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Qkit - ISO 26262 Tools Qualification Kit

The Qualification Kit (Qkit) for the HighTec compiler products provides to the end-users and safety managers the required evidence to use HighTec’s products in safety applications up to ASIL D in compliance with ISO 26262:2018.
The used tool qualification methodology has been certified by the TÜV according to ISO 26262:2018 for the safety level ASIL D.

The Qualification Kit package programming language, includes the following safety documents:

    • Tool Classification Report
    • Tool Safety Manual (Known bugs and mitigations of potential errors)
    • Tool Qualification Plan (validation goals, requirements of standard)
    • Tool Qualification Report (use cases and features that have been qualified, Test Resulting Tool Confidence Level) 

The following graphic illustrates the basic work-flow of the certification process.

Qualification kit Qkit ISO26262

Contrary to standard Safety Manuals based on fixed default tool settings and non-relevant test suites, HighTec's unique approach provides the user with a tailored set of Safety Documents based on the user's specific and optimized tool settings related to the application that is subject to the certification. To request more detailed information about Qkit, please contact our Qkit experts team.

ISO26262 compiler certification

Qkit is available for different programming languages C/C++ and Rust supporting multiple architectures, such as TriCore/Aurix, ARM (32-bit and 64-bit), RISC-V (32-bit and 64-bit) and Power Architecture. Qkit can be used for various certification processes, such as ISO 26262, ISO 13849 and IEC 61508.