ifm
System Manual
ecomat
mobile
PDM360NG (CR1080, CR1081, CR9042) Target V01
2011-07-28
Visualisations in the device
Recommendations for user interfaces
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ISO 9241 _ Ergonomics of human-system interaction
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The standard ISO 9241 is an international standard describing the guidelines of interaction between
humans and computers. The series of standards describes requirements for the work environment,
hardware and software. The goal of the guideline is to avoid health damage at computer workplaces
and to make it easier for the user to carry out his tasks.
The following parts (incomplete list) are part of the standard:
Part 1: General introduction
Part 2: Guidance on task requirements
Part 3: Visual display requirements
Part 4: Keyboard requirements
Part 5: Workstation layout and postural requirements
Part 6: Guidance on the work environment
Part 7: Requirements for display with reflections
Part 8: Requirements for displayed colours
Part 9: Requirements for non-keyboard input devices
(Part 10: Dialogue principles (obsolete, was replaced by part 110 in 2006))
Part 11: Guidance on usability
Part 12: Presentation of information
Part 13: User guidance
Part 14: Menu dialogues
Part 15: Command dialogues
Part 16: Direct manipulation dialogues
Part 17: Form filling dialogues
Part 110: Dialogue principles (replaces part 10)
Part 151: Guidance on World Wide Web user interfaces
Part 171: Guidance on software accessibility (published in October 2008)
Part 300: Introduction to electronic visual display requirements
Part 302: Terminology for electronic visual displays (at present in the draft stage)
Part 303: Requirements for electronic visual displays (at present in the draft stage)
Part 304: User performance test methods
Part 305: Optical laboratory test methods for electronic visual displays (at present in the draft stage)
Part 306: Field assessment methods for electronic visual displays (at present in the draft stage)
Part 307: Analysis and compliance test methods for electronic visual displays (at present in the draft stage)
Part 400: Principles and requirements for physical input devices
Part 410: Design criteria for physical input devices (at present in the draft stage)
Parts 5 and 6 deal with the work environment. Parts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 deal with hardware requirements,
parts 11...17 and 110 deal with aspects of software ergonomics. Mainly the parts
ISO 9241-110 "Dialogue
principles"
(
→
) and
ISO 9241-11 "Guidance on usability"
(
→
) contain some criteria for
the ergonomic design of interactive systems.