Longer Proof-Test Intervals, Justified and Ready for Approval
Sooner or later, someone asks the question every SIS engineer knows: can we test [...]
Stop Re-Keying Your Proof Test Results
Your Safety Data Should Not Have to Be Typed Twice Ask a [...]
Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Custom Reporting Text Patterns
Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) support the generation of reports using custom report templates. Custom [...]
Custom Voting Arrangements: The Latest Enhancement to our Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Lifecycle Management Software
We are excited to announce a significant feature update to Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) lifecycle [...]
How to link and synch Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) studies to Kenexis® Open-PHA®
This software update video demonstrates how to link and synchronize Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Lifecycle [...]
Adding an Instrumented Protective Function (IPF) in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)
An Instrumented Protective Function (IPF) is a control loop used for a protective purpose. [...]
Converting FMEDA Data into a Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Instrument Type
It is becoming increasingly common for vendors of industrial control instrumentation to seek SIL Certification [...]
Working with Black Box Models in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)
This tutorial covers two related topics in Kenexis® SIS: black box models and fault [...]
Can I Enter PFD Values Directly into Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)?
Yes, PFD values can be entered directly with the Black Box Model setting on [...]
How to Reduce Fault Tolerance Requirements through Prior Use / Proven In Use in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)
This article explains how to apply the Prior Use (also referred to as Proven [...]
Systematic Safety Integrity; what you need to know.
There's a lot of confusion about Systematic Safety Integrity in new IEC61511. We are starting [...]
When all your eggs are in the BPCS and SIS protection layers
During Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) of high hazard scenarios, we often rely on [...]
Derivation of PFD Equations for SIL Verification
Have you ever wondered where the equations that are used to [...]
Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) & Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) in Portuguese & Chinese
We have developed the Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) and Kenexis® SIS (formerly [...]