Functional Safety With dsPIC33 DSCs
ISO 26262, IEC 61508 and IEC 60730 Functional Safety Support
Functional Safety Applications
Functional Safety for Automotive Applications
ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) A, B and C
You can use our dsPIC33 DSCs in high-performance embedded, sensor interfacing, capacitive touch, digital power and motor control applications for the automotive market including DC/DC systems, On-Board Chargers (OBCs), actuators, touch control buttons and sensors (position, pressure) and other control units that target Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) B or ASIL C through decomposition.
Functional Safety for Industrial Applications
IEC 61508 Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 1, 2 and 3
We designed our dsPIC33 DSCs for reliable operation in harsh environments, making it easy for you to develop high-performance embedded, sensor interfacing, digital power and motor control applications that are compliant with IEC 61508 Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 or SIL 3 through decomposition.
Functional Safety for Household Appliances
IEC 60730 Class A and Class B
We offer a broad portfolio of dsPIC33 DSCs with a range of hardware safety features that support software routines, which you can readily integrate into your designs to simplify compliance to IEC 60730 Class B safety requirements.
Functional Safety Development Ecosystem
When designing functional safety applications, using development tools that meet the requirements of safety standards can make it easier to create compliant systems. To help you with implementing system-level functional safety in your applications, we are TÜV SÜD-certified for our MPLAB® XC C compilers for several functional safety standards, and we provide the complete certification packages for the MPLAB development tool ecosystem to help you qualify your projects. The tool package includes:
- TÜV SÜD-certified MPLAB XC functional safety compiler (XC-DSC SW006024-FS and XC16 SW006022-FS)
- MPLAB Analysis Tool Suite Workstation License (SW006027-2)
- MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE), MPLAB debugger/programmers and associated documentation and reports for a fully qualified development environment to ease safety qualification
Design Resources
Functional Safety Relevant Features in dsPIC33 DSCs
The dsPIC33 DSCs offer many dedicated peripherals to improve the reliability and operation of safety-critical applications. These features help in the implementation of specific measures to enhance the safety of your product.
SAFERTOS® for Safety-Critical Applications
SAFERTOS, by WITTENSTEIN High Integrity Systems (WHIS), is an ISO 26262/IEC 61508 pre-certified safety Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) that is compatible with our dsPIC33 DSCs.
Embedded Security
As the demand for functional safety in the automotive industry increases, so does the need for robust cyber security measures, particularly as these two elements converge. Our dsPIC33 Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) help efficiently address the various security challenges in an embedded design.
Introduction to Functional Safety
This class covers the fundamentals of functional safety including terminology, standards, FMEDA, requirements and tools offered by Microchip.
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