LIST: Where to find Embedded Processes & Process Control Systems
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Here is a list of some of the systems that might have embedded micro-controllers. Get back to the manufacturers (the suppliers may not have enough information) and get written confirmation from senior (technical) management as to the problems that might arise, if any, on the turn of the century or any other date-related problems (e.g. does "00" (or any other specific characters) in the date field cause the system to fail or the process to abort?). Do not get verbal assurances, and (regrettably) do not rely on the words of sales or marketing personnel.
Office systems and mobile equipment
- Answering machines
- Copiers
- Desktop computers
- Faxes
- Laptops and notebooks
- Mobile Telephones
- PDAs, Personal organisers
- Still and video cameras
- Telephone systems
- Time recording systems
- Voice mail
- Building systems
- Air conditioning
- Backup lighting and generators
- Building management systems
- Burglar and Fire Alarms
- CCTV systems
- Door locks
- Fire Control systems
- Heating and ventilating systems
- Lifts, elevators, escalators
- Lighting systems
- Safes and vaults
- Security access control systems
- Security systems
- Security cameras
- Sprinkler systems
- Switching systems
Manufacturing and Process Control
- Automated factories
- Bottling plants
- CAD systems
- Energy control systems
- Manufacturing plants
- Nuclear power stations
- Oil refineries and related storage facilities
- Power grid systems
- Power stations
- Robots
- Switching systems
- Water and sewage systems
- Time/clock stamps
Transport
- Aeroplanes - air control, avionics, cabin systems, electrical, flight systems, mechanical/hydraulic and propulsion.
- Trains
- Buses
- Marine craft
- Jetties
- Automobiles
- Air Traffic Control Systems
- Signalling Systems
- Radar Systems
- Traffic Lights
- Ticketing systems/machines
- Car parking and other meters
- Transport passenger information systems
- Check-in
- Baggage handling
- Emergency equipment
- Command and control systems
- Speed cameras, Radar speed detectors
- Photo surveillance systems
Communications
See Telephone & Y2K: tma.org.uk
- Telephone exchanges
- Cable systems
- Telephone switches
- Satellites
See Global Positioning System problem:
Banking and finance
- Automated teller systems
- Credit card systems
Medical
-Imaging equipment
Domestic equipment
-Catering equipment
-Central Heating control
-VCRs,
Ann Coffou's testimony on embedded processes to the U.S. Congress House Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology on March 20,1997
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See also UK's Institute of Electrical Engineering discussion on Embedded Systems and Process Control systems and what to check.
David Collin's Embedded Industrial Control Systems and the Year 2000 Problem
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