IEC 61508:2010 - Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-related Systems
Part 3, Normative annexes A and D – IEC 61508:2010 - Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-related Systems

IEC 61508:2010 - Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-related Systems 3-D: Part 3, Annex D (normative) Safety manual for compliant items: software elements

A reused or reusable software element must come with a safety manual describing its functions, constraints and evidence precisely enough to assess any safety function relying on it; the supplier's documentation may serve if it meets Part 2 Annex D and this annex. The manual carries the Part 2 Annex D content relevant to the element; identifies the element and its instructions for use; documents the element, run-time and build configuration, the recommended configuration to be used in safety applications, and every assumption the justification depends on; and covers integrator competence, the reliance that may be placed on the element (certification, independent assessment, design integrity and standards, constraints the integrator must implement, including requirements only meetable at integration such as response time), installation, reason for release, outstanding anomalies and their mitigation, backward compatibility, compatibility with other systems and build standard (compiler and tool versions), configuration identity and version, change request route, requirements not met, design safe state, interface constraints, security measures against listed threats, and configuration methods. Every claim is justified by supporting evidence held separately; if that evidence cannot be made available for assessment, the element is unsuitable for safety use.

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  • 8:12.4.2 12.4.2 Specification of software component qualification

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Other controls in Part 3, Normative annexes A and D – IEC 61508:2010 - Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-related Systems

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