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Industrial Safety: Embedded World 2010
1. Industrial Safety with
FPGA Devices
Learning Zone @
Embedded World 2010
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2. What Are Safety Systems?
The function of a safety system is to monitor and
control conditions on a machine or process that
are hazardous
Potential risks for machine operators
Potential damage to machines/goods
Potential damage to environment
Systems and components must be designed
such that they are safe under normal conditions
Faults, failures and external influences must not
result in an undetected loss of safety
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3. Traditional Safety System
Mains Power
Safety
Switch or
Sensor
Safety
Relay
Analog Input/ Fieldbus
Drive
Motor Controller
PLC
(optional)
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4. Automation Trends
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Drive/Controller
Drives/Controllers
Field-bus/
Network
Inflexible Extremely Flexible
Energy inefficient Energy Efficient
Maintenance difficult Fast & easy maintenance
Discrete operation Integrated Factory (networked)
Difficult to stop quickly Fast shut down Safer!
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5. Safety System With Integrated Functional
Safety
Mains Power
Safety
Switch or
Sensor
Safety
Field-bus/Network Module
Safety
Packets
Drive
Motor Controller
Safety
Module PLC
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6. Safety Standards - IEC 61508
IEC 61800-5-2
Electr. Drives
IEC 61513
Nuclear Sector
EN 50495
IEC 61508 Ex-Hazards
EN 50128
Railway
Applications
IEC 60601 IEC 62061
Medical Machinery
Devices
IEC 61511 IEC 50156
Process Industry Furnaces
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7. Designing a Safe Machine
Historically safety in industrial automation only required simple
mechanical appliances or electrical switches to turn off power
Todays safety systems and new legislation require that products
must be designed to ensure safety under both Normal and
Fault/Failure conditions
Developers must design in software safety features
All potential failures must be assessed and safeguards designed into
the product
Developers must prove that their product is safe
and submit the proof for certification
e.g. TV Rheinland
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8. TV Safety Certification
All relevant aspects of the product are reviewed:
Safety calculations
Development flow (hardware and software)
Component devices and IP
Tools used
Product design and construction
Complex safety functionality increases
development time, e.g. 2 to 4 years longer
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9. Altera TV-Qualified Safety Data Package
TV-qualified silicon, tools, and standard IP
according to
IEC 61508 safety standards
Device Safety manuals for Altera FPGAs and CPLDs
Quartus II design software version 9.0 SP2
Safe diagnostic IP
Diagnostic IP blocks in accordance with IEC 61508 SIL3
Reduces development time
Reduces development cost
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10. FPGA Applications in Industrial
Industrial Networking support
Any industrial Ethernet standard from one platform
Field buses
Custom or proprietary standards
Servos/Drives
High performance
Multiple Axis
Integrated support for sigma delta A/D converters
Multi standard support for encoders (EnDat, BiSS, etc.)
Embedded processing /DSP functionality
Nios II 32-bit processor
DSP hardware, IP and development tools
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11. Benefits of FPGA For Industrial
Programmable Logic adds flexibility
Support multiple interface standards
Track changes in standards
Add new features
Increase performance
Scalable and flexible integration of safe and standard IP
Reduce total system cost
System integration of multiple functions into 1 FPGA
Smaller less complex boards
Replace ASSPs and microcontrollers
Build multiple products from one platform
Protect against obsolescence
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12. System Integration
Encoder I/F Safe I/O Safe I/O
FPGA
Custom Motor Safety Safety
Logic Controller Controller 1 Controller 2
Application Fieldbus / IE
Custom PWM
Processor Controller
Drive Power Fieldbus/
Circuit Industrial Ethernet
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13. Summary
Altera is the first FPGA vendor to offer a TV-qualified
(IEC 61508) safety data package
FPGAs provide flexible, scalable, and obsolescence-proof
solutions in the industrial space
Reduce system complexity and increase flexibility
Integrate multiple industrial fieldbuses for networking, application,
and safety in one FPGA
Simplification of development and certification processes
Simplify certification process
Reduce development time by as much as 2 years and reduce
time to market
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14. Thank You
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