Overview
OEMx provides a common set of tools to support hardware, software, and cybersecurity reliability and safety analysis for automation systems and critical safety devices.
FMEDAx™, part of the OEMx™ product line from exida, can be used to analyze the impact of component failure modes and perform quantitative analysis of products and subsystems to predict safety and reliability performance metrics as required by the IEC 61508 family of standards.
ARCHx™, part of the OEMx™ product line from exida, can be used to perform system / subsystem / product architecture analysis to document the design, evaluate the impact of potential design faults in hardware and/or software (FMEA), identify potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and document methods to avoid design faults.
Software
Computer system high level architecture design analysis
exida provides the ARCHx tool for performing architectural design analysis using FMEA, HAZOP, or Cybersecurity Threat Analysis techniques. Dependent failure Analysis (DFA) is also optimally done within the ARCHx tool. This tool stores architectural design information in its system database so that a common approach can be used for all analysis types thereby saving engineering time and improving design quality. ARCHx system database information is sent to other design tools (e.g. FMEDAx) to pre-populate input requirements, again saving time and reducing design errors.
Device failure rate and failure mode prediction for safety and availability analysis
exida FMEDAx™ Tool is used to perform and document a detailed component level FMEDA on a System or Subsystem consisting of electrical, mechanical, or sensor components. The FMEDAx tool accepts the functional failure mode data from ARCHx and allows faster and more accurate subsystem/device failure prediction. Designers save time and discover design issues early in the design process.
Training
exida provides training to allow our potential tool users to rapidly understand the tools and methodologies used.
We also offer customized training options available upon request.
FSE 247-E - Practical Electronic FMEDA with FMEDAx
The FMEDA method was invented to predict failure rates for each failure mode of a device, subsystem, or component. The ”Practical Electronic FMEDA with FMEDAx” course explains the FMEDA method, objectives, and output. In this course an example device FMEDA will be done showing the fundamental concepts including environmental profile selection, diagnostic coverage analysis, proof test coverage analysis, complex integrated circuit (IC) analysis, device packaging impact, and functional failure modes.
FSE 247-M - Practical Mechanical FMEDA with FMEDAx
The FMEDA method was invented to predict failure rates for each failure mode of a device, subsystem, or component. The “Practical Mechanical FMEDA with FMEDAx” course explains the FMEDA method, objectives, and output. In this course an example device FMEDA will be done showing the fundamental concepts including environmental profile selection, diagnostic coverage analysis, proof test coverage analysis, part selection, and functional failure modes.