Omnicon Develops Improved Version of Interconnection Analysis Tool
HAUPPAUGE, NY - December 28, 2009 - The Omnicon Group Inc. has announced a new version of its software tool for bent pin and shorted wire analysis. Version 3.3 provides improved recognition of equivalent effects among failure modes and uses this information to provide more extensive self-completion of FMEA worksheets.
The power of equivalent effect recognition is illustrated by a 100-pin circular connector on US Navy radar with a very high number of equivalent effect signals. While this connector has 2,224 failure modes, only 175 require manual analysis. The software fills out the worksheet for the other 2,049 by copying appropriately from the 175.
In addition, Version 3.3 identifies and lists failure modes in which a single bent pin simultaneously shorts two neighboring pins and the shell. This is a real-world failure mode for common MIL-C-24308 miniature D connectors and their commercial counterparts.
Version 3.3 also provides improved low-level failure effect descriptions to help clarify failure modes. Improved descriptions and improved recognition of equivalent effects make the human part of the FMEA process faster and easier. As in previous versions, the improved tool provides analysts with the information they need to focus on circuits and systems without looking at pins and wires. Omnicon offers a brochure to explain benefits of Version 3.3 in detail.
