Renesas Electronics IA Functional Safety Reference Board is a solution for ensuring the safety of systems while keeping a tab on development costs. The Renesas Electronics board is based on IEC61508 and meets the HFT=1 and SIL3 requirements. The device is ideal for applications with cost and knowledge limitations for FSoE system development. The board is optimized for BOM cost by integrating EtherCAT and FSoE in one system.