Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-30 Thread Ralph McDiarmid
05, 2016 3:03 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE The problem with focusing on the code is that real world experience is that a high percentage of the failures which occur with software related safety are a failure of the o

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-07 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE Dear Colleagues, I would like to kindly ask those who have an extensive experience regarding the above subject, to share their opinion about the following aspect: Having a circuit which is charging a battery

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-05 Thread McCallum, Andy
2016 11:03 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE The problem with focusing on the code is that real world experience is that a high percentage of the failures which occur with software related safety are a failure of the original specification

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-05 Thread Nick Williams
? Once you get past Ada (or any other language) compile-time >> protection, you return to the electronic jungle where you are part of the >> food chain. >> >> Brian >> >> >> From: B Rowland [mailto:bfr...@direct.ca] >> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 1

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-05 Thread Pawson, James
10:54 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG<mailto:EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE My experience with UL Medical (as an example) is that their position is that software fails 100% of the time from a safety point of view (and I agree wi

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread B Rowland
ou are part of the food chain. > > Brian > > > From: B Rowland [mailto:bfr...@direct.ca] > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 11:33 AM > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE > > Hi List-colleagues; > &

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread Brian O'Connell
other language) compile-time protection, you return to the electronic jungle where you are part of the food chain. Brian From: B Rowland [mailto:bfr...@direct.ca] Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 11:33 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
on the seatback entertainment monitor while flying on the 777 et. al. -Dave From: B Rowland [mailto:bfr...@direct.ca] Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 2:33 PM To: Nyffenegger, Dave Cc: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE Hi List-colleagues; I think

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread B Rowland
s much > as possible so you can skip the significant engineering investment required > to do it properly. > > -Dave > > From: Carl Newton [mailto:emcl...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 10:54 AM > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Subject: Re: [PSES] SA

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 10:54 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE My experience with UL Medical (as an example) is that their position is that software fails 100% of the time from a safety point of view (and I agree

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread Richard Nute
> my 'tactic' has been to > prove that the code is NOT a safety-critical component Amen! Rich - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread Carl Newton
My experience with UL Medical (as an example) is that their position is that software fails 100% of the time from a safety point of view (and I agree with that view). The manufacturer would have to prove to the lab that it is fail-safe, which is probably not a desirable task on the part of

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-04 Thread Michael Derby
I guess you would get a similar answer from Volkswagen these days. :-) Michael. -Original Message- From: Brian O'Connell [mailto:oconne...@tamuracorp.com] Sent: 03 August 2016 18:10 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE Dear

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Ted Eckert
...@tamuracorp.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 12:03 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE Would suspect principle reason is that FPGAs and ASICS, when viewed as a 'code block', tend to be deterministic and relatively easy to map a finite

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Brian O'Connell
: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE Dear Colleagues, I would like to kindly ask those who have an extensive experience regarding the above subject, to share their opinion about the following aspect: Having a circuit which is charging

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Brian O'Connell
; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Cc: Gary McInturff Subject: RE: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE Well software types are devious by nature and probably one of the reasons the FAA kinda-sorta strong arms developers in to using ASICS, PALS and EPROMS and the like. The theory is that th

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread B Rowland
; > From: Bolintineanu, Constantin [mailto:cbolintine...@tycoint.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 7:33 AM > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Subject: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE > > > Dear Colleagues, > > I would like to kindly as

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Gary McInturff
, 2016 10:10 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE Dear Hardware People on the third rock from Sol, Software beings (self included) are idiotically clever and tend to be rather subversive. We can devise profoundly evil schemes

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Brian O'Connell
[mailto:ri...@ieee.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 9:41 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE I have virtually no experience in software safety.  I'm a hardware guy. I suggest simulating failures in the sensors (hardware

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Bolintineanu, Constantin
: Richard Nute [mailto:ri...@ieee.org] Sent: August-03-16 12:41 PM To: Bolintineanu, Constantin; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE I have virtually no experience in software safety. I'm a hardware guy. I suggest simulating failures

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
UL 1998 comes to mind for starters. -Dave From: Richard Nute [mailto:ri...@ieee.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 12:41 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE I have virtually no experience in software safety. I'm a hardware guy

Re: [PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Richard Nute
FEATURES controlled by SOFTWARE Dear Colleagues, I would like to kindly ask those who have an extensive experience regarding the above subject, to share their opinion about the following aspect: Having a circuit which is charging a battery, and having it controlled and protected

[PSES] SAFETTY FEATURES controlled by ....SOFTWARE

2016-08-03 Thread Bolintineanu, Constantin
Dear Colleagues, I would like to kindly ask those who have an extensive experience regarding the above subject, to share their opinion about the following aspect: Having a circuit which is charging a battery, and having it controlled and protected by SOFTWARE ONLY from the point of view of