Method for parallel real-time analysis in functional tests of hardware and software of control devices, comprising the following steps: • operating a control device; • transmitting at least one first piece of information from the control device to a first analysis device; • evaluating the at least one first piece of information from the control device by means of the first analysis device and creating a first test result; • transferring the first test result to an evaluation unit, characterized in that the method comprises the following additional steps: • transmitting at least one second piece of information from the control device to a second analysis device, the control device comprising at least one microcontroller device for this purpose; • evaluating the at least one second piece of information from the control device by means of the second analysis device and creating a second test result; • transmitting the second test result to the evaluation unit; • creating an expanded test result on the basis of the first and second test result by means of the evaluation unit; • using the expanded test result for the functional testing of hardware and software of the control device, the first analysis device comprising at least one bus system and at least one measuring means, the bus system and the measuring means being coupled to the control device and being designed to receive the at least first piece of information from the control device in order to create the first test result, and the second analysis device comprising a trace computer cluster, which is coupled to the microcontroller device and is designed to receive the at least second piece of information from the control device in order to create the second test result. • operating a control device; • transmitting at least one first piece of information from the control device to a first analysis device; • evaluating the at least one first piece of information from the control device by means of the first analysis device and creating a first test result; • transferring the first test result to an evaluation unit, • transmitting at least one second piece of information from the control device to a second analysis device, the control device comprising at least one microcontroller device for this purpose; • evaluating the at least one second piece of information from the control device by means of the second analysis device and creating a second test result; • transmitting the second test result to the evaluation unit; • creating an expanded test result on the basis of the first and second test result by means of the evaluation unit; • using the expanded test result for the functional testing of hardware and software of the control device, the first analysis device comprising at least one bus system and at least one measuring means, the bus system and the measuring means being coupled to the control device and being designed to receive the at least first piece of information from the control device in order to create the first test result, and the second analysis device comprising a trace computer cluster, which is coupled to the microcontroller device and is designed to receive the at least second piece of information from the control device in order to create the second test result.