Located in Pakenham, Victoria, SIL3 Pty Ltd can provide a wide range of services to customers looking to implement custom / specialized functionally safe devices. Delivering quick project turn around, we specialize in creating customised, reliable, safety-critical devices for a broad range of industries.

We are experts in creating low cost rapid prototypes of devices containing hardware, software, programmable electronic, mechanical and hydraulic systems for almost any application.

We are also a leading supplier of Load Management Systems (LMS) for Telehandlers.

Safety Services Offered – Reliable Safety Critical Devices

• TUV Rheinland Certified Functional Safety Engineer on Staff;
• Use of our own internal SafeTool application for Functional Safety Management;
• Safety Critical Embedded Systems Design to SIL2 (SIL3 as a consultant)
• Custom product design using a safety methodology:
  • Product planning based on safety requirements
  • System architecture (including fault tolerance and diagnostic support)
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design;
  • FPGA design (Xilinx or Altera) for Safety or non safety related applications
  • Software architecture design for MCU’s
  • Software code modules, test modules, analysis
• SIL1 or SIL2 capable per IEC61508, IEC62061, SIL3 as an external consultant;
• Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) for hardware;

Printed Circuit Board Design

• Any type of PCB design (including non safety related and quick turn prototypes), single layer up to 16 layers;
• In house design services using Altium Designer and manufactured on our own Pick and Place robot;
• Single and dual channel designs to meet required hardware safety specifications;
• Schematic capture using a large library of known components suitable for use in safety critical environments;
• Simulation and 3D modelling of complete assemblies or individual components/modules (electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic);
• Prototype development and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) bring up including testing as per system integration test plans and FMEDA;
• Verification of component de-rating via stress testing with in-house facilities to -20° and +150°;
• Safety case documentation, including hardware safety life cycle documentation, specification, reports, all backwards and forwards traceable (full traceability);
• Small production runs of functional samples;

See our Printed Circuit Board design examples.

Embedded Firmware Design

• Software specification development, integration test planning and software module design;
• Software module coding in C/C++;
• Multiple Microcontroller’s in use, including:
  • Microchip Technology’s PIC MCUs, dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers
  • Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara MCU’s
  • Substantial experience with Texas Instruments Hecules RM4 Safety Microcontrollers in safety related applications up to SIL2.
• Access to a broad library of safety code for implementing common functionality in safety devices, including on-line diagnostic functionality;
• Coverage of the full software safety life cycle from customer concept to compiled and validated binaries;
• Powerful in house simulation technologies, test case generation tools and test hardware to meet requirements of code coverage, branch coverage, boundary analysis and Modified Condition / Decision Coverage (MCDC) testing;
• Software + Programmable Logic (VHDL) integration planning and integration testing;
• Software configuration management, trace-ability and revision control;

Programmable Logic

• Extensive experience in using Xilinx FPGAs, Xilinx and Altera Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) in safety environments to SIL1;
• In-house tools to meet requirements of ASICs per IEC61508 for SIL1;
• Libraries of in-house VHDL to implement safety and diagnostic functionality;
• Simulation and testing tools from behavioral models to routed bit-streams and timing models;

Other Capabilities

• Rapid Prototyping of almost any type of device containing hardware, software, programmable electronic, mechanical and hydraulic elements;
• 3 Axis CNC Milling of materials incl. Acetal, Aluminum, Mild Steel, Brass, Stainless;
• CNC Turing (Okuma CNC Lathe) of materials incl. Acetal, Aluminum, Mild Steel, Brass, Stainless;
• 3D Printing in ABS;
• General prototype fabrication: machined parts from acetal, aluminum, mild steel or stainless, welding (TIG, MIG), painting, plasma cutting, etc;
• Support application design for Windows 32/64 in .NET languages;
• Android application development / embedded Android;
• Wiring harness design and manufacture for harsh environments;

 Product Safety Validation

• Do you have a project where an increased level of independence is required? Contact us to see how we can help you meet those requirements by acting as a competent third party;
• Do you have plant or equipment that needs inspection? Are you installing safety devices and need to determine your requirements?  Has a third party installed a safety device on your equipment and do you need someone to verify the safety integrity of the product and its installation?

Lockie Innovation Pty. Ltd.

Lockie Safety Systems Pty. Ltd.

In mid 2015 Lockie Innovation Pty. Ltd changed its name to SIL3 Pty. Ltd. Our business has been rapidly expanding into the contract development of safety critical hardware and software for a diverse customer base and we felt the name change reflects our path forward.