Designing Safety-Critical Control Systems: Architecture, Redundancy, and Real-World Protection Strategies

Topics Covered

Safety and Redundancy
Interfacing Industrial Sensors
Driving Actuators
Overvoltage and Reverse Polarity Protection
Inductive Loads Demagnetization Circuitry
Overload and Short-Circuit Management

White Paper Overview

Learn how to build resilient, standards-compliant digital I/O systems for mission-critical industrial automation.

In this exclusive white paper, STMicroelectronics reveals advanced techniques and best architectural practices behind designing safety-critical control systems, engineered for zero-failure environments, such as smart factories, power plants, and transportation infrastructure.

Whether you’re building PLCs, smart actuators, or fail-safe robotics systems, this technical guide provides the insights to ensure safe operation under the harshest real-world conditions.

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