Vector and Lauterbach Present a Development Solution for Software Debugging over the XCP Protocol

Accelerating software development by concurrent use of the microcontroller debugging interface for measurement, calibration and debugging

Stuttgart/Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, GERMANY, 2018-10-04 – Vector and Lauterbach are offering an integrated solution for ECU software development based on the new ASAM standard “Software Debugging over XCP”. It eliminates the need to repeatedly switch between hardware for measurement, calibration, and debugging. The ECU debug connector can be a challenge to access in the vehicle and does not lend itself to the frequent disconnect/reconnects necessary when switching between MC and debug tools. By working together, Vector and Lauterbach are responding to the requirement of the automotive industry for concurrent use of the interface, and they are providing uniform access to the ECU for measurement, calibration and debugging purposes. This work is based on the new ASAM standard “Software Debugging over XCP” which was released in November 2017, and both partners were active participants in its development. The VX1000 measurement and calibration hardware from Vector enables accessing internal data of development-level ECUs and near-production ECUs. Data rates of more than 100 MByte/s can be achieved over the entire automotive temperature range in test vehicles. The XCP slaves of the VX1000 hardware enable connection to the CANape measurement and calibration tool or to other tools with a standardcompliant XCP master. Such an XCP master is Lauterbach's TRACE32 debugger, which gets access – over the XCP slave – to the ECU and the debugging interface connected to it. This debugging configuration can operate without the need for any extension of the ECU software. Here, the TRACE32 XCP master provides the same debugging features as a hardware-based TRACE32 debugger. “The interoperability of the Lauterbach debugger and the VX1000 and CANape measurement and calibration solutions from Vector together create significant added value for ECU developers. Previously, the two systems coexisted at workplaces. Not only can they be used cooperatively now, but they also extend the range of debugging applications to ECUs installed in the vehicle which have an integrated VX1000. This enables many new types of applications, simplifies handling and thereby saves valuable time in development and testing of ECU software,” says Dr. Ralf König, system architect for the VX1000 measurement and calibration hardware at Vector. More information at: www.vector.com/vx1000 and www.lauterbach.com/backend_xcp.html

About the Vector Group Vector Informatik is the leading manufacturer of software tools and embedded components for the development of electronic systems and their networking with many different systems from CAN to Automotive Ethernet. Vector has been a partner of automotive manufacturers and suppliers and related industries since 1988. Vector tools and services provide engineers with the decisive advantage to make a challenging and highly complex subject area as simple and manageable as possible. Vector employees work on electronic innovations for the automotive industry every day. Worldwide customers in the automotive, commercial vehicles, aerospace, transportation, and control technology industries rely on the solutions and products of the independent Vector Group for the development of technologies for future mobility. Vector worldwide currently employs more than 2,000 people with sales of EUR 520 million in 2017. With its headquarter in Germany (Stuttgart), Vector has subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, South Korea, India, China, and Brazil. About Lauterbach GmbH Lauterbach is the leading manufacturer of complete, modular and upgradeable microprocessor development tools worldwide with experience in the field of embedded designs since 1979. It is an international, well-established company with blue chip customers in every corner of the globe and has a close working relationship with all semiconductor manufacturers. At the headquarters in Höhenkirchen, near Munich, the engineering team develops and produces highly proficient and specialized development tools, which are utilized all over the world under the brand TRACE32. Own branch offices exist in United Kingdom, Italy, France, Tunisia, on the East and West coasts of the United States, Japan and China.