The first practical experiences with series production ready software on an AUTOSAR 4.0 based multicore system

Multicore controllers find their way into the automobile in the wake of the current trend of advancing electronics-integration. A number of reasons speak for a more frequent use of multicore microcontrollers: Owing to the increasing complexity of functions, automotive electronics systems require ever greater processing power. In the near future, the power of singlecore processors will not suffice anymore. Redundancy in safety relevant ECUs is another key factor. Redundancy can be realized through the greater independence of software functions on multicore processors. Multicore platforms offer a greater degree of freedom regarding the location of software thanks to less restrictions by hardware architecture and communication overhead. In comparison to multiprocessing systems, multicore systems promise to reduce weight, space, power and consequently costs and CO2-emissions.

If you wish to learn more,

visit the 2. Elektronik automotive congress in Ludwigsburg, Germany, on May 11th. Where I, Dietmar Millinger of EB Austria, am going to highlight the potential of multicore architectures within the domains chassis, body and powertrain.

More at www.automotive-congress.de (German language)

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