
>
>I have seen on some boards, that the isolation is achieved by using ferrite
>beads. On few others i have seen capacitors being used b/n shield and
>digital ground.
>
>How are capacitors useful in acheiving isolation? Or are these caps used for
>some other purpose, which i am not able to understand?
>
>What is the best method to achieve this isolation?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Regards,
>Anand.
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