I am using a microcontroller (PIC32) with a USB interface. The USB interface will be often exposed to human body ESD discharges. Should I protect against these, and if so, how?
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USB pins need protection from ESD. Here is one solution using TVS devices.
answered Feb 5 '11 at 21:58
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\$\begingroup\$ The old link is dead, the new link is here. (same website) \$\endgroup\$ – Unknown123 Apr 2 '19 at 16:21
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I have found this to be a good article that explains ESD protection: System-Level ESD/EMI Protection Guide
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\$\begingroup\$ The above link had moved to this one: ESD Protection TI \$\endgroup\$ – john Jun 2 '17 at 0:39
