IEC 61508 Industrial Functional Safety-Ready—dsPIC33 DSCs
Industrial Functional Safety DSCs for IEC 61508-Compliant Designs
The growing need for functional safety in industrial systems adds more complexity for embedded engineers. Designing safety-critical industrial applications that comply with the IEC 61508 safety standard can reduce the risk of industrial accidents. We designed our devices for reliable operation in harsh environments, making it easy to develop high-performance embedded, sensor interfacing, real-time control and automation, digital power and motor control applications targeting SIL 2 compliance. You can achieve the higher SIL 3 level through decomposition. Many new dsPIC33 DSCs are qualified as functional safety compliant, meaning they are designed by following the TÜV Rheinland-certified, IEC-61508 compliant development process.
Simplifying IEC 61508 Functional Safety Design and Certification
Our broad portfolio of IEC 61508 functional safety-ready and compliant dsPIC33 Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) offers hardware safety features and functional safety resources to simplify designing your safety-critical industrial applications.
IEC 61508 Functional Safety Packages for dsPIC33C DSCs
IEC 61508 Functional Safety Basic Package for dsPIC33C DSCs
- IEC 61508 FMEDA Report
- IEC 61508 Functional Safety Manual (FSM)
IEC 61508 Functional Safety Starter Package for dsPIC33C DSCs
- IEC 61508 FMEDA Report
- IEC 61508 FSM
- Functional safety reference application
- SIL 3-compliant diagnostic libraries with source code (for essential modules*)
- Co-operative scheduler
IEC 61508 Functional Safety Advanced Package for dsPIC33C DSCs
- IEC 61508 FMEDA Report
- IEC 61508 Functional Safety Manual (FSM)
- Functional safety reference application
- TÜV Rheinland-certified diagnostic libraries with source code (starter package + additional modules*)
- SIL 3 certificate
- Functional safety-compliant co-operative scheduler
- Functional safety analysis and traceability reports
- Optional annual renewal package
*The complete list of supported modules and diagnostic functions offered within the libraries in IEC 61508 functional safety starter and advanced packages are shared under NDA. For more information about our functional safety packages, please contact your local Microchip sales office
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Readiness Status for IEC 61508 Functional Safety-Ready dsPIC33 DSCs
Functional Safety Development Ecosystem
When you are designing functional safety applications, using development tools that meet the requirements of safety standards can make it easier for you to create compliant systems. To help you with implementing system-level functional safety in your applications, our MPLAB® XC C compilers are TÜV SÜD-certified for several functional safety standards. We also provide the complete certification packages for our MPLAB development tools ecosystem to help you qualify your projects. The tools package includes:
- TÜV SÜD-certified MPLAB XC functional safety compiler
- MPLAB Analysis Tool Suite
- MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE), debuggers/programmers and the related documentation and reports
Design Resources
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.
Achieving SIL 3 Safety Level
For many functional safety applications, you can implement redundancy or a dual-channel solution to achieve a higher safety level, such as SIL 3. For example, you can use two MCUs meeting the SIL 2 requirement to achieve SIL 3 in an overall system.
SIL 3 = SIL 2 (MCU) + SIL 2 (MCU), where the combination of microcontrollers (MCUs) allows you to meet the SIL 3 safety goals.
Please contact your local Microchip sales office for additional information or our Client Success Team who can assist you with sales, product inquiries and support on new designs.
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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