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Next Generation Architecture Design Verification Tools for Next Generation Products.

Experienced engineers know that the value of the DFMEA/DDMA process comes from correcting design issues identified during the analysis via design changes. The ARCHx™ Design expert Deviation and Mitigation Analysis (DexDMA) method provides a platform to accomplish this value in a faster, more complete way. Mitigations chosen to strengthen the design become new requirements. These new requirements are tracked and if approved, can automatically be added to REQx. Additional Validation Test Objectives can be defined. Automatic diagnostic mitigations are identified along with the action taken when a failure is detected. These mitigations include estimates of diagnostic effectiveness.

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The expert Knowledge Base used for the DexDMA method help focus the designers on the essential issues. Design verification takes much less time and will likely have higher quality.

Gathering and organizing design documentation data can be a frustrating task. The information entered in ARCHx is organized into a series of reports that can be used for future projects, new staff, and certification projects. Custom reports can be created.

Using a common interface for Hardware, Software, and Cybersecurity design analysis also saves engineering time. When that is combined with less duplicate entry time and a common tree structure the design verification process is far more effective.

ARCHx provides a set of utilities used within the context of the FMEA including Action Item, Derived Requirement, and Test Objective Creation.

Engineering time spent switching between applications is reduced and documentation is improved as the chance of forgetting to record important information is reduced.

ARCHx also allows your experts to add to the knowledge base structure with company-specific design expertise. This enhances the ability to make application-specific design assistance available to new designers when they need it, driving efficiency, consistency and improving traceability.

ARCHx Training Courses

exida has developed courses that will familiarize users with all facets of the ARCHx tool to ensure optimum usage for your next project.

CS 248 - Cybersecurity Threat Analysis with ARCHx

An essential task that is part of cybersecurity development process is the Threat Analysis. The result of this work is used to define necessary defense mechanisms in an embedded device design. This course explains how to use the ARCHx tool to perform an embedded device or system threat analysis by providing a detailed knowledge base of threats, actors, and defense mitigation techniques. This course also explains how to show compliance to IEC 62443 cybersecurity certification requirements.

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FSE 248 - Essential DFMEA

It is well known that a product development schedule and cost will be reduced if problems are found early in the development process. Techniques such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) have been developed over several decades to achieve this goal. This course describes the essential elements of a design FMEA (DFMEA) and the benefits of this approach. The course explains the common process used, with examples and exercises. The use of “expert knowledge” is explained. This technique further reduces engineering hour cost with fewer missed issues. This course also explains how to use the ARCHx tool expert knowledge with examples.

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