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News Release from: NEC Electronics (Europe) | Subject: V850ES/Fx3 and V850E/PHO3 microcontrollers
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 September 2007
Software stack suits microcontrollers
NEC Electronics' microcontroller abstraction layer (MCAL) software contains all Autosar device driver and interface modules.
NEC Electronics Europe and Vector Informatik have introduced a complete Autosar software stack for NEC Electronics' V850ES/Fx3 and V850E/PHO3 microcontrollers, based on NEC Electronics' 32bit V850 CPU core NEC Electronics' microcontroller abstraction layer (MCAL) software contains all Autosar device driver and interface modules
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MCAL software was developed using software processes certified to CMMI Level 5 and Spice Level 3.
Vector incorporated NEC Electronics' device driver modules into its Autosar solution, which consists of the remaining basic software modules, from operating system through memory management to communication.
The tool of choice for this integration is Vector's Microsar configuration suite thanks to its efficacy in integrating third-party components.
Continuous cross checks and validation during the development process ensure integration without any loss in quality.
Gerd Look, General Manager Automotive Business group at NEC Electronics Europe, said "As a semiconductor vendor, NEC Electronics knows its own microcontroller hardware best".
"It stands to reason that NEC Electronics supplies the hardware-dependent software modules".
"This ensures best-in-class software implementation for our microcontrollers, minimising memory usage and maximising performance".
The first vehicle manufacturers planning to introduce the Autosar software as a software standard for vehicle platforms are expected to begin mass production around 2010.
The combination of the Autosar basic software (BSW) and run-time environment (RTE) from Vector Informatik and the MCAL from NEC Electronics merges hardware and software know-how to create a complete product optimised for NEC Electronics microcontrollers.
NEC Electronics' V850ES/Fx3 and V850E/PHO3 microcontrollers with the Autosar software stack are currently available, and additional devices are scheduled to be available soon.
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