To introduce the OPAF V1.0 standard to promote interoperability among process device software.
Development of OPAF V1.0 standard
Collaboration with ExxonMobil
Focus on certification and conformance processes
Proposed a shift from proprietary software systems
Anticipated improvement in process interoperability
Promised a new framework for device certification
Abstract
‘Preliminary’ OPAF V1.0 standard-of-standards set to ‘break the chain’ of proprietary non-interoperable process device software with a ‘brave new world’ of certification and conformance.