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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
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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 ...

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

Agile

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

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					UDS*
Session	IEEE 1722 (AVTP)	IEEE 802.1AS (PTP)	UDP-NM	SOME/IP	DoIP*	DHCP
Transport	IEEE 1722 (AVTP)	IEEE 802.1AS (PTP)	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

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

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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