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RIAC publications, tools and articles to help you become a Certified Reliability Engineer.

RIAC Desk Reference - Reliability

Information, data, analysis, training, and technical assistance in the engineering fields of Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability (RMQSI).

Reliability Information Analysis Center - RIAC

In late 1994, the path of fieldbus took a new, promising direction. Two parallel supplier consortiums-the InterOperable Systems Project (ISP) and WorldFIP North America-merged to form the Fieldbus Foundation.

Fieldbus Foundation - Device Data Networks

'This advanced digital communication solution was designed from the ground-up to support mission-critical control applications where the proper transfer and handling of data is essential. Foundation technology was created to replace incompatible networks and systems with an open, fully integrated architecture for information integration and distributed, real-time control across the enterprise."

High Speed Ethernet (HSE) is ideally suited for use as a control backbone. Running at 100 Mbit/s, the technology is designed for device, subsystem and enterprise integration.

Foundation technology is the world's leading digital protocol for process automation.Industrial network communication system for real-time distributed control.

In the Technical Reference area you will find information on Design, installation and operation of Foundation-based plant automation systems....

Foundation Fieldbus H1 uses twisted pair or fiber media to link devices and the controller. Upto 32 Nodes on one port/point.

"Fieldbus is an all digital, two-way multi-drop communications link among intelligent smart field devices and automation systems. FOUNDATION Fieldbus is the Local Area Network (LAN) for instruments used in process automation with built-in capability to distribute the control application across the network."

Here is a Fieldbus Device - Temperature Head Transmitter

Endress + Hauser - TMT85

PICMG is a consortium of companies who collaboratively develop open specifications for high performance telecommunications and industrial computing applications.

PICMG - Open specifications for Modular Computing

Specs and Standards for Advanced Mezzanine Card, AdvancedTCA, COM Express, CompactPCI, e-PCI-X, MicroTCA and others.

(Study this page first to understand how computers became more maintanable and expandable - delabs)

PCI-ISA - Passive Backplanes

"The PCI-ISA passive backplane standard moves all of the components normally located on the motherboard to a single plug-in card. Looking much like a standard ISA or PCI card, a PCI-ISA CPU card has two edge connectors on it - one for the PCI bus and one for the ISA bus. The "motherboard" is replaced with a simple "passive backplane" that has only connectors soldered to it."

Open NAND Flash Interface - Made up of more than 80 companies that build, design-in, or enable NAND flash memory. This is used mainly as a storage component in many small devices. (boot, firmware/OS and Data).Standardizing the NAND Flash interface.

NAND Flash Interface and ONFi

200 MB/s, ONFI NAND interface standard speed, ONFI-standardized devices can use the same firmware and software. Industry-standard BGA package accommodates both asynchronous and source-synchronous interfaces.

The ONFI Workgroup - Members

TÜV SÜD America - Certification and Consultancy

TÜV SÜD is an international service corporation focusing on consulting, testing, certification and training. At over 600 locations, primarily in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, TÜV SÜD Group employs 14,000-plus staff. In 2008, sales revenues totalled EUR 1.4 billion, roughly 30 per cent of which were generated abroad. TÜV SÜD Group is headquartered in Munich, Germany. - TÜV SÜD - Wikipedia

Services - Consultancy, inspections, tests and expert opinions as well as certification and training.

Objectives - Reliability, safety and quality as well as environmental protection and cost effectivenes

TÜV SÜD - Munich, Germany

ISQED - Design and Design Automation

"ISQED is the pioneer and leading conference dealing with design for manufacturability and quality issues, front to back."

Targetted Audience - Researchers, Developers, and Users of EDA/TCAD Tools & Design Flows and Methodologies

ISQED Tweeter

CDG - 3G Wireless CDMA Development

"The CDMA Development Group (CDG), founded in December 1993, is an international consortium of companies who have joined together to lead the adoption and evolution of 3G CDMA wireless systems around the world."

See also CDMA Technology