Development tasks can be solved significantly more efficiently and cost-effectively when standards are applied. The XCP ASAM standard is available for model-based software development or rapid prototyping. You can use XCP to measure and calibrate code regardless of the specific runtime environment that is used. The specific environment in which the code was developed does not matter either. Usage of XCP and CANape does not depend on the use of specific development tools; they can handle traditionally developed code just as well.
From a Simulink model, the model-based development code and a description file (A2L) are generated for a specific runtime environment (target). After compiling and linking, the model runs on this target. CANape updates the address in the A2L from the linker MAP file and lets you measure and calibrate the model. Various solutions are available to you as targets:
CANape, a PC with Win32 operating system or real-time operating system, dedicated rapid prototyping hardware, evaluation boards or ECUs.
CANape and XCP offer support to function and software developers and calibrators – from the start of a development to its production maturity.
The Simulink models are visualized via the Model Explorer in CANape, which is independent of the runtime environment of the code.
In the following, we give you an overview of capabilities and options in model-based software development with CANape: