Code and Pixels

 Still stuck with paper manuals? Before IETM: Manual, slow, error-prone paper or PDF documents. Interactive Electronic Technical Manual  is your  PDF file  i.e. user handbook, technical manual only. It is called  Level -1  IETM. IETM  is one of the mandatory deliverables (DVD) along with any equipment to be supplied to Indian Defence. JSG is an agency that defines standards for every defense deliverable.  JSG 0852:2015  is standard to prepare  IETM documentation . (If you have heard  about  JSS 0251 ,  it is the standard defined to design your UHBs or technical manuals.  JSS describes  the layout of the document. I.e. Front page design, table of content design, header and footer, index, a record of amendment sheet, the structure of the content/document,etc are defined in  JSS . Similarly,JSG 0852 is for  IETM documentation .) Level 2: (IETM) IETM  is having cross-references to one section of  ...

  Well If I  answer this question  in one word, it’s  YES . OEM definitely  needs IETM . Then I need to justify why  “YES”  And about alternatives if any. Now  IETM  has become a mandatory deliverable when OEM is supplying any Electrical, Mechanical or electronic systems to the  Navy/IAF/Army All manuals i.e. UHB, Technical Manuals soft copies / PDFs anyhow how will be given on DVD and the same will also be given as Hard copies.  IETM software  /DVD is also supplied along with them. What is the full form of IETM -Code And Pixels What exactly is ETM? In simpler words, it’s an electronic copy of your user manuals. PDF is also an electronic manual. Let’s assume that  your system has 20 Documents around 5000 pages  altogether and you have  delivered them on DVD . When a problem arises, the operator needs to refer hard copy for a solution. Suppose, there is an issue with a piece of equipment, i.e. receiver. Now, the u...

  Technical manuals : (e.g. maintenance, user, training, operations, etc.) published in electronic format are becoming more and more popular than  paper based manuals  for their interactivity, convenience and ease of use. Today’s paper-based manual/ technical documentation  is no longer the optimal choice for delivering information about complex machinery. This type of electronic technical manual is termed as  Interactive Electronic Training Manual  ( IETM ). IETM – Classifications The computer-controlled  IETM  display device can function interactively in providing procedural guidance, navigational directions, and supplemental information. It can also provide assistance in carrying out logistic-support functions supplemental to maintenance. Studies concluded that the  Interactive Electronic Training Manual   was significantly superior to the traditional paper-based  technical manuals  under operationally realistic conditions. ...

  Yesterday, We have received a call, “Can you develop IET Manuals for our System?”, and we said Yes, We have been doing it for 8 years. The immediate question was, can you share 10 pages of the sample   Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) ? IETM is a Software/ Web Application Having Database We would like to clarify here that, of course, the IETM name indicates technical manual, but actually it is not any document i.e. PDF, MS Word, or another document format. It’s a software/Web Application where all the manuals are dynamically hyperlinked using an SQL database. You may call it a Web Application, Software having a Database (SQL CSDB, Common Source DataBase) As the name suggests, it’s interactive and used in electronic devices i.e. systems, PDAs, etc. IETM Explained in Simple Terms Not clear yet, let me put it in another way. When we purchase a Car, we get a user Hard copy of the manual has some 1000 pages. Similarly, when OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) deli...

Yesterday, We have received a call, “Can you develop IET Manuals for our System?”, and we said Yes, We have been doing it for 8 years. The immediate question was, can you share 10 pages of the sample   Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) ? IETM is a Software/ Web Application Having Database We would like to clarify here that, of course, the IETM name indicates technical manual, but actually it is not any document i.e. PDF, MS Word, or another document format. It’s a software/Web Application where all the manuals are dynamically hyperlinked using an SQL database. You may call it a Web Application, Software having a Database (SQL CSDB, Common Source DataBase) As the name suggests, it’s interactive and used in electronic devices i.e. systems, PDAs, etc. IETM Explained in Simple Terms Not clear yet, let me put it in another way. When we purchase a Car, we get a user Hard copy of the manual has some 1000 pages. Similarly, when OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) delivers so...

 IETMs are hyperlinked electronic technical manuals. Level 3 HTML files optimized for 3000-4000 pages, replacing outdated Level 1 and 2 PDFs.

  Interactive Electronic Technical Manual VS Computer-based Tutor/training Is  IETM  better or  CBT better?  which is better?  This was the question asked. My answer  was that video  film is better. Is the answer funny? if yes, then the question is also equally funny. It is like asking if Fan is better or the tube light is better. The purpose of a fan is entirely different from light. Both are needed. But you can not replace a fan with light and light with a fan. Similarly, there is no comparison between  IETM and CBT.  Both are different and both purposes are different. Both are needed but it is replicable with each other. IETM Means technical documentation  which deals with your documents/pdfs/manuals and  CBT means   computer-based Training  which comprises Multimedia, i.e. Animations, videos, and voice-over. Both are two different deliverables.  IETM  is all the documents are arranged in a simple manner ...