The CSC01 with its permanent firmware is certified by TÜV Rheinland (Report No: 968/EL 215.01/04 of July 30, 2004). The CSC01 is based on a 16-bit Renesas M16C (M206NAFGTFP) micro-controller. It includes the CANopen Safety Protocol in accordance with CiA specification DS 304 and allows a fast integration by the user into its own safety devices.

Customer-specific software components can be loaded later into the CSC01 flash. Accordingly, the CSC01 can be used in a number of applications (for example, emergency stop buttons, safety relays, light curtains or generally as safe CANopen bus interfaces, etc.).

To achieve SIL3 certification for single-processor solutions the international IEC 61508 standard requires a diagnostic coverage level of >99 % within a defined safety cycle time. This high degree of diagnostic coverage requires extensive error detection procedures such as diagnoses of the flash, RAM, CPU register and Op-code.