Programmable Electronic (ASICs, FPGAs, CPLDs) in Safety Technology

ASICs, FPGAs, CPLDs are components, used in almost all safety-related applications. The current version of the IEC61508 considers this development and defines requirements for fault avoidance relating to the design of safety-related components. Knowing and understanding the requirements of IEC61508 and how they are applied in order to achieve functionally safe components, is therefore essential.

Within this one-day workshop, the normative requirements of a development of ASICs, FPGAs, CPLDs in safety-related applications are presented and discussed. Various options of measures and techniques for fault control are shown.

All sections are covered, which are necessary to develop programmable electronic for safety-related applications and how they can be applied in practice.

This workshop is only available in English language as in-house workshop.

Developer of safety related components, who will use programmable electronics (ASIC, FPGA, CPLDs) in safety related operations.

Basic knowledge about IEC 61508

Amendments in IEC 61508:2010

Management of Functional Safety

• Safety - Plan
• Verification and Validation
• Documentation

Fault avoidance

• Life cycle phases
• General requirements
• Tool requirements
• Measures and techniques for fault avoidance
• Implementation of test structures
• Requirements to the production
• Aging

Fault control

• Differences between µC and ASIC based systems
• Requirements for architecture
• Fault models
• Techniques for fault control
• Implementation of test structures
• Examples for diagnostic and tests
• Exercise and Example to fault control

Requirements for On-Chip Redundant

• Measures to avoid mutual interferences
• Additional requirements for on-chip redundancy
• Determination of common cause failures

Safety related parameters

• PFD / PFH calculation and estimation of failure rates
• Distribution of fault values in a design

Detailed example for measures of fault control

• Application of various measures for fault control

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