Functional safety in embedded systems

Embedded systems are integral to modern industrial applications, where they perform crucial functions within interconnected and complex technologies. Rigorous safety assessments and certifications are increasingly important with the rising complexity of hardware and software, and shorter development cycles. TÜV SÜD provides a comprehensive range of solutions for functional safety in embedded systems. 

Embedded systems are increasingly complex. Industries are sourcing components globally. Functional safety assessments help to ensure the reduction of safety risks to an acceptable level and the establishment of safety management to manage risks associated with potential failures, preventing malfunctions that could lead to severe operational disruptions, financial loss, or harm to users.

Therefore, functional safety assessments are vital to ensure that these complex, software-driven systems integrate safely across industrial applications. They help manage risks associated with complex systems, preventing malfunctions that could lead to severe operational disruptions, financial loss, or harm to users. 

Furthermore, ensuring functional safety in embedded systems is necessary for regulatory compliance with a broad spectrum of safety standards. These include international standards such as IEC 61508 certification as well as  derived standards like EN ISO 13849-1, IEC 62061, ISO 26262 and CENELEC EN 50129, CENELEC EN 50128, CENELEC EN 50126 and also CENELEC EN 50716 for the railway sector.

TÜV SÜD has decades of experience in functional safety and certification across global industries and holds all necessary accreditations as a testing laboratory according to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 and for safety components according to the  Machinery Directive Annex IV and Machinery Regulation Annex I, Part A and B. 

We provide a comprehensive range of services from testing to certification to training. 

Our fully accredited testing and certification ensure recognized and trusted results. This will help you comply with international and sector-specific embedded systems certification standards. 

We can customise our services to meet your specific industry needs and challenges.

We offer a complete portfolio of services to ensure functional safety in embedded systems. 

Independent safety assessment

We provide safety assessments during the development lifecycle. We conduct assessments through a combination of on-site inspections and documentation review, resulting in a truly independent report.

Certification

Our experts offer IEC 61508 certification. We can also certify your product in accordance with all relevant embedded systems certification standards, such as CENELEC EN 50129, CENELEC EN 50128, CENELEC EN 50716 and CENELEC EN 50126, EN ISO 13849, ISO 26262 and IEC 61511.

Preliminary examination

Due to the complexity of the embedded systems, it is advisable to involve the test experts at an early stage. Our experts can help determine the applicable safety standards and define their interpretation. We support you with the important GAP analysis (pre-evaluation) of the development processes as well as the evaluation of the safety architecture.

Training

We conduct functional safety training programmes for your development teams. Topics include IEC 61508, ISO 26262, EN ISO 13849-1, IEC 62061 and the EN 5012X series or the equivalent IEC standards. We can also customise in-house training to suit your needs onsite.