ITEM QT MIL-HDBK-217 Module
MIL-HDBK-217F Notice 2 Electronic Reliability Prediction Software
The MIL-HDBK-217 Module of IQT is a powerful reliability prediction program based on the internationally recognized method of calculating electronic equipment reliability defined in MIL-HDBK-217 (published by the US Department of Defense). This standard uses a series of models for various categories of electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical components to predict failure rates that are affected by environmental conditions, quality levels, stress conditions and various other parameters. These models are fully detailed within MIL-HDBK-217.
The MIL-HDBK-217 module provides a user friendly interface which allows the user to construct, analyse and display, system models using interactive facilities. Building a hierarchy and adding new components could not be easier. The program calculates the failure rates, including Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), associated with new components as they are added to the system, along with the overall system failure rate. Project data may be viewed both via grid view or dialog view simultaneously, allowing predictions to be performed with a minimum of effort.
Library management, import and export facilities are also provided. Quality user-configurable reports are produced by the program automatically. In addition, data may simply be dragged and dropped into Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Access etc. allowing a wide range of additional customised reports and charts to be produced.
DMEA:
Developed in collaboration with the Defense Micro-Electronic Activity (DMEA), the detail model allows the user to more accurately model the VHSIC, VLSI/CMOS component within the MIL-HDBK-217F analysis. This in turn leads to a more accurate Failure Rate and MTBF. The Detail Model goes into greater depth in the physical side of the component and looks into areas including: common; oxide; metal; hot carrier; contamination and package.
Non-Operating Periods on Equipment Reliability (NonOp):
The IQT MIL-HDBK-217 module also supports the calculation of the MTBF and Failure Rate of equipment during non-operational periods. Based upon the RADC-TR-85-91 standard, this built-in calculation allows you to further refine your analysis.
Custom Connections:
The MIL-HDBK-217 standard is limited as to the types of connection technologies it supports. ITEM has added the ability for you to define custom connection technologies and their failure rates for use in the analysis. Any connection technology, such as sonic welding or gold-to-gold solder, with a known failure rate can be used.
Open and Extensible
Focused on reliability, safety, and risk assessment, our iQT product is a highly extensible framework that provides common infrastructure for any kind of system modeling.
The capable nature of iQT is achieved by an existing Java platform foundation that is widely supported in your business environment. By following the predefined interface, your team has the ability to create plug-ins that extend the capabilities of iQT . The following are examples of possible iQT extensions:
- New editors or viewers for a given model (file) type
- New quantification model types
- New result types
- New analysis engines
The well-established core services of this platform provide the essential functionality to model and analyze reliability, risk and safety projects. Regardless of the configuration of a particular installation, the core services are available in the framework.
All extensions are highly modular. By allowing capabilities to be added to or removed from the software without affecting other extensions, new functionality, perhaps a new prediction standard, can be added without requiring reconfiguration or redesign of the source code.
iQT is a fully functional open environment, supporting the addition of third-party plug-ins such as:
- Project management plug-ins
- Version management plug-ins
- Third-party computational environment tools (e.g. MATLAB)
- Third-party modeling tools (e.g. data analysis)
- Documentation tools (e.g. PDF viewers)
- Search tools
Features
- Built on proven and recognized analysis engines
- Customizable, cross-platform, multi-user, open-framework
- Supports the same modules as our flagship product ITEM ToolKit
- Update manager allows the user to upgrade to the latest version online
- Refrains from loading and creating models until needed, dramatically reducing memory usage and startup times
- Easily create or modify existing prediction approach with a prediction module editor
- True cross-platform capabilities through Java-based framework and analysis engines
- Library function allows automated update of models
- Easily revert to any previous version of a model
- Restrict access to particular models to one user or group
- Create different branches and variations of the same model for ‘what if’ investigations
- Merge project work from multiple teams into a single project
- Designed by engineers for engineers
- Fully functional open environment supporting addition of third party plug-ins
- Stores external documentation like MS Word, PDF or CAD drawing files
- Configurable to interface with other programs
- Powerful, proven and configurable quantification engines
- Open standard allows users to make changes to the model outside of iQT
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Key Features:
- Electronic Reliability Prediction Software
- Based on the MIL-HDBK-217 Standard
- Customizable, Multi-User, Open-Framework
- True Cross-Platform Capabilities
- Modular Design Allows Choice of Analyses
- Supports Third-Party Plug-Ins
- Extensive Reporting and Charting Facilities
- Stores External Documentation
- Configurable Quantification Engines
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