Thank you, Walt. I know that editors are supposed to be intelligent observers, but your criticisms capture major concerns that I have had regarding whether or not the these initiatives can really work together. Thank you. Your timing is excellent as well as your advice. Best Regards, Cindy Nemeth-Johannes Smart Sensor Systems, Inc. … [Read more...] about More SP100 comments…
Walt Boyes' Blog
comment on my open letter from Dick Caro
Walt, I like your letter sent via Lois to the SP100 list. However, a few clarifications. You may publish this if you want. From the then and current chairperson of SP50 (me): I know the concept that SP50 failed by producing an 8-headed monster, but it didn't. The monster was produced by the IEC/SC65C/WG6 committee by majority vote. SP50 never voted to adopt that version. The … [Read more...] about comment on my open letter from Dick Caro
An Open Letter to the Members of SP100
I sent this letter today to Lois Ferson at ISA and asked her to post it to the SP100 listservs. Dear Fellow Members of SP100, Although several times in the past year it has looked like we were going to become dysfunctional, we have managed to avoid most of the pitfalls we could have landed in. Congratulations are in order for getting to the place we are now, with two basic … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to the Members of SP100
It isn't just the big six…
The move to supply services instead of merely hardware and software is accellerating. Every major automation supplier is after all the services business (read much higher gross margins) that they can get their hands on. It stands to reason that the independent system integrators could not be far behind. Mustang Engineering is either the second or third largest independent … [Read more...] about It isn't just the big six…
Testing Testing Testing
I know that the general feeling on the SP100 committee is that we ought to be satisfied with a two-headed standard, Emerson's and Honeywell's-- mesh vs. star. Nonsense. I say it again. Blatherdash and Balderskyte. There is no excuse for this, fellow members of the committee, and there is a solution. It is a simple solution to implement. Testing. This is NOT religion, for Pete's … [Read more...] about Testing Testing Testing
