Date: 08/09/2009

New AUTOSAR 3.0-compatible solution for various hardware platforms

NEC Electronics and Vector jointly announced the availability of a new AUTOSAR 3.0 compatible software package for various hardware platforms. The package includes AUTOSAR basic software and a comprehensive tool chain.

An automotive supplier receives all hardware independent AUTOSAR basic software modules from Vector, including the operating system, memory management and communication functions for FlexRay systems, and CAN and LIN bus systems. Also provided is, a tool-chain for application design, configuration, and generation of AUTOSAR Software.

NEC Electronics supplies the specified AUTOSAR Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL), which is completely optimized on hardware and acts as an interface between the HW-independent basic software and hardware.

"We are convinced that our collaboration enables us to support our customers with innovative and efficient AUTOSAR solutions today and in the future" said Hiroaki Kaneko, general manager of the Automotive Systems Division, NEC Electronics Corporation. "Our customer's satisfaction is proof of our strategy to search for new and improved features that speed up and simplify AUTOSAR integration". "The availability of a seamless tool chain from high level system and application design down to optimized hardware-dependent MCAL software simplifies and accelerates the integration process for the Electronic Control Unit manufacturers" says Volker Ebner, Director Embedded Software at Vector. "A reduction of cost is - among many others - the most important aspect for our customers."

Availability: Current versions available are Version 3.0 and 3.1.

For more details visit www.eu.necel.com/autosar