Title :
Functional safety of smart instruments - a user perspective
Author :
Nobes, Thomas S.
Author_Institution :
British Nucl. Group, Warrington
Abstract :
Smart instruments are basic process instruments that contain microprocessors. The use of firmware in these microprocessors presents challenges to the nuclear industry, particularly in safety instrumented systems. The paper and presentation discuss the benefits of smart instruments. Also discussed is the method of assurance of the performance of smart instruments in safety applications
Keywords :
digital instrumentation; firmware; microprocessor chips; safety systems; smart cards; firmware; functional safety; microprocessors; nuclear industry; process instruments; safety instrumented systems; smart instruments;
Conference_Titel :
Is Your Product Safe? - IEE Seminar on (Ref. No. 2004/10724)
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-456-7
DOI :
10.1049/ic:20040542
