LDRA & Microchip partner for functional safety

The partnership allows the LDRA tool suite to integrate with Microchip's MPLAB X IDE and MPLAB XC compilers. This integration provides support to Microchip’s portfolio of 8, 16 and 32-bit MCUs and DSCs. Customers can access the LDRA tools for coding standards compliance via the Microchip online store.

LDRA has also delivered a series of seminars to Microchip's field application team, covering compliant application development processes. The seminars identified the steps developers must take to enforce programming guidelines, measure code coverage and complexity, perform unit test and verify a software application.

“LDRA’s ability to analyse embedded applications developed for our PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs enables customers to fully verify that their software meets rigorous safety standards,” said Steven Vernier, Functional Safety Manager, Microchip. “With more than 40 years experience in functional-safety compliance and certification, LDRA brings gold-standard expertise to our customers. Their tools step designers through functional-safety compliance, streamlining the process.”

"Microchip delivers innovative platforms that significantly reduce the development efforts and BOM costs for manufacturers,” said Ian Hennell, Operations Director, LDRA. “The LDRA tool suite provides full verification and our hallmark rigorous level of functional safety for applications developed on Microchip’s extensive and cost-effective PIC microcontroller portfolio. This is particularly essential for automotive and medical applications.”