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Contents

• Contents
• OS
• RTOS
  • Autosar
  • OSEK/VDX
  • SafeRTOS
• Automotive SPICE
• Autonomous Driving
• Agile
• Bus Systems
  • Automotive Ethernet
  • CAN
  • FlexRay
  • LIN
  • MOST
• Functional Safety
• Cyber Security
• Hardware
• Measurement and Calibration
• Vehicle Diagnostics
• Architecture
• Requirements engineering
  • Polarion Software
  • Rational DOORS
  • SysML
• Software Development
  • Coding guidelines
  • Debugging
• Testing
  • Unit tests
  • MC/DC
  • Static analysis
  • Timing analysis
  • CANoe
• Blogs
• Books
• Magazines
• Podcasts
• Press releases
• Videos
• Miscellaneous
• Contribute

OS

• Automotive Grade Linux - Open source project to build Linux-based platforms for automotive applications.
• 2017 Development Trend of Operating System Technology for Smart Car

RTOS

Autosar

• AUTOSAR - (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) is a worldwide development partnership of vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, service providers and companies from the automotive electronics, semiconductor and software industry.
• AUTOSAR Technical Overview - Official AUTOSAR website, 2016.
• About AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture - Renesas Electronics.
• AUTOSAR Development Tools - Renesas Electronics, overview on toolset.
• Artop - The AUTOSAR Tool Platform is an implementation of development tools for AUTOSAR.

• as - Automotive software(OSEK & AUTOSAR) and its tool-chain.
• autosar-framework - Master-Thesis - Framework für wiederverwendbare Autosar Basis-Software-Module.
• autosar - A set of python modules for working with AUTOSAR XML files.
• Arctic Core - Open source AUTOSAR embedded platform.
• Introduction to Autosar - Vector Informatik, e-learning module.
• Suppliers of AUTOSAR standard software - Click to expand

  Supplier	MCAL	BSW/OS/RTE	Tools
  COMASSO		BSW	BSWDT
  Elektrobit		EB tresos AutoCore	EB tresos Studio
  ETAS		RTA	ACET ISOLAR and more ...
  Hitex	MC-ISAR
  Infineon Technologies AG	MCAL
  KPIT		K-SAR Suite	K-SAR Editor
  Mentor		VSTAR	VSTAR Tools
  NXP Semiconductors	MCAL	OS
  OpenSynergy		COQOS	COQOSAReasy
  Renesas Electronics	MCAL
  STMicroelectronics	MCAL
  Vector Informatik		MICROSAR	DaVinci Developer DaVinci Configurator and more ...

• 2018 Evaluation of Performance and Fault Containment in AUTOSAR Micro-ECUs on a Multi-Core Processor
• 2017 Efficient Multi-core AUTOSAR-Platform Based on an Input/Output Gateway Core
• 2016 Co-simulation framework for AUTOSAR multi-core processors with message-based Network-on-Chips
• 2015 Multi-core architecture for AUTOSAR based on virtual Electronic Control Units
• 2010 Artop – An ecosystem approach for collaborative AUTOSAR tool development
• 2010 Interoperable AUTOSAR tooling with Artop
• 2010 How the concepts of the Automotive standard "AUTOSAR" are realized in new seamless tool-chains
• 2009 AUTOSAR Runtime Environment and Virtual Function Bus
• 2009 AUTOSAR Software Architecture
• 2009 Methodology and Templates in AUTOSAR
• 2008 How timing interfaces in AUTOSAR can improve distributed development of real-time software
• 2008 Enabling of AUTOSAR system design using Eclipse-based tooling
• 2006 Achievements and exploitation of the AUTOSAR development partnership
• 2004 AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture – An industry-wide initiative to manage the complexity of emerging Automotive E/E-Architectures

OSEK/VDX

• OSEK VDX Portal - down since 2017 due to the working group has been disbanded in favor of AUTOSAR.
• OIL - OSEK Implementation Language, specification version 2.5.
• OS - Operating System, specification version 2.2.3.
• COM - Communication, specification version 3.0.3.
• ORTI A and ORTI B - OSEK Run Time Interface (ORTI), specification version 2.2.
• OS Test Plan - specification version 2.0.
• OS Test Procedure - specification version 2.0.
• COM Test Plan - specification version 2.0.
• COM Test Procedure - specification version 2.0.
• Chalandi Amine OSEK 2.2.3 - Implementation for ARM Cortex M3.
• Elektrobit tresos - Commercial implementation of an OSEK RTOS
• ERIKA Enterprise - Royalty free automotive OSEK/VDX certified Hard Real Time Operating System (RTOS)
• ev3OSEK - Implementation for the Mindstorms EV3 robots.
• FreeOSEK - Implementation (BSD license).
• mKernel - Implementation (GPL license) with Partially OSEK/VDX compliant oil generator supporting only the Microchip PIC18F4550.
• nxtOSEK - Implementation for the Mindstorms NXT robots.
• openOSEK - Implementation (LGPL license).
• PICOS18 - Implementation (GPL license) with support for Microchip PIC18.
• Trampoline - Implementation (LGPL license).
• Trioz OSEK RTOS - Commercial implementation.

SafeRTOS

• freertos.org - Main page. SafeRTOS is a functional safety, pre-certified RTOS.
• FreeRTOS - overiview.
• 2011 An Introduction to Software Development for Functional Safety on TI Processors

Automotive SPICE

• ASPICE - Automotive SPICE® Process Assessment Model (PAM) and Process Reference Model (PRM).
• Automotive SPICE: Ensuring ASPICE Compliance - 321 Gang, Continuous Engineering Experts.
• 2011 A Seamless Model-Based Development Process for Automotive Systems

Autonomous Driving

• Awesome Autonomous Driving
• Awesome Autonomous Vehicles
• Awesome Self-Driving Cars

Agile

• Scaled Agile Framework - (SAFe) set of organization and workflow patterns intended to guide enterprises in scaling lean and agile practices.

• 2018 Agile practices when developing safety systems
• 2017 An Assessment of Avionics Software Development Practice: Justifications for an Agile Development
• 2014 Scrum , documentation and the IEC 61508-3 : 2010 software standard

Bus Systems

Automotive Ethernet

• Introduction to Automotive Ethernet - Vector Informatik, e-learning module.
• Vector Automotive Ethernet Symposium 2019: Lectures - In 7 presentations - by Infineon, NXP, TÜV-Nord and Vector - the speakers showed the current status and solutions for the upcoming challenges, 2019
• A TCP/IP Tutorial - RFC 1180, short overview on ethernet.
• OPEN Alliance. "Automotive Ethernet Specifications"
• SOME/IP specification
• vsomeip in 10 minutes - Introduction to SOME/IP based on GENIVI implementation.
• 2017 Security Analysis of Ethernet in Cars
• Automotive Ethernet Stack - Click to expand

  Use Case	Audio Video	Time Sync	Network Managment	Service Control	Diagnostic	Address Config	Helper Protocols
  Application					UDS*
  Presentation
  Session	IEEE 1722 (AVTP)	IEEE 802.1AS (PTP)	UDP-NM	SOME/IP	DoIP*	DHCP
  Transport			TCP and/or UDP
  Network			IPv4/IPv6				ICMP, ICMPv6, ARP, NDP
  Data Link	Ethernet MAC + VLAN (802.1Q)
  Physical	Automotive Ethernet Physical (Ethernet, OPEN Alliance BroadR-Reach, Reduced twisted-pair Gigabit Eth)

  ^{(*) - superseded by newer version of standard}

CAN

• CiA – CAN In Automation - A user organization for people interested in CAN.
• Bosch specification - Specification superseded by the standard ISO 11898.
• Bosch CAN FD specification Version 1.0
• Controller Area Network (CAN) Schedulability Analysis: Refuted, Revisited and Revised
• Controller Area Network (CAN) Implementation Guide
• Introduction to CAN - Vector Informatik, e-learning module.
• Controller Area Network - UC Berkeley, presentation.
• Understanding and Using the Controller Area Network - UC Berkeley, CAN 2.0b.
• CAN Protocol - Kvaser, tutorial.
• CAN magazine - CiA publications.

FlexRay

• FlexRay Specification
• FlexRay Overview - National Instruments.
• Introduction to FlexRay - Vector Informatik, e-learning module.
• 2010 The FlexRay Electrical Physical Layer Evolution - Lorenz Steffen, magazine Automotive.

LIN

• Introduction to LIN - Vector Informatik, e-learning module.
• LIN Supplier ID Registration Authority - Standardized in the ISO 17987 series.
• The LIN Short Story - NXP Semiconductors.

MOST

• MOST Cooperation Website - Technology overview and specifications.

Functional Safety

• ISO 26262-1:2011 Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 1: Vocabulary - ISO Online Browsing Platform.
• The 61508 Association - Group of companies with an interest in gaining the full benefits of the successful implementation of IEC 61508 and related standards.
• IEC 61508-1:2010 - Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems.
• SCSC - Publications - Professional network for sharing knowledge about system safety.
• exida - Worlds leading company for certification, safety, alarm management, cybersecurity.
• Matrickz - Software development partner in the Automotive specialized in ASPICE, Security and Safety.
• What is the ISO 26262 Functional Safety Standard ? - National Instruments.
• Criticality categories across safety standards in different domains - ERTS2 Congress.
• A Case Study of Toyota Unintended Acceleration and Software Safety - Philip Koopman, and slides
• Sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) - Wikipedia, the US NHTSA estimates 16,000 accidents per year in USA.
• Results of 2017 Embedded Systems Safety & Security Survey - Barr Group, list of all webinars
• Knowledge Bank of technical articles, presentations and talks - Risktec - TÜV Rheinland.
• 2017 Talk on safety-critical systems and criticisms of the standards - Professor Martyn Thomas CBE.
• 2017 Talk on correctness by construction techniques - Professor Martyn Thomas CBE.
• 2014 Tools and Methods for Validation and Verification as requested by ISO26262
• 2013 A Reference Example on the Specification of Safety Requirements using ISO 26262
• 2012 Early Safety Evaluation of Design Decisions in E/E Architecture according to ISO 26262
• 2004 NASA Software Safety Guidebook
• 2002 Safety Critical Systems: Challenges and Directions

Cyber Security

• Automotive Cybersecurity Overview - From NHTSA (United States Department of Transportation), set of articles.
• Cyber Security - SIG - From IEEE.org, numbers of great resources.
• Vehicle Control Unit Security using Open Source AUTOSAR - Masters Thesis in Software Engineering.
• 2019 Vector Cybersecurity Symposium 2019: Lectures - Vector Informatik.
• 2017 Vector Cybersecurity Symposium 2017: Lectures - Vector Informatik.
• 2016 Vector Cybersecurity Symposium 2016: Lectures - Vector Informatik.
• 2010 Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications - Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno.
• 2008 Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems - Ross J. Anderson.
• Awesome Vehicle Security - Books, hardware, software, applications, car hacking and more.

Hardware

• AEC Component Technical Committee - Standardization body for high quality electronic components standards, documents can be downloaded directly.

Measurement and Calibration

• ASAM MCD-1 XCP - ASAM (Association for Standardisation of Automation and Measuring Systems) standard.
• 2017 XCP fundamentals: measuring, calibrating and bypassing based on the ASAM standard - Vector Informatik.
• 2016 XCP – The Standard Protocol for ECU Development

Vehicle Diagnostics

• Information Posters - Softing Automotive, about UDS, ODX, OTX, DoIP.
• Diagnostics and Flashing - Official Vector Informatik YouTube channel, more here.
• 2013 Unified Diagnostic Services Protocol Implementation in an Engine Control Unit
• 2011 Remote Vehicle Diagnostics over the Internet using the DoIP Protocol
• 2008 Usage of AUTOSAR diagnostic modules in a MOST electronic control unit

Architecture

• Enterprise Architect - Sparx Systems - tool vendor, contains demo, tutorials and more.
• Gaphor - Open source modeling tool supporting UML and SysML.
• 2018 Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design - Robert C. Martin.
• 2016 A Gateway Core between On-chip and Off-chip Networks for an AUTOSAR Message-based Multi-core
• 2011 ISO/IEC/IEEE42010 - Systems and software engineering - Architecture description.
• 2008 Automotive real time development using a timing-augmented AUTOSAR specification
• 1998 IEEE Std 1016 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Software Design Descriptions.
• Awesome Software Architecture

Requirements engineering

• 2011 Systems Engineering Principles and Practice - Alexander Kossiakof, William N. Sweet, Samuel J. Seymour, Steven M. Biemer.
• 2007 Systems Engineering Handbook - NASA/SP-2007-6105 Rev1.
• 2005 Requirements Engineering - Elizabeth Hull, Ken Jackson and Jeremy Dick.
• 2002 Requirements Engineering in Automotive Development: Experiences and Challenges
• 1998 IEEE Std 1233 - IEEE Guide for Developing System Requirements Specifications.

Polarion Software

• Polarion Tutorial Videoss - From tool vendor - Siemens Industry Software.
• Vector Polarion Connection Utility - Add-on tool for Vector vTESTstudio that serves to integrate Siemens Polarion ALM into the Vector testing tool chain.

Rational DOORS

• Getting started - Tutorial for IBM Rational DOORS and IBM Rational DOORS Web Access.
• Documentation - Library pages contain documentation for earlier versions of Rational products.
• Essentials - Hands-on examples.
• IBM Rational Rhapsody tips and tricks - Hands-on examples.
• Using DXL - The Rational DOORS eXtension Language (DXL), scripting language, used to control DOORS.
• The DXL Reference Manual

SysML

• Architecture modelling - Set of SysML related books, available in pdf.
• 2011 SysML for embedded automotive Systems: lessons lear ned
• 2010 SysML for embedded automotive Systems : a practical approach
• 2010 Model synchronization at work: keeping SysML and AUTOSAR models consistent

Software Development

• Modern Embedded Systems Programming - Hands-on lessons about embedded microcontrollers in C.
• 2019 Safe Software for Autonomous Mobility With Modern C++ - Andreas Pasternak, CppCon.
• 2019 Writing Safety Critical Automotive C++ Software for High Performance AI Hardware - Michael Wong, CppCon.
• 2017 Driving Into the Future With Modern C++: A Look at Adaptive Autosar - Jan Babst, CppCon.
• 2011 The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers - Robert C. Martin.
• 2008 Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin.
• 2007 Software engineering for automotive systems: A roadmap
• 1998 IEEE Std 830 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Software Requirements Specifications.
• 1998 IEEE Std 730 - IEEE Standard for Software Quality Assurance Plans.
• Awesome C
• Awesome C++
• Awesome Embedded
• Awesome MATLAB

Coding guidelines

• Guidelines for the use of the C++14 language in critical and safety-related systems - AUTOSAR standard.
• MISRA - Motor Industry Software Reliability Association, publications.
• SEI CERT Coding Standards - Languages such as C, C++, Java, and Perl, and the Android™ platform.
• 2008 MISRA-C:2004 : guidelines for the use of the C language in critical systems
• 2008 Guidelines for the use of the C++ language in critical systems : MISRA C++ 2008

Debugging

• MULTI Integrated Development Environment
• Trace32 Lauterbach GmbH - High-tech company for microprocessor development tools.
• Trace32 basic examples of usage - Lauterbach GmbH.
• Trace32: Debug your embedded systems - Nohau Solutions.
• iSYSTEM AG - Debugging tools supplier WinIDEA, iC5000 Base Unit, testIDEA.

Testing

• Vector Testing Symposium 2017: Lectures - Official Vector Informatik YouTube channel.
• Vector Testing Symposium 2018: Lectures - Official Vector Informatik YouTube channel.
• 2018 Software Testing Symposium 2018: Lectures - Vector Informatik.
• 2015 Simulation Environment based on SystemC and VEOS for Multi-Core Processors with Virtual AUTOSAR
• Awesome Software Quality

Unit tests

• ARUnit - Unit Testing of AUTOSAR Software Components.
• Google Test - Google's C++ test framework.
• Googletest Mocking (gMock) Framework - Google's framework for writing and using C++ mock classes.
• Fake Function Framework (fff) - Micro-framework for creating fake C functions for tests.
• Unit Testing C Code - Discussion with overview on available C unit test frameworks.

MC/DC

• A Practical Tutorial on Modified Condition/Decision Coverage
• The Effect of Program and Model Structure on MC⁄DC Test Adequacy Coverage

Static analysis

• Astrée - Code RuleChecker for compliance with MISRA, CWE, ISO/IEC, AUTOSAR, and SEI CERT C coding rules. Usage of Astrée can be qualified according to DO-178B/C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, EN-50128, the FDA Principles of Software Validation, and other safety standards.
• Helix QAC - Code analyzer verifying compliance with coding standards such as MISRA and AUTOSAR. Certified for functional safety compliance.
• LDRA - Sets of Code Quality Review Tools.
• Awesome Static Analysis

Timing analysis

• GLIWA - Worldwide leading provider for timing analysis, optimization and verification, resources.
• TA Tool Suite - Managing the Timing Behavior of AUTOSAR Multi-Core ECUs - Vector Informatik.
• 2020 Runtime Analysis of AUTOSAR Embedded Projects - Florian Sommer, Sebastian Ziegler.
• 2012 Tool support for seamless system development based on AUTOSAR timing extensions
• 2007 Timing Simulation of Interconnected AUTOSAR Software-Components

CANoe

• CANoe: Product Videos - Official Vector Informatik YouTube channel.
• Programming with CAPL
• Tips and Tricks for the Use of CAPL - Three consecutive articles, for all levels of user knowledge Part One, Part Two, Part Three.

Blogs

• just auto - Global automotive industry news, data and analysis. Recent information about OEMs and suppliers.
• automotivetechis - From engineer with 10 years in automotive domain.
• automotive wiki - From SCHEID automotive GmbH.
• AUTOSAR tutorials
• Small Business Programming - A set of great articles on every programmers topic.

Books

• 2018 Technical Papers on the Development of Embedded Electronics - Vector Informatik GmbH.
• 2016 The Car Hacker's Handbook - A Guide for the Penetration Tester - Craig Smith.
• 2012 Understanding Automotive Electronics Eighth Edition - William B. Ribbens.
• 2011 FMEA Handbook - Ford.
• 2009 Automotive Embedded Systems Handbook - Nicolas Navet.
• 2003 Automotive software engineering : principles, processes, methods, and tools - Jörg Schäuffele, Thomas Zurawka.
• engineeringbookspdf - Free access to about 150 automotive books.
• engbookspdf - Free access to about 35 automotive books.
• engbookspdf - Free access to about 5 automotive books.
• eBooks-IT.org - Online library for IT ebooks.
• Free Programming Books

Magazines

• SAE Magazines - A set of free magazines from automotive industry.
• Vehicle Electronics - Free monthly magazine for automotive electronics engineers.
• CAN magazine - CiA publications.

Podcasts

• SAE Tomorrow Today - SAE International, provides perspectives from innovative industry leaders.
• Matrickz TechTalk - Matrickz, about ASPICE, Security and Safety (ISO26262).
• Embedded.fm - A site dedicated to the many aspects of engineering.
• InsideEVs - Electric Vehicle News.
• EV News Daily - A daily podcast about electric cars, hybrids and sustainable transport news.

Press releases

• Continental AG
• Elektrobit (EB)
• Renesas Electronics Corporation
• OPEN Alliance
• SAE International
• Softing Automotive Electronics GmbH
• Vector Informatik GmbH

Videos

• Automotive Logistics
• Embedded Meetup Egypt - Webinars related to software development for automotive embedded systems.
• Official Elektrobit
• MATLAB - Videos and Webinars.
• Vector Informatik - YouTube channel.
• Automotive World - Company, educating automotive and vehicle industry stakeholders since 1992.

Miscellaneous

• Universität Siegen - Publication list about critical safety and AUTOSAR projects.
• Vector Support & Downloads - Over 1000 great materials: webinars, articles and more.
• Vector Knowledge Base - Vector platform with examples and solutions for problems related to offered products.
• 2018 TOP 100 OEM suppliers - Suplement to Automotive News magazine.
• 2013 TOP 100 OEM suppliers - Suplement to Automotive News magazine.
• Awesome Indexed - Search the Awesome dataset.
• Awesome Search - Quick search for Awesome lists.

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