Tools Launched to Address Soon-to-be-ratified ISO 26262

PRQA | Programming Research and TÜV SÜD Automotive have announce that the QA•C and QA•C++ source code analyzer tools are undergoing certification by TÜV SÜD as “fit for purpose” for use in the development of safety related systems according to IEC 61508 Edition 2.0 and the ratified version of ISO 26262.

QA•C and QA•C ++ are used globally to assist development engineers to produce high integrity code which adheres to accepted automotive industry code standards such as MISRA C and MISRA C++. They are widely adopted in the automotive industry and provide a reference solution for the IEC 61508 functional safety standard and the automotive specific standard, ISO 26262.

“ISO 26262 is close to ratification, and developers are already putting in place the methodologies needed for full compliance,” said Paul Blundell, CEO of Programming Research. “Many are already using QA•C and QA•C++ in their tool chain, and the TÜV SÜD certification of QA•C and QA•C ++ will give them even greater confidence in our tools and help them to achieve ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 compliance faster and more cost effectively.”

The certification is based on an audit of the software development, quality engineering, and defect reporting processes used by PRQA in developing QA•C and QA•C ++ and on their extensive prior use in the automotive industry.

Andreas Bärwald, Product Line Manager, Electrical/Electronic Systems - Functional Safety and Technical Certifier, at TÜV SÜD Automotive, commented, “We are assessing QA•C and QA•C++ against the ratified version of the ISO 26262 standard for use in safety related developments. At the same time we are evaluating the quality and compliance of the software development processes at PRQA and compliance to the Functional Safety manual which can guide vehicle manufacturers and suppliers on how to stay conformant as they vary the reference solution to fit their own specific development processes.”

“With the proliferation of software in the automotive and the general embedded software industry it is no longer acceptable that safety critical or business critical software systems be developed outside industry adopted standards,” continued Blundell. “Certification of QA•C and QA•C++ as approved tools for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 compliance makes them even more valuable to our customers.”

The QA•C and QA•C++ products will be among the first products certified for the ratified version of ISO 26262.

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