Program

Program Description

The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute establishes an ISA100 Wireless Compliant designation, to identify and promote ISA100 Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation standards compliant products and systems. Certification provides instant recognition of the wireless communication characteristics to users, integrators, and the buying public, creating a key differentiator for that product or system.

Compliance Testing

Test Specification: ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute members, working with technical staff retained by the Institute, will develop and publish a set of compliance requirements (test specifications) based on ISA100 wireless communication standards. Testing: In addition to establishing a way of certifying compliant products, the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute will establish a means of certifying compliant tests and test agencies. Compliance assessment options will include self assessments by suppliers as well as testing by independent test agencies. A key guiding principle is to utilize suppliers’ existing capabilities and relationships with test agencies to minimize administrative/logistical needs in processing conformance testing. Registration: The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute will establish a means for registering compliant products and tests, such as a web portal listing ISA100 Wireless Compliant products; and provide a means for communicating successful compliance results to members and the buying public. Standards Enhancements: As part of the process, the technical committees may uncover gaps, deficiencies, and/or clarifications needed in existing wireless communication standards used to derive the ISA100 Wireless Compliant requirements. Through technical experts retained by the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute, the findings and recommendations will be conveyed to the ISA100 Standards Committee through a formal liaison with the goal of rapidly refining relevant, comprehensive international consensus standards.