O-ESD: Open-hardware for
ElectroStatic Discharge testing

The goals of the Open-hardware for ElectroStatic Discharge testing (O-ESD) are to design, produce and verify an open-hardware and accompanying open-software for a device for electrostatic discharge testing. Electrostatic discharge is a phenomenon that occurs daily between humans and electronics and can irreversibly damage the electronics. All consumer electronics sold in EU, including all internet hardware, must satisfy Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive. One of the most hardest tests within EMC directive deals with electrostatic discharge as defined by IEC/EN 61000-4-2 standard. Standardized tests are typically done with special equipment in accredited EMC laboratories and are costly. The O-ESD tester will minimize the costs of pre-compliance testing and make it publicly available.

License

O-ESD is released under CERN Open Hardware License Version 2 - Strongly Reciprocal.

Permissions are granted for: private use, commercial use, modification, distribution and patent use.

O-ESD is provided "as is" with no liability and no warranty of any kind.

Conditions of use: provide license and copyright notice, state changes, disclose source and use the same license.

Documents

All public documents related to O-ESD can be found in self-hosted git repository.

Technical specifications for the ESD generator can be found here.

Functional diagram of ESD generator, considered technical solutions and representative CAD simulations can be found here.

Acknowledgment

This project was funded through the NGI0 Core Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement N^o 101092990.

Hosted by School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 2024.