It will deal with the lifecycle of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), from conception to decommissioning. According to the IEC Electropedia, “An HMI typically presents windows, icons, menus and pointers, and may also include a keypad to enable user access and interaction.”
IEC 63303, is based on a US document, ANSI/ISA-101.01, HMIs for process automation systems, which was published in 2015. Dr. Maurice Wilkins who jointly led the standard project, along with Dave Board inside IEC Technical Committee 65, stated: “The purpose of this document is to address the philosophy, design, implementation, operation and maintenance of HMIs for automation systems, including multiple work processes.”
The IEC TC 65 prepares international standards for systems and elements used for industrial process measurement, control and automation. “The IEC standard is more normative than the ISA one,” explained Wilkins. “We spent a good deal of time stress testing compliance with the normative requirements of the standard.”
IEC 63303 is expected to be used by companies manufacturing, implementing, designing, or using HMIs, across a wide range of manufacturing processes.