Insights 2020 webinar series by Menlopark
The Qualification of Software Tools in Compliance with ISO 26262

Topic Description:

Modern software development processes are strongly based on the use of tools, whether or not the developed software has safety or security requirements. ISO 26262, like several other functional safety standards, requires tool users to provide proper justification for the use of a tool in the development of safety-related systems. Such justification must be based on the confidence that the tool works according to its specification for the project-specific use cases and operational environments.

In this webinar, we will introduce the tool qualification process as defined by ISO 26262. This includes planning tool usage, evaluation of the required confidence level, and the identification and execution of qualification methods, documentation and review activities. Roberto will focus on the qualification of compilers and verification tools by validation and, in the case of verification tools, he will illustrate the most important (and, often, misunderstood) requirements qualification imposes on the development of the tools and of the associated qualification kits.