I think this one will help you: http://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2012/apr/protecting-inputs-in-d= igital-electronics Vasile On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Jason White < whitewaterssoftwareinfo@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Vasile, I read a few app notes and made some changes. > > Heres what I have so far (see attached). I added a zener along with > several capacitors to help shunt the ESD discharge. I also attempted > to model the pulse and parasitics in the attached LTSPICE file. I'm > not sure if its terribly accurate, it is showing to transients of +-1v > at the base of the transistor using the machine [ESD] model. > > > > > > -- > Jason White > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .