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The six categories of information that must be provided to CSA International – as noted in the User Guide - are shown in the table below with a description. This table only provides a general description.
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User Guide UG - 102A Preliminary Information Requirements.
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Information Item |
Description |
| 1 |
User / Product Description |
- Product features as documented in a User or Installation Manual
- Description of the functional, performance and interface requirements of the overall system; include error codes with required user actions
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| 2 |
Risk analysis |
- List of the identified risks of the product
- Results of the analysis of events or combination of events that may lead to the identified hazard(s) (Fault Tree)
- FMEA
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| 3 |
Programmable system architecture |
- Description of the overall system showing the software and hardware components with its interfaces
- Hardware – software interfaces
- Description of the microcontroller, memory, I/O devices and configuration(s) used
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| 4 |
Software requirements |
- Description of all functional, safety and interface requirements of the software.
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| 5 |
Software design |
- Description of the system design to cover operational features, as well as error handling
- Description of any timing or scheduling constraints
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| 6 |
Schematic diagram |
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