In AUTOSAR, the SPI module actually divides one SPI communication into many small segments for organization and management. This approach allows for flexible control and easy expansion. Thus, we introduce the following three levels:Channel → Job → Sequence. 1. Channel 👉 Channel is the smallest unit, which can be understood as **”a block of data … Read more
Previous Issues In-Vehicle Operating Systems (Part 1): Software-Defined Vehicles In-Vehicle Operating Systems (Part 2): Vehicle Control Operating Systems In-Vehicle Operating Systems (Part 3): Intelligent Cockpit Operating Systems In-Vehicle Operating Systems (Part 4): Domestic and International In-Vehicle OS Layouts In-Vehicle Operating Systems (Part 5): AUTOSAR Standards Introduction The intelligent connectivity of vehicles has led to a … Read more
With the increasing trend of electrification, intelligence, and connectivity in the automotive industry, the demand for chips and electronic components is growing exponentially. Traditional automotive electronic component companies are unable to fully meet the innovative functional demands of automotive applications, and they are struggling to respond to the design and procurement needs of numerous new … Read more
With the background of technological advancements in electrification, intelligence, and connectivity, the electronic and electrical architectures across various industries are undergoing profound transformations. New architectures are gradually replacing traditional ones in fields such as automotive, engineering machinery, energy storage, and shipping, transitioning from traditional distributed architectures to domain-centric and even central-centric models, with controller functions … Read more
Xinch Chip Technology and Yunchi Future are both outstanding representatives of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. Since 2022, the two parties have initiated a strategic cooperation. Yunchi Future’s self-developed 5G/V2X automotive-grade multi-domain interconnected central network controller, equipped with Xinch Chip Technology’s G9 series central gateway chip and E3 series automotive-grade MCU, has been … Read more
According to Hubei Daily, Zhang Fanwu, Chief Engineer of Intelligent Technology at Dongfeng Motor’s Global Innovation Center, stated that the DF30, the first fully domestically produced automotive-grade high-performance MCU chip, has completed its first tape-out (trial production) verification, and automotive-grade validation is about to begin, with mass production planned for next year, breaking the monopoly … Read more
Introduction In the era of software-defined vehicles, the role of middleware has become increasingly important. As E/E architecture gradually centralizes, the automotive software system has seen a coexistence of multiple operating systems, leading to a sharp increase in system complexity and development costs. To enhance the manageability, portability, configurability, and quality of software, it is … Read more
ECU firmware upgrades are similar to mobile firmware upgrades. The general process involves implementing a Bootloader and completing read/write operations on EEPROM/Flash. It is essential to understand the MCU used in the ECU, as well as the read/write operations for internal EEPROM/Flash and external EEPROM/Flash. The learning curve is steep; just the reverse engineering of … Read more
In the context of software-defined vehicles, the operating system is the soul of the automotive ecosystem’s development. With the advancement of electrification, intelligence, and connectivity in vehicles, automotive operating systems have become one of the important components of vehicles, determining to some extent the safety, comfort, intelligence level, and overall performance of the vehicle. Introduction … Read more
I have always been curious about what the warning lights on a car dashboard mean, when they appear, and when they disappear. Over the past two years, I have gained some knowledge in this area, and I would like to share it with interested friends. This article will introduce the automotive controller (ECU) fault diagnosis … Read more