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IEC 61508 Functional Safety for Robotics

From industrial and collaborative robot systems to service robots, the robot industry where people can coexist safely is expected to continuously grow. Functional safety is essential for safe coexistence. Renesas offers two major solutions to reduce the burden of functional safety system development.

  • Microcontroller level solution: Self-Test Software (SW) Kit
  • System-level solution: SIL3 System SW Kit, Reference Document

In addition, IEC 61508 SIL2-certified board is available from Renesas' partner to speed time to market. A SIL3-certified board is also available for higher safety standards.

Block Product Type Product Description
Functional Safety System Microcontroller RX Series, (RXv1, RXv2) Software and reference kits available to support IEC 61508 SIL certification
Safety Controller Microcontroller RH850/P1M Certified safety controller board using automotive quality micro-controller for IEC 61508 SIL2 and SIL3 functional safety