Earth grounding provides protection from electrostatic discharge or other forms of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).
Figure 1. Earth ground to option module (and Controller)

- Install the included earth ground wire to the option module’s earth ground spade lug, and terminate the other end to a nearby earth ground.
Note: Terminate to earth ground the controller’s earth ground spade lug. This also applies to any
other option modules with a ground spade lug.