Mastering AUTOSAR for Future-Proof Automotive Software Careers
You're under pressure. Deadlines are tightening. Software complexity in automotive systems is exploding. And you’re expected to deliver robust, scalable, safety-compliant applications - without a clear framework to stand on. Legacy embedded workflows won’t cut it anymore. OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers are standardising around AUTOSAR, and if you’re not fluent in its architecture, configuration, and integration patterns, you’re already behind. The difference between being replaced or being promoted hinges on your ability to master structured, scalable automotive software design. This isn’t just about learning a new tool. It’s about future-proofing your expertise. Enter the Mastering AUTOSAR for Future-Proof Automotive Software Careers course - the only structured, industry-aligned programme engineered to take you from conceptual confusion to deployment-ready proficiency in under 60 days. One past learner, a Senior Embedded Engineer at a German Tier 1 supplier, used the course to lead his team’s transition from custom ECU software to standardised Classic Platform integration. Within two months, he documented reusable software components that reduced validation effort by 43%. He was promoted six weeks later. This course delivers a board-ready implementation blueprint, complete with scalable software component design, ECU configuration workflows, and integration checklists - the exact deliverables technical leads expect from senior engineers. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details The Mastering AUTOSAR for Future-Proof Automotive Software Careers programme is designed for busy professionals. You need clarity, not clutter. Results, not runarounds. This is how we ensure you achieve them. Self-Paced · Immediate Online Access · On-Demand Learning
This course is fully self-paced, giving you immediate on-demand access to all content. There are no fixed schedules, mandatory calls, or strict deadlines. You control your pace, your progress, and your career trajectory. Most learners complete the core technical sequence in 45 to 60 hours, with tangible results appearing within the first 15 hours. By Module 3, you’ll have authored your first software component specification. By Module 5, you’ll have configured a virtual ECU and generated production-ready runtime code. Lifetime Access & Continuous Updates
Enrol once, access forever. Your enrolment includes lifetime access to all course materials, with ongoing updates as AUTOSAR specifications evolve. Whether Adaptive Platform introduces new service interfaces or safety classification requirements change, your credentials remain current at no additional cost. 24/7 Global Access · Mobile-Friendly Experience
Access the course anytime, from any device. Whether you’re reviewing ECU configuration steps on a tablet between meetings or studying BSW module mappings on your phone during commute, the experience is seamless, responsive, and optimised for clarity - without relying on video playback or streaming. Instructor Support & Expert Guidance
Receive dedicated support throughout your journey. Our lead AUTOSAR architects - with 15+ years in OEM validation, ECU integration, and toolchain development - provide timely, technical feedback on your project submissions. You’re never guessing in isolation. Industry-Recognised Certificate of Completion
Upon successful completion, you will earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service - a globally trusted credential with recognition across 87 countries. Recruiters at companies like Bosch, Continental, and ZF actively validate this certification during technical hiring screenings. It signals that you don't just know AUTOSAR - you can implement it correctly. Transparent Pricing · No Hidden Fees
The investment for this course is straightforward and all-inclusive. There are no hidden fees, no subscription traps, and no surprise charges. What you see is exactly what you get: full access, lifetime updates, certified assessment, and expert guidance. Payment Methods Accepted
We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Processing is secure, global, and designed to work seamlessly with your company’s training budget or personal learning fund. Zero-Risk Enrollment: 30-Day Satisfied or Refunded Guarantee
We eliminate your risk with a full 30-day money-back guarantee. If you complete the first three modules and do not feel your understanding of AUTOSAR has significantly advanced, we’ll refund every penny - no questions asked. Your Access Flow Is Clear & Predictable
After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Once your course materials are prepared, your secure access details will be sent separately. There are no instant unlock promises - we prioritise quality control and system integrity over false immediacy. “Will This Work for Me?” - We’ve Got You Covered
This course works even if you’ve struggled with AUTOSAR documentation before. Even if your only experience is in non-automotive embedded systems. Even if you’ve never touched an ARXML file or seen a BSW module hierarchy. One learner, a firmware engineer with a background in industrial automation, completed the course with zero automotive experience. Using the job transition playbook included in Module 9, he secured a position in a connected vehicle software team within 10 weeks. His hiring manager cited the project portfolio, created using this course’s templates, as the decisive factor. Every design decision in this programme - from granular breakdowns of RTE configuration to Adaptive vs Classic Platform comparisons - addresses real job challenges faced by embedded software engineers, system architects, and technical leads today.
Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to Modern Automotive Software Architecture - Understanding the evolution from monolithic ECU firmware to modular software architecture
- Why traditional embedded approaches fail in complex vehicle networks
- The role of standardisation in reducing development cost and time
- Overview of domain control units and zonal architecture trends
- How software-defined vehicles are reshaping engineering roles
- What AUTOSAR solves - and what it doesn’t
- The difference between OEM-specific stacks and standardised integration
- Embedded software lifecycle in large-scale automotive production
- Introduction to functional safety and its impact on software design
- Understanding ISO 26262 alignment in software interfaces
Module 2: AUTOSAR Fundamentals and Core Concepts - Defining Classic Platform and Adaptive Platform use cases
- Understanding the layered architecture of AUTOSAR
- Application Layer, Runtime Environment, BSW, and MCAL explained
- The concept of software components (SWCs) and their interfaces
- Ports, ports interfaces, and sender-receiver vs. client-server communication
- Understanding data elements and their typing in RTE
- What is a runnables, and how it maps to task scheduling
- Differences between periodic, event-triggered, and mode-driven runnables
- Purpose and structure of the Virtual Function Bus (VFB)
- How VFB enables design-time abstraction from runtime deployment
Module 3: AUTOSAR Methodology and Development Process - Overview of the AUTOSAR development methodology (V-model alignment)
- Differences between top-down and bottom-up integration strategies
- Role of system configuration in ECU integration
- Understanding the system description and ECU extract process
- What is an ARXML file and how it structures software metadata
- How to read and interpret ARXML schema structures
- The importance of consistent naming conventions and package hierarchy
- Using tool agnostic design principles before selecting vendors
- How to validate interface compatibility early in development
- Best practices for traceability from requirement to code
Module 4: Software Component Design and Implementation - Creating atomic, reusable software components
- Designing sender-receiver interfaces for signal-based communication
- Implementing client-server interfaces for service-oriented interactions
- Understanding mode switches and mode manager components
- Designing parameter components for configurable algorithms
- Creating complex data types using COMPLEX-TYPE definitions
- Using shared calendar events across components
- Mapping runnables to operating system tasks
- Specifying execution order with inter-runnable variables
- How to avoid data contention in inter-runnable communication
- Intra-Runnable Variable (IRV) patterns for internal state storage
- Designing error handling mechanisms within SWCs
Module 5: Runtime Environment (RTE) Configuration - Role of the RTE in enabling communication between components
- How the RTE abstracts hardware and operating system dependencies
- Generating RTE code from software component specifications
- Understanding RTE event triggering mechanisms
- Configuring data reception and transmission hooks
- Setting up Runnable Start and Runnable End notifications
- Mapping ports to actual network connections
- How RTE manages mode propagation across components
- Resolving name conflicts during RTE generation
- Customizing RTE callbacks without breaking compliance
- Integration of CDDs (Complex Device Drivers) with RTE
- Performance considerations when scaling RTE for multiple SWCs
Module 6: Basic Software (BSW) Layer Deep Dive - Overview of BSW module categories: Services, ECU Abstraction, Communication, and MCU Drivers
- Differences between standardised and OEM-specific BSW modules
- Communication Stack: CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet modules explained
- How PDU Router manages message routing across protocols
- Transport Protocol configuration for large data transfers
- Implementing IPduM and Com module interaction
- Using the Communication Manager for network state control
- Network Management: CAN NM, FlexRay NM, and DoIP NM configurations
- I/O Abstraction Layer and DIO driver integration
- Analog input handling with ADC driver modules
- PWM signal generation using PWM and DIO drivers
- Understanding scheduler and OS module dependencies
- Error detection and recovery in BSW modules
- Using DET (Default Error Tracer) and DEM (Diagnostic Event Manager)
- Integration of DCM and DEM for OBD-II compliance
Module 7: Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) Configuration - Purpose of MCAL in decoupling software from hardware
- Understanding the relationship between MCAL and BSW modules
- Configuring MCU Driver for clock setup and power modes
- PORT Driver configuration for pin multiplexing and direction
- DIO Driver: grouping channels, configuring pull-ups/downs
- PWM Driver setup for motor control and LED dimming
- ADC Driver: sampling sequences, trigger sources, and resolution
- CAN Driver: message buffers, filters, and baud rate settings
- LIN Driver: master vs. slave node configuration
- Using SPI Driver for external memory and sensor communication
- ADC to COM signal mapping workflows
- Handling interrupt service routines in MCAL modules
- Ensuring timing consistency across driver modules
Module 8: ECU Configuration and Integration - Building an ECU configuration from ARXML system description
- ECU extract creation and validation steps
- Assigning software components to specific ECUs
- Mapping virtual functions to physical hardware resources
- Configuring memory sections and linker script integration
- Linking RTE, BSW, and application code into a single executable
- Generating EcuC module configuration files
- Using SwcBswErrorHandler for fault monitoring
- Setting up scheduled tasks in the OS module
- Configuring alarms and counters for timing events
- Defining resource protection and interrupt locking
- Memory protection using MemIf and NvM modules
- Integrating NVRAM Manager for persistent data storage
- Using Fee and Fls drivers for flash handling
- Startup and shutdown sequence configuration
Module 9: Classic Platform Integration Projects - Project 1: Design a speed sensor interface SWC with fault monitoring
- Create sender-receiver ports for vehicle speed and status
- Implement runnables triggered by OS cyclic task
- Integrate RTE and generate C code for SWC
- Configure CAN Driver and PDU Router for CAN message output
- Map physical CAN signals to COM layer using signal gateways
- Add DCM support for diagnostic readout of sensor data
- Project 2: Develop a lighting control system with mode handling
- Create client-server interface for light activation commands
- Implement mode manager for DAY, NIGHT, and EMERGENCY modes
- Integrate DIO and PWM drivers for headlight and indicator control
- Validate safety by adding watchdog monitoring
- Ensure fail-safe transition during power loss
- Document design decisions using course templates
- Prepare technical review package for team approval
Module 10: Adaptive Platform Architecture and Use Cases - Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
Module 1: Introduction to Modern Automotive Software Architecture - Understanding the evolution from monolithic ECU firmware to modular software architecture
- Why traditional embedded approaches fail in complex vehicle networks
- The role of standardisation in reducing development cost and time
- Overview of domain control units and zonal architecture trends
- How software-defined vehicles are reshaping engineering roles
- What AUTOSAR solves - and what it doesn’t
- The difference between OEM-specific stacks and standardised integration
- Embedded software lifecycle in large-scale automotive production
- Introduction to functional safety and its impact on software design
- Understanding ISO 26262 alignment in software interfaces
Module 2: AUTOSAR Fundamentals and Core Concepts - Defining Classic Platform and Adaptive Platform use cases
- Understanding the layered architecture of AUTOSAR
- Application Layer, Runtime Environment, BSW, and MCAL explained
- The concept of software components (SWCs) and their interfaces
- Ports, ports interfaces, and sender-receiver vs. client-server communication
- Understanding data elements and their typing in RTE
- What is a runnables, and how it maps to task scheduling
- Differences between periodic, event-triggered, and mode-driven runnables
- Purpose and structure of the Virtual Function Bus (VFB)
- How VFB enables design-time abstraction from runtime deployment
Module 3: AUTOSAR Methodology and Development Process - Overview of the AUTOSAR development methodology (V-model alignment)
- Differences between top-down and bottom-up integration strategies
- Role of system configuration in ECU integration
- Understanding the system description and ECU extract process
- What is an ARXML file and how it structures software metadata
- How to read and interpret ARXML schema structures
- The importance of consistent naming conventions and package hierarchy
- Using tool agnostic design principles before selecting vendors
- How to validate interface compatibility early in development
- Best practices for traceability from requirement to code
Module 4: Software Component Design and Implementation - Creating atomic, reusable software components
- Designing sender-receiver interfaces for signal-based communication
- Implementing client-server interfaces for service-oriented interactions
- Understanding mode switches and mode manager components
- Designing parameter components for configurable algorithms
- Creating complex data types using COMPLEX-TYPE definitions
- Using shared calendar events across components
- Mapping runnables to operating system tasks
- Specifying execution order with inter-runnable variables
- How to avoid data contention in inter-runnable communication
- Intra-Runnable Variable (IRV) patterns for internal state storage
- Designing error handling mechanisms within SWCs
Module 5: Runtime Environment (RTE) Configuration - Role of the RTE in enabling communication between components
- How the RTE abstracts hardware and operating system dependencies
- Generating RTE code from software component specifications
- Understanding RTE event triggering mechanisms
- Configuring data reception and transmission hooks
- Setting up Runnable Start and Runnable End notifications
- Mapping ports to actual network connections
- How RTE manages mode propagation across components
- Resolving name conflicts during RTE generation
- Customizing RTE callbacks without breaking compliance
- Integration of CDDs (Complex Device Drivers) with RTE
- Performance considerations when scaling RTE for multiple SWCs
Module 6: Basic Software (BSW) Layer Deep Dive - Overview of BSW module categories: Services, ECU Abstraction, Communication, and MCU Drivers
- Differences between standardised and OEM-specific BSW modules
- Communication Stack: CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet modules explained
- How PDU Router manages message routing across protocols
- Transport Protocol configuration for large data transfers
- Implementing IPduM and Com module interaction
- Using the Communication Manager for network state control
- Network Management: CAN NM, FlexRay NM, and DoIP NM configurations
- I/O Abstraction Layer and DIO driver integration
- Analog input handling with ADC driver modules
- PWM signal generation using PWM and DIO drivers
- Understanding scheduler and OS module dependencies
- Error detection and recovery in BSW modules
- Using DET (Default Error Tracer) and DEM (Diagnostic Event Manager)
- Integration of DCM and DEM for OBD-II compliance
Module 7: Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) Configuration - Purpose of MCAL in decoupling software from hardware
- Understanding the relationship between MCAL and BSW modules
- Configuring MCU Driver for clock setup and power modes
- PORT Driver configuration for pin multiplexing and direction
- DIO Driver: grouping channels, configuring pull-ups/downs
- PWM Driver setup for motor control and LED dimming
- ADC Driver: sampling sequences, trigger sources, and resolution
- CAN Driver: message buffers, filters, and baud rate settings
- LIN Driver: master vs. slave node configuration
- Using SPI Driver for external memory and sensor communication
- ADC to COM signal mapping workflows
- Handling interrupt service routines in MCAL modules
- Ensuring timing consistency across driver modules
Module 8: ECU Configuration and Integration - Building an ECU configuration from ARXML system description
- ECU extract creation and validation steps
- Assigning software components to specific ECUs
- Mapping virtual functions to physical hardware resources
- Configuring memory sections and linker script integration
- Linking RTE, BSW, and application code into a single executable
- Generating EcuC module configuration files
- Using SwcBswErrorHandler for fault monitoring
- Setting up scheduled tasks in the OS module
- Configuring alarms and counters for timing events
- Defining resource protection and interrupt locking
- Memory protection using MemIf and NvM modules
- Integrating NVRAM Manager for persistent data storage
- Using Fee and Fls drivers for flash handling
- Startup and shutdown sequence configuration
Module 9: Classic Platform Integration Projects - Project 1: Design a speed sensor interface SWC with fault monitoring
- Create sender-receiver ports for vehicle speed and status
- Implement runnables triggered by OS cyclic task
- Integrate RTE and generate C code for SWC
- Configure CAN Driver and PDU Router for CAN message output
- Map physical CAN signals to COM layer using signal gateways
- Add DCM support for diagnostic readout of sensor data
- Project 2: Develop a lighting control system with mode handling
- Create client-server interface for light activation commands
- Implement mode manager for DAY, NIGHT, and EMERGENCY modes
- Integrate DIO and PWM drivers for headlight and indicator control
- Validate safety by adding watchdog monitoring
- Ensure fail-safe transition during power loss
- Document design decisions using course templates
- Prepare technical review package for team approval
Module 10: Adaptive Platform Architecture and Use Cases - Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Defining Classic Platform and Adaptive Platform use cases
- Understanding the layered architecture of AUTOSAR
- Application Layer, Runtime Environment, BSW, and MCAL explained
- The concept of software components (SWCs) and their interfaces
- Ports, ports interfaces, and sender-receiver vs. client-server communication
- Understanding data elements and their typing in RTE
- What is a runnables, and how it maps to task scheduling
- Differences between periodic, event-triggered, and mode-driven runnables
- Purpose and structure of the Virtual Function Bus (VFB)
- How VFB enables design-time abstraction from runtime deployment
Module 3: AUTOSAR Methodology and Development Process - Overview of the AUTOSAR development methodology (V-model alignment)
- Differences between top-down and bottom-up integration strategies
- Role of system configuration in ECU integration
- Understanding the system description and ECU extract process
- What is an ARXML file and how it structures software metadata
- How to read and interpret ARXML schema structures
- The importance of consistent naming conventions and package hierarchy
- Using tool agnostic design principles before selecting vendors
- How to validate interface compatibility early in development
- Best practices for traceability from requirement to code
Module 4: Software Component Design and Implementation - Creating atomic, reusable software components
- Designing sender-receiver interfaces for signal-based communication
- Implementing client-server interfaces for service-oriented interactions
- Understanding mode switches and mode manager components
- Designing parameter components for configurable algorithms
- Creating complex data types using COMPLEX-TYPE definitions
- Using shared calendar events across components
- Mapping runnables to operating system tasks
- Specifying execution order with inter-runnable variables
- How to avoid data contention in inter-runnable communication
- Intra-Runnable Variable (IRV) patterns for internal state storage
- Designing error handling mechanisms within SWCs
Module 5: Runtime Environment (RTE) Configuration - Role of the RTE in enabling communication between components
- How the RTE abstracts hardware and operating system dependencies
- Generating RTE code from software component specifications
- Understanding RTE event triggering mechanisms
- Configuring data reception and transmission hooks
- Setting up Runnable Start and Runnable End notifications
- Mapping ports to actual network connections
- How RTE manages mode propagation across components
- Resolving name conflicts during RTE generation
- Customizing RTE callbacks without breaking compliance
- Integration of CDDs (Complex Device Drivers) with RTE
- Performance considerations when scaling RTE for multiple SWCs
Module 6: Basic Software (BSW) Layer Deep Dive - Overview of BSW module categories: Services, ECU Abstraction, Communication, and MCU Drivers
- Differences between standardised and OEM-specific BSW modules
- Communication Stack: CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet modules explained
- How PDU Router manages message routing across protocols
- Transport Protocol configuration for large data transfers
- Implementing IPduM and Com module interaction
- Using the Communication Manager for network state control
- Network Management: CAN NM, FlexRay NM, and DoIP NM configurations
- I/O Abstraction Layer and DIO driver integration
- Analog input handling with ADC driver modules
- PWM signal generation using PWM and DIO drivers
- Understanding scheduler and OS module dependencies
- Error detection and recovery in BSW modules
- Using DET (Default Error Tracer) and DEM (Diagnostic Event Manager)
- Integration of DCM and DEM for OBD-II compliance
Module 7: Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) Configuration - Purpose of MCAL in decoupling software from hardware
- Understanding the relationship between MCAL and BSW modules
- Configuring MCU Driver for clock setup and power modes
- PORT Driver configuration for pin multiplexing and direction
- DIO Driver: grouping channels, configuring pull-ups/downs
- PWM Driver setup for motor control and LED dimming
- ADC Driver: sampling sequences, trigger sources, and resolution
- CAN Driver: message buffers, filters, and baud rate settings
- LIN Driver: master vs. slave node configuration
- Using SPI Driver for external memory and sensor communication
- ADC to COM signal mapping workflows
- Handling interrupt service routines in MCAL modules
- Ensuring timing consistency across driver modules
Module 8: ECU Configuration and Integration - Building an ECU configuration from ARXML system description
- ECU extract creation and validation steps
- Assigning software components to specific ECUs
- Mapping virtual functions to physical hardware resources
- Configuring memory sections and linker script integration
- Linking RTE, BSW, and application code into a single executable
- Generating EcuC module configuration files
- Using SwcBswErrorHandler for fault monitoring
- Setting up scheduled tasks in the OS module
- Configuring alarms and counters for timing events
- Defining resource protection and interrupt locking
- Memory protection using MemIf and NvM modules
- Integrating NVRAM Manager for persistent data storage
- Using Fee and Fls drivers for flash handling
- Startup and shutdown sequence configuration
Module 9: Classic Platform Integration Projects - Project 1: Design a speed sensor interface SWC with fault monitoring
- Create sender-receiver ports for vehicle speed and status
- Implement runnables triggered by OS cyclic task
- Integrate RTE and generate C code for SWC
- Configure CAN Driver and PDU Router for CAN message output
- Map physical CAN signals to COM layer using signal gateways
- Add DCM support for diagnostic readout of sensor data
- Project 2: Develop a lighting control system with mode handling
- Create client-server interface for light activation commands
- Implement mode manager for DAY, NIGHT, and EMERGENCY modes
- Integrate DIO and PWM drivers for headlight and indicator control
- Validate safety by adding watchdog monitoring
- Ensure fail-safe transition during power loss
- Document design decisions using course templates
- Prepare technical review package for team approval
Module 10: Adaptive Platform Architecture and Use Cases - Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Creating atomic, reusable software components
- Designing sender-receiver interfaces for signal-based communication
- Implementing client-server interfaces for service-oriented interactions
- Understanding mode switches and mode manager components
- Designing parameter components for configurable algorithms
- Creating complex data types using COMPLEX-TYPE definitions
- Using shared calendar events across components
- Mapping runnables to operating system tasks
- Specifying execution order with inter-runnable variables
- How to avoid data contention in inter-runnable communication
- Intra-Runnable Variable (IRV) patterns for internal state storage
- Designing error handling mechanisms within SWCs
Module 5: Runtime Environment (RTE) Configuration - Role of the RTE in enabling communication between components
- How the RTE abstracts hardware and operating system dependencies
- Generating RTE code from software component specifications
- Understanding RTE event triggering mechanisms
- Configuring data reception and transmission hooks
- Setting up Runnable Start and Runnable End notifications
- Mapping ports to actual network connections
- How RTE manages mode propagation across components
- Resolving name conflicts during RTE generation
- Customizing RTE callbacks without breaking compliance
- Integration of CDDs (Complex Device Drivers) with RTE
- Performance considerations when scaling RTE for multiple SWCs
Module 6: Basic Software (BSW) Layer Deep Dive - Overview of BSW module categories: Services, ECU Abstraction, Communication, and MCU Drivers
- Differences between standardised and OEM-specific BSW modules
- Communication Stack: CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet modules explained
- How PDU Router manages message routing across protocols
- Transport Protocol configuration for large data transfers
- Implementing IPduM and Com module interaction
- Using the Communication Manager for network state control
- Network Management: CAN NM, FlexRay NM, and DoIP NM configurations
- I/O Abstraction Layer and DIO driver integration
- Analog input handling with ADC driver modules
- PWM signal generation using PWM and DIO drivers
- Understanding scheduler and OS module dependencies
- Error detection and recovery in BSW modules
- Using DET (Default Error Tracer) and DEM (Diagnostic Event Manager)
- Integration of DCM and DEM for OBD-II compliance
Module 7: Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) Configuration - Purpose of MCAL in decoupling software from hardware
- Understanding the relationship between MCAL and BSW modules
- Configuring MCU Driver for clock setup and power modes
- PORT Driver configuration for pin multiplexing and direction
- DIO Driver: grouping channels, configuring pull-ups/downs
- PWM Driver setup for motor control and LED dimming
- ADC Driver: sampling sequences, trigger sources, and resolution
- CAN Driver: message buffers, filters, and baud rate settings
- LIN Driver: master vs. slave node configuration
- Using SPI Driver for external memory and sensor communication
- ADC to COM signal mapping workflows
- Handling interrupt service routines in MCAL modules
- Ensuring timing consistency across driver modules
Module 8: ECU Configuration and Integration - Building an ECU configuration from ARXML system description
- ECU extract creation and validation steps
- Assigning software components to specific ECUs
- Mapping virtual functions to physical hardware resources
- Configuring memory sections and linker script integration
- Linking RTE, BSW, and application code into a single executable
- Generating EcuC module configuration files
- Using SwcBswErrorHandler for fault monitoring
- Setting up scheduled tasks in the OS module
- Configuring alarms and counters for timing events
- Defining resource protection and interrupt locking
- Memory protection using MemIf and NvM modules
- Integrating NVRAM Manager for persistent data storage
- Using Fee and Fls drivers for flash handling
- Startup and shutdown sequence configuration
Module 9: Classic Platform Integration Projects - Project 1: Design a speed sensor interface SWC with fault monitoring
- Create sender-receiver ports for vehicle speed and status
- Implement runnables triggered by OS cyclic task
- Integrate RTE and generate C code for SWC
- Configure CAN Driver and PDU Router for CAN message output
- Map physical CAN signals to COM layer using signal gateways
- Add DCM support for diagnostic readout of sensor data
- Project 2: Develop a lighting control system with mode handling
- Create client-server interface for light activation commands
- Implement mode manager for DAY, NIGHT, and EMERGENCY modes
- Integrate DIO and PWM drivers for headlight and indicator control
- Validate safety by adding watchdog monitoring
- Ensure fail-safe transition during power loss
- Document design decisions using course templates
- Prepare technical review package for team approval
Module 10: Adaptive Platform Architecture and Use Cases - Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Overview of BSW module categories: Services, ECU Abstraction, Communication, and MCU Drivers
- Differences between standardised and OEM-specific BSW modules
- Communication Stack: CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet modules explained
- How PDU Router manages message routing across protocols
- Transport Protocol configuration for large data transfers
- Implementing IPduM and Com module interaction
- Using the Communication Manager for network state control
- Network Management: CAN NM, FlexRay NM, and DoIP NM configurations
- I/O Abstraction Layer and DIO driver integration
- Analog input handling with ADC driver modules
- PWM signal generation using PWM and DIO drivers
- Understanding scheduler and OS module dependencies
- Error detection and recovery in BSW modules
- Using DET (Default Error Tracer) and DEM (Diagnostic Event Manager)
- Integration of DCM and DEM for OBD-II compliance
Module 7: Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) Configuration - Purpose of MCAL in decoupling software from hardware
- Understanding the relationship between MCAL and BSW modules
- Configuring MCU Driver for clock setup and power modes
- PORT Driver configuration for pin multiplexing and direction
- DIO Driver: grouping channels, configuring pull-ups/downs
- PWM Driver setup for motor control and LED dimming
- ADC Driver: sampling sequences, trigger sources, and resolution
- CAN Driver: message buffers, filters, and baud rate settings
- LIN Driver: master vs. slave node configuration
- Using SPI Driver for external memory and sensor communication
- ADC to COM signal mapping workflows
- Handling interrupt service routines in MCAL modules
- Ensuring timing consistency across driver modules
Module 8: ECU Configuration and Integration - Building an ECU configuration from ARXML system description
- ECU extract creation and validation steps
- Assigning software components to specific ECUs
- Mapping virtual functions to physical hardware resources
- Configuring memory sections and linker script integration
- Linking RTE, BSW, and application code into a single executable
- Generating EcuC module configuration files
- Using SwcBswErrorHandler for fault monitoring
- Setting up scheduled tasks in the OS module
- Configuring alarms and counters for timing events
- Defining resource protection and interrupt locking
- Memory protection using MemIf and NvM modules
- Integrating NVRAM Manager for persistent data storage
- Using Fee and Fls drivers for flash handling
- Startup and shutdown sequence configuration
Module 9: Classic Platform Integration Projects - Project 1: Design a speed sensor interface SWC with fault monitoring
- Create sender-receiver ports for vehicle speed and status
- Implement runnables triggered by OS cyclic task
- Integrate RTE and generate C code for SWC
- Configure CAN Driver and PDU Router for CAN message output
- Map physical CAN signals to COM layer using signal gateways
- Add DCM support for diagnostic readout of sensor data
- Project 2: Develop a lighting control system with mode handling
- Create client-server interface for light activation commands
- Implement mode manager for DAY, NIGHT, and EMERGENCY modes
- Integrate DIO and PWM drivers for headlight and indicator control
- Validate safety by adding watchdog monitoring
- Ensure fail-safe transition during power loss
- Document design decisions using course templates
- Prepare technical review package for team approval
Module 10: Adaptive Platform Architecture and Use Cases - Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Building an ECU configuration from ARXML system description
- ECU extract creation and validation steps
- Assigning software components to specific ECUs
- Mapping virtual functions to physical hardware resources
- Configuring memory sections and linker script integration
- Linking RTE, BSW, and application code into a single executable
- Generating EcuC module configuration files
- Using SwcBswErrorHandler for fault monitoring
- Setting up scheduled tasks in the OS module
- Configuring alarms and counters for timing events
- Defining resource protection and interrupt locking
- Memory protection using MemIf and NvM modules
- Integrating NVRAM Manager for persistent data storage
- Using Fee and Fls drivers for flash handling
- Startup and shutdown sequence configuration
Module 9: Classic Platform Integration Projects - Project 1: Design a speed sensor interface SWC with fault monitoring
- Create sender-receiver ports for vehicle speed and status
- Implement runnables triggered by OS cyclic task
- Integrate RTE and generate C code for SWC
- Configure CAN Driver and PDU Router for CAN message output
- Map physical CAN signals to COM layer using signal gateways
- Add DCM support for diagnostic readout of sensor data
- Project 2: Develop a lighting control system with mode handling
- Create client-server interface for light activation commands
- Implement mode manager for DAY, NIGHT, and EMERGENCY modes
- Integrate DIO and PWM drivers for headlight and indicator control
- Validate safety by adding watchdog monitoring
- Ensure fail-safe transition during power loss
- Document design decisions using course templates
- Prepare technical review package for team approval
Module 10: Adaptive Platform Architecture and Use Cases - Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Why Adaptive Platform was introduced and its target applications
- Differences in architecture: POSIX OS, native IP communication
- Use cases for autonomous driving, OTA updates, and V2X
- Service-oriented architecture using SOME/IP
- Understanding Application Manifest (ExecManifest) and Machine Manifest
- Role of the Platform Management (PLM) module
- Life cycle management of Adaptive Applications (AraExec)
- How Adaptive Applications are deployed and updated
- Security Framework (Crypto Stack, Key Management, Secure Communication)
- Diagnostics in Adaptive: DCM over IP
- Network management using DoIP and Wake-Up mechanisms
- Data persistence using File Abstraction Layer
- Time Synchronisation (ETHSM) across distributed systems
- Interfacing with Classic Platform via gateways
- Coexistence strategies in mixed-architecture vehicles
Module 11: Adaptive Platform Projects - Project 1: Create a remote diagnostics service using SOME/IP
- Define service interfaces using IDL and service contracts
- Implement server and client applications in C++
- Configure service discovery and instance deployment
- Set up access permissions using security manifests
- Test communication using simulated vehicle network
- Project 2: Design an OTA update coordinator application
- Integrate with Crypto Stack for package signing
- Use Event Service for progress notifications
- Implement rollback logic in failure scenarios
- Register with PLM for lifecycle control
- Document threat model and mitigation strategies
- Produce deployment checklist for validation team
Module 12: Toolchain Integration and Vendor Specifications - Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Overview of leading AUTOSAR tools: ETAS ISOLAR, Vector DaVinci, Elektrobit Tresos
- Tool-specific configuration workflows and export options
- Importing and exporting ARXML files across vendor tools
- Resolving version mismatches in ARXML schemas
- Validating configuration with XSD schamas and tools
- How to avoid tool lock-in with modular design practices
- Writing tool-agnostic specifications before vendor selection
- Customising template-based code generation
- Integrating generated code with existing build systems
- Using makefiles and CMake for multi-component builds
- Static and dynamic analysis integration in CI pipelines
- Unit testing strategies for generated RTE and BSW code
Module 13: Functional Safety and AUTOSAR - Mapping ISO 26262 requirements to software components
- Understanding ASIL decomposition and redundancy patterns
- Using BSW modules with safety certification evidence
- Designing fail-operational and fail-safe states in SWCs
- Integrating Safety Supervisor and Watchdog Manager
- Implementing error checking in RTE and BSW layers
- Using DET and reportError service for fault escalation
- Designing diagnostic coverage for all runnables
- Creating safety cases for software integration reviews
- Documenting safety goals in component specifications
Module 14: Configuration Management and Collaboration - Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates
Module 15: Certification, Portfolio Development & Career Strategy - Preparing for final assessment and earning your Certificate of Completion
- Submission requirements for software component project
- How your portfolio demonstrates real-world competence
- Structuring your CV to highlight AUTOSAR implementation skills
- Using the course project as a talking point in technical interviews
- Networking with certified professionals in the alumni community
- Identifying job roles that value AUTOSAR expertise
- Transitioning from embedded C roles to automotive system architect
- Salary benchmarks for AUTOSAR-skilled engineers globally
- Leveraging The Art of Service certification in job applications
- Continuing education pathways: Autosar Master, Functional Safety Engineer
- Contributing to open-source AUTOSAR initiatives
- Staying updated with AUTOSAR releases and working groups
- Using your certificate to justify training budget at work
- Managing ARXML files in version control (Git, SVN)
- Handling merge conflicts in structured XML files
- Best practices for branching and release tagging
- Automating ARXML validation in pre-commit hooks
- Collaborating across teams using interface contracts
- Generating interface reports for cross-team alignment
- Using differential tools to detect specification changes
- Standardising package naming and path conventions
- Archiving and retrieving configurations for legacy support
- Creating configurable variants using templates