Integrated Development Environment Enables ECU-level Automotive Software Development
Summary
The fully integrated environment supports co-simulation, debug and trace, high-speed simulation and distributed processing software over multiple SoCs (system-on-chips) and MCUs (microcontrollers)—all without the need for actual hardware. With this tool, users can visualize processing flows, evaluate performance profiles, and anticipate problems that may arise from operating multiple devices which are intricately linked within the same ECU. Renesas plans to implement the same functionality mentioned above (1) in the multi-device co-simulation environment so that debugging and tracing can be performed on a computer without an ECU. For example, developers can add an AI accelerator to an existing ECU to boost system performance, without having to re-design the application to accommodate the new device. The new development platform is designed to reduce the impact on the environment by providing a turn-key solution that accelerates time to market and saves energy.