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Five working groups have been formed within IDA: one each
for the areas architecture, web automation, real-time, safety and marketing. The
issues they are concerned with are as follows:
 determination
of demands on automation technology by customers and OEM's,
as well as evaluation of already existing conceptions
definition,
specification and implementation of standards supporting
the following functions:
1. links to business applications
2. Web integration
3. interoperability of devices
4. real-time capability
5. safety-oriented communication
6. inter-device communication
providing
specific functions, APIs and source codes.
elaborating
testing criteria to guarantee interoparability if IDA conform products
produced by different manufacturers
providing
training materials, courses and support to simplify the use and implementation
of IDA standards
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distributing
IDA standards and IDA compatible devices through appropriate communication
channels, such as adverts, articles, the internet, fairs, etc.
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IDA and Openness
Openness is the prime focus when defining IDA standards.
This idea is based on the procedures in the areas Internet and Open Source Software.
Openness for IDA means that:
• IDA is not the property of any individual manufacturer
• All specifications are published on the Internet for use
• A source code for simple implementation into one‘s own devices is
provided
Thus, any manufacturer will be able to make his or her devices
and solutions IDA compatible, ready to be used in an open and distributed automation
system.
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