Manual ME-A429 cPCI/PCI
Rev. 1.0E
Meilhaus Electronic
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Important Information
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Important Information
1.1
Warning regarding use of the products
Meilhaus Electronic’s products are not designed with components and
tested for a level of reliability suitable for use in or in connection with sur-
gical implants or as critical components in any life support systems whose
failure to perform can reasonably be expected to cause significant injury
to a human.
In any application, including the above, reliability of operation of the
(software) products can be impaired by adverse factors, including but not
limited to fluctuations in electrical power supply, computer hardware
malfunctions, computer operating system software fitness, fitness of
compilers and development software used to develop an application, in-
stallation errors, software and hardware compatibility problems, mal-
functions or failures of electronic monitoring or control devices, transient
failures of electronic systems (hardware and/or software), unanticipated
uses or misuses, or errors on the part of the user or applications designer
(adverse factors such as these are hereafter collectively termed “system
failures”). Any application wherein a system failure would create a risk of
harm to property or persons (including the risk of bodily injury and
death) should not be reliant solely upon one form of electronic system
due to the risk of system failure. To avoid damage, injury or death, the
user or application designer must take reasonably prudent steps to protect
against system failures, including but not limited to back-up or shut
down mechanisms. Because each end-user system is customized and dif-
fers from Meilhaus Electronic’s testing platforms and because a user or
application designer may use Meilhaus Electronic’s products in combina-
tion with other products in manner not evaluated or contemplated by
Meilhaus Electronic, the user or application designer is ultimately re-
sponsible for verifying and validating the suitability of Meilhaus Elec-
tronic’s products whenever Meilhaus Electronic’s products are
incorporated in a system or application, including, without limitation,
the appropriate design, process and safety level of such system or applica-
tion.
