INDEX-EMBEDDED - long post - Index to embedded software articles
...that I found interesting.
John
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PRESS CLIPPINGS / AWARENESS
UNILEVER Costs soar - particularly because of embedded software
sunday-times.co.uk.
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'Anderson said the costs of tackling the bug were soaring because of the scale of the problem, particularly concerning so-called "embedded" chips'
UK unites to beat bug:': Greater focus on embedded systems'
computerweekly.co.uk
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Organisations represented at the first national infrastructure meeting: Action 2000; BBC; BT; Department of Social Security; Electricity Association; Local Government Management Board; Marks & Spencer; Metropolitan Police; NHS Executive; Nuclear Electric; Post Office; Railtrack; Shell Oil; Southern Water; Transco Gas. '
Safety systems face millennium shutdown
computerweekly.co.uk
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US lagging UK in awareness on Y2K in embedded software
The arguments below apply even more to Y2K/embedded software co's; as the awareness/action/budgets lag 'normal y2k. This will change the coming months, however. Just look at UK co's; such as Unilever, British Railtrack etc.
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Y2K-EMBEDDED interesting discussion on C.S.Y2K
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This is indeed a classic problem in manufacturing plants, and is one of the main reasons why companies are (or are considering) adjusting the dates held by the embedded systems, and then compensating for this in the "next level up" supervisory (i.e. control/monitor) systems.
Y2K-EMBEDDED '...but the big difference is the culture...'
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Federal Reserve: increased attention on embedded systems
bog.frb.fed.us
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Rumour on super-large crude carriers
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Y2K-EMBEDDED - C.S.Y2K "Building Death"
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Interesting and very detailed description of embedded systems in buildings,
and possible y2k problems in them. Thanks to Harlan Smith, Blake Allan.
The '1972 fix' is not a viable solution for the vast majority of embedded systems.
From:
year2000.unt.edu ;
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EPRI Research Questionnaire: will there be electrical power?
epri.com
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Niall Fitzgerald of Unilever: 'Wake up to y2k, Blair'
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IEE
IEE : '"SMEs" - smaller companies which may not have the expertise to examine or modify their system'
iee.org.uk
IEE guide online!: 'The Millennium Problem in Embedded Systems'
iee.org.uk
I like this one! 'œ16,606.25 Estimated saving œ 4.0 M'
iee.org.uk
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'The following item is given as a cautionary tale
Planning Liaison Unit for Navel Development and General Engineering
Transcript of Defect Analysis Meeting held on: 05/01/2000'
US lagging UK in awareness on Y2K in embedded software - II
fei.org.uk
'The Federation of the Electronics Industry (FEI) is the lead UK Trade Association for companies in the Information Technology, Communications and Electronics Industries, in Defence and Civil Electronics and in Office Equipment and Furniture. '
fei.org.uk
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UK RAILTRACK
UK: Rail industry bands together to beat millennium bug
railtrack.co.uk
19 November 1997
Senior rail chiefs have voted overwhelmingly to create a cross-industry body to solve potential problems caused by the millennium bug.
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IEE and British Railtrack training program: 'accredited by both the IEE...'
railtrack.co.uk
This gives some idea of the status of the IEE.
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CONFERENCES
Y2K-EMBEDDED - GIGA Conference - embedded software is often forgotten
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SPG's YEAR 2000 CONFERENCE & EXPO: also on embedded software problems
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EMBEDDED SOFTWARE COMPANIES
Some embedded software co's - all participating in y2k discussions
control.com
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
hsebooks.co.uk
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HSE will issue guidance on this topic in March 1998. This guidance will be free and available from the Internet (address http:/www.open.gov.uk/hse/hsehome.htm) and as a leaflet.
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UTILITIES
From Rick Cowles well known site on utilities: 'the proposed GL is much stronger than the industry anticipated'
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'the industry needs to understand the intense pressure that the NRC is feeling on the issue'
EPRI Electrical Power Research Institute Y2K site - long post
epriweb.com
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'...one electric company that's got the guts to publicly recognize
that Y2K's an issue for them'
Rick Cowles, 16/10/1997 on C.S.Y2K
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Questions to be asked to your local electric company
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Y2K-EMBEDDED - the local General Electric plant in Salem, Va had to shut down for an extra week'
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Utility Y2K project in SW of GB
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swebuk.com
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EPRI Research Questionnaire: will there be electrical power?
epri.com
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LINKS
manufacturing.net: magazines on manufacturing; lots of links relevant for manufacturing
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LINKS to y2k embedded software - from G. Girod's site
From:
pw1.netcom.com
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AFTER THIS LINE : TECHNICAL STUFF - only trespass this line when having technical background !!! ;-))
TIME DILATION
Mike Echlin: 'History of "Time Dilation", or what the hell is this.'
Mike Echlin's site! :
intranet.ca
BEST OF C.S.Y2K: Time Dilation update by Jace Crouch
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TESTING
Reprint of Roleigh Martin's article on embedded software testing
ourworld.compuserve.com
Focusses on testing, utilities, urgency to act now; mentions a recent conference helt by the EPRI for the utilities.
Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems
aieg.org
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Y2K testing at Schneider Automation
modicon.com go to 'year 2000'
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IEE guide: 5.4.3 Identifying embedded systems with potential time-related problems '
iee.org.uk
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Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems
aieg.org
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SCADA
SCADA - Everything you wanted to know about SCADA, but were afraid to ask ;-)
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UK SCADA firm
I like this statement of a UK SCADA firm:
'...has set up a specialist division that offers a full vulnerability analysis'.
From:
boward.com
Found thru the Girod link site.
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'SCADA Sources on the WWW':
iinet.net.au
Try this!! ===>>>> 'SCADA Year 2000 sites' <<<====
You will find a lot of links to co's with statements about y2k in embedded systems:
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TECH DISCUSSIONS ON-LINE
FAA - 'Now try to debug something like that!'
Found on C.S.Y2K, thank to Jim Cobbs.
Sample of production code containing some stuff coded without assembler.
'The problem is that the date functions are not in programming languages, like Fortran or Cobol, but in machine language -- strings of ones and zeros more basic to the computer than even the operating system'
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