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Citation
(2002), "New initiatives from SafetyBUS p Club", Industrial Robot, Vol. 29 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2002.04929fab.009
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
New initiatives from SafetyBUS p Club
New initiatives from SafetyBUS p Club
Keywords: SafetyBUS
Several new initiatives were announced at the Annual Members’ Meeting of the SafetyBUS p Club International e.V., held on 18th April 2002 at the Hannover Fair, Germany. One of the most important developments is an agreement to establish a Conformance Test Centre at the University of Warwick. In addition, a set of integration tools has been launched to assist vendors who wish to incorporate a SafetyBUS p interface within their products (see Plate 6).
Plate 6
The SafetyBUS p Club International e.V. is establishing a Conformance Test
Centre at the University of Warwick
Conformance test centre
Most of the industrial fieldbus foundations have conformance test centres but, because of the safety issues relating to the SafetyBUS p system, the facility at the University of Warwick will be going a step further. Whereas other conformance test centres merely check the conformance of the network interface, the SafetyBUS p Conformance Test Centre will also check the conformance of the device's operation, which is essential to ensure the safety functionality
For more information, about the SafetyBUS p Club International e.V., please contact: Dr. Richard Piggin on 01536 462205, or E-mail: r.piggin@safetybus.co.uk