Automotive safety support

With this in mind, Altium has launched its TASKING ISO 26262 Support Program to provide automakers and parts suppliers with a qualification kit and optional qualification services to comply with ISO 26262 assessment requirements related to confidence in use of TASKING compilers in safety relevant systems.

The cost-efficient solution provides customers with all the necessary evidence that ISO 26262 requires for the qualification of a software tool.

This evidence includes a safety manual, describing how to configure the compiler for safety-related projects; test reports produced by the Perennial C Compiler Validation Suite test suite, which demonstrates conformance to ISO C90 and ISO C99 language definition; defect reports and mitigations; and a development process guide.

Harm-Andre Verhoef, product manager TASKING, at Altium said: "Through our state-of-the-art Viper technology based compilers we offer the most advanced development techniques for complex multi-core based automotive applications, now backed up with our ISO 26262 Support Program for assisting customers in their efforts to qualify their use of the TASKING compiler to functional safety standards."