dSPACE, VaST Collaborate on Simulating Automotive Software on ...

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dSPACE, VaST Collaborate on Simulating Automotive Software onVirtual Hardware Platforms PADERBORN, Germany --(Business Wire)-- dSPACE GmbH and VaST todayannounced a collaboration to simulate automotive andAUTOSAR-compliant software on virtual hardware platforms. The goalof the collaboration is to closely couple dSPACE's automotivesoftware development tools TargetLink and SystemDesk with VaST'svirtualization tools COMET(R) and METeor(R). Users of these toolscan replace hardware prototypes with virtual system prototypes tosimulate and validate automotive software applications on early inthe design flow.


The combined development tools provide accurate timing and deeperperformance visibility in the hardware and software operations forsingle or networked ECU systems. Developers can accurately profileand quantify system behavior for time-critical applications.Details such as execution times, scheduling, and interruptlatencies can be analyzed and quickly refined early in the designflow, which results in a much better hardware and software design.

TargetLink and SystemDesk from dSPACE

The production code generator TargetLink generates highly efficientC code directly from Simulink(R)/Stateflow(R) models and is used innumerous production projects all over the world. Several modes forsimulation support the development process, e.g. aprocessor-in-the-loop simulation where the application code isexecuted on an embedded processor.

SystemDesk is a tool that supports users in developing software forsingle electronic control units (ECUs) and networks of ECUs byassisting them when they model, plan and integrate complexdistributed software systems. The software system can be validatedduring different development steps by executing the system model inan offline simulation on the host PC.

Both tools support the development of software according to theAUTOSAR standard.

COMET and METeor from VaST

COMET is a system engineering tool enabling the creation of virtualsystem prototypes (VSP). With COMET, designers create and simulatehigh-speed, cycle-accurate models of ECUs and networked ECUs, thenanalyze and optimize performance while running real softwareapplications. METeor is an interactive software developmentenvironment for VSPs created with COMET. With METeor, softwaredevelopers simulate, debug, and develop better-quality softwareearly in the design flow.

About VaST

VaST drives electronics virtualization. The company isfundamentally changing the electronics industry by breaking thedependency on hardware prototypes. With VaST, electronics companiesdevelop virtual system prototypes--timing-accurate, high-speedsimulation models of their electronic systems--for use in designand supply chain enablement. Using virtualization, customersdevelop software before hardware and enable early softwaredevelopment by ecosystem partners which cuts time-to-market by 8months or more.

VaST's customers include worldwide leaders in automotive, consumer,and wireless markets. VaST is headquartered in Sunnyvale,California with sales and support offices worldwide.

About dSPACE

dSPACE is the world's leading producer of engineering tools fordeveloping electronic control units (ECUs) and mechatroniccontrols. The company was one of those that opened up this marketsegment some 20 years ago, and has remained one of its drivingforces to this day. Using dSPACE systems, manufacturers ofcontrollers and electronic control units (ECUs) dramatically reducetheir development times and costs, and noticeably increase theirproductivity. There are now more than 800 dSPACE employeesworldwide. dSPACE has subsidiaries in France, the USA, the UK, andJapan. Thanks to numerous distributors, dSPACE products areavailable to customers throughout the world.