Rich Vandame wrote:
>
> Is there any interest or need for standards development for mems
> devices or components?  I'm looking at short to mid range time frames.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich Vandame
> Aerospace Staff Engineer
> SAE Technical Standards Division
>
>
Rich,

I initiated and am co-chairing the effort developing IEEE-1451 Standard for
Smart Transducer Interface
for Sensors and Actuators.  The objective is to simplify network connectivity.
Standard evolved into 3
working groups:

1451.1: Common Object Model enabling a standardized connectivity to different
existing control networks,
more or less in the mode that Windows programs (e.g., word processor and
spreadsheet) interface with
different printers.

1451.2: Digital Interface enabling a standardized connection of transducers to
network microprocessors.
It requires that sensor or actuator has a small memory (Transducer Electronic
Data Sheet) which carries
standardized information about the device, and enables digital communication
with a modified Microwire
protocol to enable connectivity of multivariable transducers.

1451.3: High Speed Sensors network connectivity.

The 1451.1 and 1451.2 are scheduled to be released for IEEE balloting in coming
months.  There is still
room left for the qualified and interested people to become the reviewer of the
Draft Standard.  We are
especially looking for representatives of medical user companies, and
academicians.  Those interested,
please contact the other co-chair, Kang Lee at NIST ([email protected])

1451.3 activity started recently, and there is room on the working group for
additional contributors.
Those interested, please contact Kang Lee.

Sincerely
Dr. Janusz Bryzek, President
Intelligent MicroSensor Technology