Setup and identity
DUT serial, firmware build, hardware variant, stand configuration, calibration assumptions, and operator steps.
Automotive HIL
Map ISO 26262 HIL traceability gaps before they become review friction.
This is a diagnostic lens for one safety-related HIL workflow: setup context, model versions, DUT identity, run evidence, and review handoffs. It is not a compliance claim.
The buyer problem
Automotive validation teams often have capable HIL rigs, mature test cases, and serious engineering discipline. The weak point is the chain that ties a specific DUT, firmware version, simulator configuration, operator action, and evidence package to one reviewable run.
When that chain is incomplete, engineering leaders spend review time reconstructing context instead of deciding what to fix.
ScopeOne HIL workflow
OutputTraceability gap map
ClaimDiagnostic only
Evidence checklist
What should survive each HIL run?
Tool and model versions
Simulator model, test sequence, scripts, bus configuration, drivers, and reporting versions tied to the run ID.
Review context
Pass/fail reason, anomalies, linked logs, reviewer notes, and known uncertainty in one evidence chain.
What to map first
Start with the workflow that creates the most reconstruction work.
Pick a run type that people already discuss in release reviews. The goal is not to map the whole safety process. The goal is to find where traceability becomes person-dependent in one representative workflow.
- Which artifact proves the firmware version under test?
- Which artifact proves the HIL model and configuration version?
- Which handoff links simulator logs, test sequence results, and reviewer notes?
- Which context still lives in email, chat, screenshots, or memory?
Safe claims
What this page does and does not claim.
- Finnegans helps map evidence and traceability gaps around existing tools.
- This diagnostic does not certify ISO 26262 compliance.
- The first useful output is a workflow map, not a tool migration plan.
Next step
Map one HIL workflow first.
Use the free diagnostic kit to see which evidence exists, which context is missing, and which handoff deserves attention.