Section 69 of 105
67. Adapters and Transition Interfaces
Stable section ID: S05-CON-014-SECTION-69 · 18 content blocks
Adapters may be used to connect different Interface versions, asset classes, regional systems, or legacy technologies when direct compatibility does not exist.
Every Adapter shall be treated as a regulated Engineering Asset with:
- Unique identity.
- Declared purpose.
- Supported Interface combinations.
- Capacity and operating limits.
- Directionality.
- Failure behavior.
- Installation orientation.
- Inspection requirements.
- Maintenance and replacement instructions.
- Compatibility evidence.
- Defined service life.
An Adapter shall not be represented as creating native compatibility. The resulting connection shall remain identified as adapter-mediated.
Adapters shall not conceal insufficient structural capacity, incompatible safety behavior, missing isolation, unsupported data meaning, or unacceptable environmental conditions.
Chains of multiple Adapters shall be limited and explicitly analyzed because accumulated tolerances, stiffness changes, latency, leakage, failure modes, and maintenance complexity may invalidate individual approvals.
- Temporary transition Adapters shall have a defined expiration, replacement plan, or continued-use decision.
- Safety-critical Adapters should fail safely and remain accessible for inspection and replacement.