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To: John Mansfield who wrote (185)	3/14/1998 8:14:00 AM
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INDEX-EMBEDDED II - Update - Index to embedded software Y2K issues... ...that I found interesting. PART II Last changed 3/14/1998 - Conferences and Events - Legal - DC Y2K Meeting on embedded systems - Links - Contingency planning - Requests for help on embedded systems - Fun and recreation Technical stuff: - Time Dilation - Testing - SCADA - Technical discussions on-line - Other technical discussions - Technical links _____________________________________ CONFERENCES and Events SPG's YEAR 2000 CONFERENCE & EXPO: also on embedded software problems Message 3283340 American Public Power Association - conference: Y2k issues will be a major topic of discussion' Message 3632549 'Action 2000, the British governments' action team for year 2000, will announce it's PC Campaign on March 30th at an event which should be very well reported. Message 3632576 Automation Technologies Forum: ' Timing -- it is running out.' Automation Technologies Forum February 9-10, 1998 ú Orlando, FL Message 3634718 _____________________________________ LEGAL 'our approach includes analysis of risks in both IT and non-IT operations (...) and problems with devices with embedded computer chips.' freeyellow.com Message 3330888 _____________________________________ DC Y2K Meeting on embedded systems Cory: 'cory hamasaki lumped into the denial-head category at DC Y2K.' Some more on the DCY2K meeting of 17/2; Cory on C.S.Y2K: Message 3475250 DCY2K 17/2 meeting : 'this metric has been confirmed across the utility industry. ' Message 3475188 Some thoughts on previous post on DCY2K 2/17 meeting VERY INTERESTING: DCY2K 2/17 meeting on embeddeds - Cory Hamasaki Message 3466192 VERY INTERESTING: DCY2K 2/17 meeting on embeddeds - Cory Hamasaki x4.dejanews.com _____________________________________ LINKS manufacturing.net: magazines on manufacturing; lots of links relevant for manufacturing Message 3302176 LINKS to y2k embedded software - from G. Girod's site From: pw1.netcom.com The Cassandra Project: good overview of y2k embedded problems millennia-bcs.com _____________________________________ Contingency planning Australia: '...looking at the top level of things like power, water, transport and communications' Message 3635870 UK: 'ensuring supply of critical imports, like food and drugs' UK Action 2000 chairman Don Cruickshank: Message 3599323 '...but the real issue is that we keep the lights on in London...' 'After compliance comes contingency Message 3599386 '...no one has any other place they can go or get help from' 'Subject: Re: SitRep - Auckland Power Crisis - Wednesday 4th March Message 3614382 'Year 2000 compliance is a little like eating an elephant...' DfEE: UK Department of Education and Employment Message 3614669 Auckland: 'The major lessons which must be learned from this preventable disaster...' Auckland, 6 March 1998 Message 3628357 Auckland: 'Disaster recovery plans should also be a major consideration plan for all IT operation...' Message 3632573 MITRE: Y2K Contingency Plan Guidelines Message 3540008 mitre.org UK: Utilities set up bug safety net Utility companies have set up a war cabinet to co-ordinate their contingency plans to get the UK through the millennium crisis Message 3527698 Rick Cowles on utilities: '. It's a given that there will be system failures.' At this point, all companies need to be thinking in terms of system recovery post-01 January 2000. It's a given that there will be system failures. Message 3527086 UK: Utilities set up bug safety net Utility companies have set up a war cabinet to co-ordinate their contingency plans to get the UK through the millennium crisis. Message 3527698 MITRE: Y2K Contingency Plan Guidelines Message 3540008 mitre.org _____________________________________ Requests for help on embedded systems: Has anyone out there compiled testing procedures that apply to process control systems? Message 3558547 ' My problem is in finding people with the manufacturing controls systems experience' Message 3558559 'looking for someone to teach steps to address embedded systems' Message 3600721 City Of Beverly: help needed on '"hidden" stuff, imbedded chips, traffic controllers, police and fire equipment' Typical request for help from local government Message 3551956 _____________________________________ Fun and recreation 'Wow, we made the SI hotlist today!' Message 3587612 OT: fantastic picture of factory floor automation! Message 3639578 ================================================= ================================================= AFTER THIS LINE : TECHNICAL STUFF - only trespass 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 Message 2927104 TECHNICAL - Time Dilation page by Mike Echlin Nice starting point for investigating into the TD effect on PC's; including links to test programs. nethawk.com _____________________________________ 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 Message 2960653 Y2K testing at Schneider Automation modicon.com go to 'year 2000' Message 3283692 IEE guide: 5.4.3 Identifying embedded systems with potential time-related problems ' iee.org.uk Message 3220305 Y2K-TESTING - Excellent document on testing embedded systems aieg.org Message 2960653 '...published by the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) ' 'I think it's a lot better than the report on embedded systems produced by the IEE. ' Message 3614437 '...each embedded system or piece of equipment MUST be treated as a unique system' Message 3547456 From: "david c hall TECHNICAL 'Intro to Embedded Chip Problem Detection' What is going on at a typical customer doing factory floor Y2K remediation. Interesting reading! Message 3547439 _____________________________________ SCADA SCADA - Everything you wanted to know about SCADA, but were afraid to ask ;-) Message 2950999 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 '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: Message 3231437 _____________________________________ TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS ON-LINE Several ES engineers are discussion actual problems Just found another site from an Australian engineering company where several ES engineers are discussion actual problems; a clear need for the planty2kone product can be seen there: control.com Message 3283251 _____________________________________ Other technical discussions: Frequently asked Embeddeds Q/A 'Q: 'If there is no way you could enter a date...' Then can we be sure it does not have an year 2000 problem?' Message 3487099 TECHNICAL - Embedded systems: time comparisons in PLC This is a technical question on time comparison's in PLC's, found in a y2k discussion list. Message 3369168 TECHNICAL LINKS Everything you wanted to know about processors Message 3177234 These are all links to sites containing information or references about embedded software etc; not about specific y2k problems in ES (except 1 link). Message 3338740 'So they only thing this engineer can do to verify the process is try over and over again to test the device using as many different factors as he can dream up, until he exhausts himself, or the system shows an error.' Message 3558535 TECHNICAL - '...wonder if TTL is still in use in satellites today' Message 3606769