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Automotive Software

A single car carries close to a hundred controllers. This is the largest market for embedded work.

Goal Understand how vehicle controller software is developed and verified.

01
Vehicle E/E architecture
From ECUs to domain controllers to zonal architecture.
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02
Vehicle networks3D lab
Where and how CAN, LIN and automotive Ethernet are used.
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03
AUTOSAR overview
The standard software structure of BSW, RTE and SWCs.
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04
Diagnostics
Reading fault codes and updating firmware with UDS services.
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05
Functional safety
ISO 26262, ASIL levels and safety mechanisms.
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06
V-model development
A process where every stage from requirements to verification has a matching pair.
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07
MIL, SIL and HIL testing
Widening verification from model to software to real hardware.
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08
Vehicle cybersecurity
ISO 21434, secure boot and message authentication.
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CHECK TASK

Design and decode one CAN message

Define a CAN message carrying speed and status signals, and write code that extracts the values from a received frame.

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