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Gremlins in Legacy Object Files Why you shouldn’t fear linking object files from different compiler versions ('cross linking') with the newest TriCore 6.1 compiler and two older versions. Are they out to get you? When the daughter of a friend of mine was still a little girl, she could not sleep at night because she was afraid of the monsters under her bed. Her parents could talk all they wanted, it did not help; she had nightmares about those monsters. In the end my friend came Read Article

Enjoying CERT C secure coding analysis with embedded compilers through Safety Checker The standalone version of TASKING Safety Checker can be used in various industries where IEC 61508 related regulations are in place, like ISO 26262 in automotive. In addition to its safety aware analysis it supports CERT C coding analysis independent from the tool chain that is in use. Altium always has been at the forefront of incorporating support for new standards in its embedded TASKING C compilers. It was one of the first to fully integrate Read Article

The Three Programming Essentials You Need to Know for AURIX™ Multi-Core TriCore™ With great architecture comes increased complexity, and if you're a developer about to embark on an AURIX™-based project then you’ll need to know these three programming essentials to get your development job done right the first time. In Spring 2012, Infineon introduced the fifth generation of TriCore™. This family line, called AURIX™, was the first to implement up to three 32-bit TriCore™ CPUs and aimed to meet the highest safety standards Read Article

Announcing TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore™ release v6.1r1 The new TASKING TriCore™ VX-toolset is built specifically to help meet the highest safety standards and increased performance required of today’s multi-core based applications. Its ACT (AURIX™ Configuration Tool) driven technology makes it not just another compiler, but a future-proof developer platform equipped for fast-paced development. Today, Altium announces its new TASKING VX-toolset for TriCore™ v6.1r1, bringing a wealth of improvements Read Article

Follow the Data In Order to Assure Freedom from Interference The functional safety standard for road vehicles, ISO 26262, does not prohibit software with different Safety Integration Level (SIL) to interact and coexist in the same Electronic Control Unit (ECU), for as long as software elements of a lower safety level cannot interfere with elements at a higher safety level. This can be accomplished using software partitioning. The software is split up into parts of different Safety Integration Levels. Next Read Article

Requirements and Implications of ASPICE Auto Software Developer Certification Software developer certification is necessary to guarantee quality software products. The ASPICE auto software developer certifications tell customers if a developer’s products work to specification, if the developer is able to provide support for its products, and how efficiently the developer operates. Read on to find out more! In college, a few friends and I got our first taste of embedded systems programming during our senior project. We made Read Article

Optimize Software Development for Cars with Standalone Debugging Tools Expensive to license software development toolsets can cause bottlenecks in your company’s software development process. Standalone debuggers will help distribute the workload for faster, less expensive, development. When I bought my last car, the salesman upsold me on the newer model with heated seats. Well, in the heat of the moment I had forgotten that I live in California. I ended up paying a lot more for a car with heated seats that I only Read Article

Technological Advances in LiDAR are Working to Bring Autonomous Vehicles into the Mainstream Market One of my favorite movies from the 2000s was Minority Report. As an engineer, my favorite genre is Science Fiction, and Tom Cruise was my favorite actor. I imagined myself riding in one of those sleek autonomous cars, watching Tom try to outrun his fate. Those cars must have been pretty far in the future because I didn’t see any giant LIDAR arrays on them. New advances in technology could turn Science Fiction into reality. LIDAR developers are Read Article

Choosing a Compiler for Automotive Applications Choosing a compiler for automotive applications can be difficult. Choosing the wrong compiler can lead to a lot of pain and frustration. It could also lead to your product not working or not being able to meet safety certification. Sounds dire? It needn’t be so. Compiler Capabilities for Automotive Applications Compiler capabilities are not equal across offerings in the automotive industry. Some compilers are built on Open Source compilers. At Read Article

Why You Shouldn't Write Your Own Libraries for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Applications Have you ever tried renovating your house on your own? In my opinion, the only thing worse than doing your own renovations is writing your own libraries for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications. Our team once had to write our own libraries. It took up an enormous amount of time on the front end. Later, when we had problems, we had to take more time to fix them ourselves. A third party library solution, optimized for a specific Read Article