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Qkit - ISO 26262 Tools Qualification Kit

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

Qkit enables users to perform standard compliant qualification in a simple and easy way, supporting qualification up to ISO 26262:2018 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL 4.

The HighTec Qkit approach consists of:

  • Qualification Support Tool (QST) developed in cooperation with Validas AG, an established safety company in library and tool qualification
    • Includes a detailed model of the compiler tool chain
    • Generates the customer tests and documents needed for the qualification, based on the customer's specific use-case
  • Automated Test Framework (Test Automation Unit)
    • Integrates different test suites
    • Extendible to support additional test cases

The generated Safety Documents:

    • Tool Classification Report
    • Tool Safety Manual (measures to mitigate 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.