Mastering AUTOSAR: From Fundamentals to Advanced Integration for Automotive Software Engineers
You’re under pressure. Deadlines are tightening, requirements are evolving, and the shift toward software-defined vehicles is accelerating. If you're working on embedded automotive systems, you know AUTOSAR isn't optional anymore - it's the foundation. But without structured mastery, you're left guessing, reverse-engineering specs, or relying on tribal knowledge that slows your team down. Worse, you risk falling behind in a field where engineers who understand end-to-end integration are being fast-tracked into lead roles, architecture teams, and R&D strategy. The difference between being replaceable and being indispensable? Deep, systematic AUTOSAR expertise - not just theory, but real-world implementation clarity. Mastering AUTOSAR: From Fundamentals to Advanced Integration for Automotive Software Engineers is designed to take you from uncertainty to technical authority in under 30 days. In that time, you’ll go from fragmented understanding to delivering board-ready integration deliverables, with a professional-grade project portfolio that proves your competence. One of our most recent learners, a senior software engineer at a major Tier 1 supplier, used this program to lead his team’s transition from legacy ECUs to a scalable, modular AUTOSAR Classic Platform architecture. Within six weeks, he was elevated to “Lead Integration Engineer”, recognised by his organisation for reducing integration time by 42% across three vehicle platforms. The stakes are high, but so are the rewards. Clarity, respect, and career momentum come to those who master the frameworks others only skim. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Fully Self-Paced with Immediate Online Access
This course is designed for working professionals. You gain full, self-paced access to all materials you need - no rigid schedules, no fixed deadlines. Begin today, progress at your pace, and revisit content whenever required. Whether you're balancing a full-time role, global time zones, or tight project cycles, you control your learning journey. Typical Completion & Time-to-Value
Most learners complete the core curriculum in 25 to 30 hours, with many achieving functional integration outcomes within the first two weeks. Because the content is modular and outcome-focused, you can prioritise high-impact areas immediately - like configuring a CAN stack or generating scalable BSW modules - and begin applying what you learn to your current projects from day one. Lifetime Access, Zero Extra Cost
Enrol once, own the course forever. Your enrollment includes unlimited, lifetime access to all materials - including full future updates as AUTOSAR evolves. Major platform changes, toolchain shifts, or new standards? You’ll continue receiving updated content at no additional charge, ensuring your mastery remains relevant for years. 24/7 Global & Mobile-Friendly Access
Access your materials anytime, anywhere. The platform is fully responsive, supporting laptops, tablets, and smartphones - ideal for engineers who spend time on manufacturing floors, at testing rigs, or on international assignments. Sync progress across devices seamlessly, and study during short windows between meetings or builds. Instructor Support & Technical Guidance
While the content is self-paced, you’re never alone. You receive direct access to a private support channel staffed by senior AUTOSAR architects with 15+ years of experience in automotive OEMs and Tier 1s. Submit technical questions, request clarification on complex templates, or discuss integration approaches - responses are guaranteed within 24 business hours. Certificate of Completion Issued by The Art of Service
Upon finishing the course, you’ll earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service, a globally recognised credential with thousands of certified professionals in automotive, aerospace, and embedded systems. This certificate validates your technical depth, signals AUTOSAR proficiency to employers, and strengthens your profile on LinkedIn, resumes, and performance reviews. No Hidden Fees. Transparent Pricing.
The price you see is the price you pay. No recurring fees, no “premium content” locked behind upsells, no surprise charges. This is a one-time investment in a complete, all-inclusive program built for engineers who value clarity and professionalism. Payment Methods Accepted
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Satisfied or Refunded: 30-Day Guarantee
You’re fully protected by our 30-day “satisfied or refunded” promise. If you complete the first three modules and don’t feel your understanding has significantly advanced, simply contact support for a full refund - no questions asked. This isn’t a gamble. It’s a risk-free step toward certainty. Enrollment Confirmation & Access Flow
After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your access credentials and login details will be sent separately once your account is fully provisioned. This process ensures secure, reliable delivery and allows you to begin only when your environment is fully prepared. “Will This Work For Me?” – We’ve Got You Covered
You might be thinking: “I’ve seen generic AUTOSAR training that didn’t help. Will this be different?” Yes. This program was built by lead integration engineers for engineers like you. Whether you're working on ECU firmware, middleware integration, or V-model compliance, the tools and templates are directly applicable. This works even if you're new to complex BSW configurations, if you’re transitioning from non-AUTOSAR systems, or if your organisation uses a mixed toolchain environment. Recent participants include embedded C developers, system architects, and functional safety engineers - all of whom applied the content to deliver real integration pipelines. Don’t rely on fragmented documentation or outdated tutorials. This program delivers confidence through structure, clarity, and professional-grade execution - with every step aligned to industry-recognised best practices.
Module 1: Introduction to AUTOSAR and Industry Context - What is AUTOSAR and why it’s transforming automotive software development
- Comparison between conventional ECU software and AUTOSAR-based architecture
- Overview of AUTOSAR development partners and consortium evolution
- Understanding the shift from hardware-centric to software-defined vehicles
- Role of AUTOSAR in compliance with ISO 26262 and ASPICE
- Key benefits: reusability, scalability, and standardisation across OEMs
- Differences between AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive Platform
- Understanding vendor lock-in risks and how AUTOSAR mitigates them
- Overview of major automotive players adopting AUTOSAR (OEMs, Tier 1s, Tier 2s)
- How AUTOSAR impacts ECU development lifecycles and V-model processes
Module 2: Core Architecture and Layered Design Principles - Understanding the three-layer AUTOSAR architecture: Application, RTE, BSW
- Role and function of the Runtime Environment (RTE)
- What makes RTE a middleware abstraction layer
- Separation of application software components from hardware dependencies
- Standardised interfaces and port definitions across SWCs
- Service-oriented vs. signal-based communication in AUTOSAR
- Introduction to sender-receiver and client-server communication patterns
- Mapping functional requirements to software component design
- Best practices for defining runnables and operation modes
- Using operation mode managers for dynamic behaviour switching
Module 3: Software Component Development and Configuration - Defining Application Software Components (SWCs) in ARXML
- Creating sender-receiver and client-server ports in SWCs
- Specifying data elements and data types using platform-agnostic definitions
- Mapping data types to C language implementations
- Developing runnables and associating them with timing events
- Implementing mode switches and event-triggered execution
- Using software component templates for rapid prototyping
- Validation rules for SWC consistency and interface compatibility
- Integrating custom C code within SWC execution functions
- Configuring trigger timing and execution order in the RTE
Module 4: Basic Software (BSW) Modules and Services - Overview of the Basic Software layer and its subgroups
- ECU Abstraction Layer: accessing hardware through standardised APIs
- Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) and its role in portability
- Service Layer: OS, communication, diagnostics, memory, and IO services
- Complex Drivers: handling hardware with non-standard timing requirements
- Difference between standardised BSW and OEM-specific extensions
- How BSW modules communicate via standardised interfaces
- Configuring interrupt handling and timer services in MCAL
- Implementing CAN, LIN, FlexRay drivers using AUTOSAR specifications
- Applying watchdog and error tracking mechanisms in BSW
Module 5: AUTOSAR Configuration Tools and Workflows - Introduction to common AUTOSAR authoring tools (e.g., DaVinci, EB tresos)
- Understanding ARXML file structure and metadata conventions
- How configuration tools generate RTE, BSW, and code stubs automatically
- Navigating tool project trees and configuration editors
- Setting up ECU extract and system template files
- Validating consistency between system, ECU, and software descriptions
- Best practices for version control of ARXML files in Git or SVN
- Resolving ARXML merge conflicts and configuration drift
- Using templates to standardise ECU configurations across projects
- Generating human-readable documentation from ARXML configurations
Module 6: Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Integration - Role of AUTOSAR OS in task scheduling and resource management
- Difference between cooperative and preemptive scheduling in AUTOSAR
- Defining tasks, alarms, and scheduling tables
- Mapping application runnables to OS tasks and events
- Configuring task priorities and preemption thresholds
- Understanding OS error handling and fault recovery mechanisms
- Integrating OS with CAN reception and timer interrupts
- Using spinlocks and resource protection for shared data
- Support for multiple CPU cores and OS partitions
- Debugging OS timing issues using trace logs and monitoring tools
Module 7: Communication Stack Configuration (CAN, LIN, FlexRay) - Structure of the AUTOSAR communication stack: Com, PduR, CanIf, CanDrv
- Configuring CAN message transmission and reception using Com module
- Setting up PDU routing between communication layers
- Mapping signals to CAN frames and handling multiplexing
- Configuring CAN driver for specific microcontroller peripherals
- Setting baud rates, filters, and acceptance masks in CanDrv
- Implementing LIN master and slave node configurations
- Handling time-triggered communication using FlexRay clusters
- Signal grouping and end-to-end protection mechanisms
- Validating communication timing and jitter under load
Module 8: Diagnostic Services (UDS, DCM, DEM) - Overview of diagnostic modules: DCM, DEM, FIM, J1939DCM
- Implementing UDS services (Read Data by ID, Routine Control, etc.)
- Configuring diagnostic event managers and DTC storage
- Defining custom DTCs and severity classes
- Integrating functional group diagnostics using FIM
- Setting up periodic diagnostic monitoring for timers and sensors
- Handling freeze frame and extended data collection
- Configuring diagnostic sessions and security access levels
- Mapping diagnostic requests to application runnables
- Testing diagnostic flow using CANoe simulation and A2L files
Module 9: Memory Management and NVRAM Handling - NV Block Manager (NvM) architecture and data storage principles
- Defining NVRAM blocks for calibration, configuration, and runtime data
- Configuring block timing, write policies, and redundancy
- Mapping NvM blocks to external EEPROM or internal flash
- Handling block invalidation and integrity checks
- Using NvM read, write, and erase service calls in application code
- Implementing wear leveling and backup strategies for EEPROM
- Integrating NvM with ECU power-up and shutdown sequences
- Recovering from partial write failures and CRC mismatches
- Debugging NVRAM write cycles using trace and log files
Module 10: Functional Safety and ISO 26262 Alignment - How AUTOSAR supports ISO 26262 requirements at the software level
- Determining ASIL levels for software components and services
- Implementing safety mechanisms in BSW modules (e.g., CRC, watchdogs)
- Safe state management during fault detection
- Using Schmitt triggers and plausibility checks in sensor reading
- Safe communication using end-to-end protection protocols
- Configuring error detection and fault reaction patterns
- Integrating safety supervisors and self-test modules
- Documenting safety requirements and traceability in ARXML
- Interfacing with functional safety monitors and system timers
Module 11: Complex Device Drivers and Hardware Integration - When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- What is AUTOSAR and why it’s transforming automotive software development
- Comparison between conventional ECU software and AUTOSAR-based architecture
- Overview of AUTOSAR development partners and consortium evolution
- Understanding the shift from hardware-centric to software-defined vehicles
- Role of AUTOSAR in compliance with ISO 26262 and ASPICE
- Key benefits: reusability, scalability, and standardisation across OEMs
- Differences between AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive Platform
- Understanding vendor lock-in risks and how AUTOSAR mitigates them
- Overview of major automotive players adopting AUTOSAR (OEMs, Tier 1s, Tier 2s)
- How AUTOSAR impacts ECU development lifecycles and V-model processes
Module 2: Core Architecture and Layered Design Principles - Understanding the three-layer AUTOSAR architecture: Application, RTE, BSW
- Role and function of the Runtime Environment (RTE)
- What makes RTE a middleware abstraction layer
- Separation of application software components from hardware dependencies
- Standardised interfaces and port definitions across SWCs
- Service-oriented vs. signal-based communication in AUTOSAR
- Introduction to sender-receiver and client-server communication patterns
- Mapping functional requirements to software component design
- Best practices for defining runnables and operation modes
- Using operation mode managers for dynamic behaviour switching
Module 3: Software Component Development and Configuration - Defining Application Software Components (SWCs) in ARXML
- Creating sender-receiver and client-server ports in SWCs
- Specifying data elements and data types using platform-agnostic definitions
- Mapping data types to C language implementations
- Developing runnables and associating them with timing events
- Implementing mode switches and event-triggered execution
- Using software component templates for rapid prototyping
- Validation rules for SWC consistency and interface compatibility
- Integrating custom C code within SWC execution functions
- Configuring trigger timing and execution order in the RTE
Module 4: Basic Software (BSW) Modules and Services - Overview of the Basic Software layer and its subgroups
- ECU Abstraction Layer: accessing hardware through standardised APIs
- Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) and its role in portability
- Service Layer: OS, communication, diagnostics, memory, and IO services
- Complex Drivers: handling hardware with non-standard timing requirements
- Difference between standardised BSW and OEM-specific extensions
- How BSW modules communicate via standardised interfaces
- Configuring interrupt handling and timer services in MCAL
- Implementing CAN, LIN, FlexRay drivers using AUTOSAR specifications
- Applying watchdog and error tracking mechanisms in BSW
Module 5: AUTOSAR Configuration Tools and Workflows - Introduction to common AUTOSAR authoring tools (e.g., DaVinci, EB tresos)
- Understanding ARXML file structure and metadata conventions
- How configuration tools generate RTE, BSW, and code stubs automatically
- Navigating tool project trees and configuration editors
- Setting up ECU extract and system template files
- Validating consistency between system, ECU, and software descriptions
- Best practices for version control of ARXML files in Git or SVN
- Resolving ARXML merge conflicts and configuration drift
- Using templates to standardise ECU configurations across projects
- Generating human-readable documentation from ARXML configurations
Module 6: Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Integration - Role of AUTOSAR OS in task scheduling and resource management
- Difference between cooperative and preemptive scheduling in AUTOSAR
- Defining tasks, alarms, and scheduling tables
- Mapping application runnables to OS tasks and events
- Configuring task priorities and preemption thresholds
- Understanding OS error handling and fault recovery mechanisms
- Integrating OS with CAN reception and timer interrupts
- Using spinlocks and resource protection for shared data
- Support for multiple CPU cores and OS partitions
- Debugging OS timing issues using trace logs and monitoring tools
Module 7: Communication Stack Configuration (CAN, LIN, FlexRay) - Structure of the AUTOSAR communication stack: Com, PduR, CanIf, CanDrv
- Configuring CAN message transmission and reception using Com module
- Setting up PDU routing between communication layers
- Mapping signals to CAN frames and handling multiplexing
- Configuring CAN driver for specific microcontroller peripherals
- Setting baud rates, filters, and acceptance masks in CanDrv
- Implementing LIN master and slave node configurations
- Handling time-triggered communication using FlexRay clusters
- Signal grouping and end-to-end protection mechanisms
- Validating communication timing and jitter under load
Module 8: Diagnostic Services (UDS, DCM, DEM) - Overview of diagnostic modules: DCM, DEM, FIM, J1939DCM
- Implementing UDS services (Read Data by ID, Routine Control, etc.)
- Configuring diagnostic event managers and DTC storage
- Defining custom DTCs and severity classes
- Integrating functional group diagnostics using FIM
- Setting up periodic diagnostic monitoring for timers and sensors
- Handling freeze frame and extended data collection
- Configuring diagnostic sessions and security access levels
- Mapping diagnostic requests to application runnables
- Testing diagnostic flow using CANoe simulation and A2L files
Module 9: Memory Management and NVRAM Handling - NV Block Manager (NvM) architecture and data storage principles
- Defining NVRAM blocks for calibration, configuration, and runtime data
- Configuring block timing, write policies, and redundancy
- Mapping NvM blocks to external EEPROM or internal flash
- Handling block invalidation and integrity checks
- Using NvM read, write, and erase service calls in application code
- Implementing wear leveling and backup strategies for EEPROM
- Integrating NvM with ECU power-up and shutdown sequences
- Recovering from partial write failures and CRC mismatches
- Debugging NVRAM write cycles using trace and log files
Module 10: Functional Safety and ISO 26262 Alignment - How AUTOSAR supports ISO 26262 requirements at the software level
- Determining ASIL levels for software components and services
- Implementing safety mechanisms in BSW modules (e.g., CRC, watchdogs)
- Safe state management during fault detection
- Using Schmitt triggers and plausibility checks in sensor reading
- Safe communication using end-to-end protection protocols
- Configuring error detection and fault reaction patterns
- Integrating safety supervisors and self-test modules
- Documenting safety requirements and traceability in ARXML
- Interfacing with functional safety monitors and system timers
Module 11: Complex Device Drivers and Hardware Integration - When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- Defining Application Software Components (SWCs) in ARXML
- Creating sender-receiver and client-server ports in SWCs
- Specifying data elements and data types using platform-agnostic definitions
- Mapping data types to C language implementations
- Developing runnables and associating them with timing events
- Implementing mode switches and event-triggered execution
- Using software component templates for rapid prototyping
- Validation rules for SWC consistency and interface compatibility
- Integrating custom C code within SWC execution functions
- Configuring trigger timing and execution order in the RTE
Module 4: Basic Software (BSW) Modules and Services - Overview of the Basic Software layer and its subgroups
- ECU Abstraction Layer: accessing hardware through standardised APIs
- Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) and its role in portability
- Service Layer: OS, communication, diagnostics, memory, and IO services
- Complex Drivers: handling hardware with non-standard timing requirements
- Difference between standardised BSW and OEM-specific extensions
- How BSW modules communicate via standardised interfaces
- Configuring interrupt handling and timer services in MCAL
- Implementing CAN, LIN, FlexRay drivers using AUTOSAR specifications
- Applying watchdog and error tracking mechanisms in BSW
Module 5: AUTOSAR Configuration Tools and Workflows - Introduction to common AUTOSAR authoring tools (e.g., DaVinci, EB tresos)
- Understanding ARXML file structure and metadata conventions
- How configuration tools generate RTE, BSW, and code stubs automatically
- Navigating tool project trees and configuration editors
- Setting up ECU extract and system template files
- Validating consistency between system, ECU, and software descriptions
- Best practices for version control of ARXML files in Git or SVN
- Resolving ARXML merge conflicts and configuration drift
- Using templates to standardise ECU configurations across projects
- Generating human-readable documentation from ARXML configurations
Module 6: Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Integration - Role of AUTOSAR OS in task scheduling and resource management
- Difference between cooperative and preemptive scheduling in AUTOSAR
- Defining tasks, alarms, and scheduling tables
- Mapping application runnables to OS tasks and events
- Configuring task priorities and preemption thresholds
- Understanding OS error handling and fault recovery mechanisms
- Integrating OS with CAN reception and timer interrupts
- Using spinlocks and resource protection for shared data
- Support for multiple CPU cores and OS partitions
- Debugging OS timing issues using trace logs and monitoring tools
Module 7: Communication Stack Configuration (CAN, LIN, FlexRay) - Structure of the AUTOSAR communication stack: Com, PduR, CanIf, CanDrv
- Configuring CAN message transmission and reception using Com module
- Setting up PDU routing between communication layers
- Mapping signals to CAN frames and handling multiplexing
- Configuring CAN driver for specific microcontroller peripherals
- Setting baud rates, filters, and acceptance masks in CanDrv
- Implementing LIN master and slave node configurations
- Handling time-triggered communication using FlexRay clusters
- Signal grouping and end-to-end protection mechanisms
- Validating communication timing and jitter under load
Module 8: Diagnostic Services (UDS, DCM, DEM) - Overview of diagnostic modules: DCM, DEM, FIM, J1939DCM
- Implementing UDS services (Read Data by ID, Routine Control, etc.)
- Configuring diagnostic event managers and DTC storage
- Defining custom DTCs and severity classes
- Integrating functional group diagnostics using FIM
- Setting up periodic diagnostic monitoring for timers and sensors
- Handling freeze frame and extended data collection
- Configuring diagnostic sessions and security access levels
- Mapping diagnostic requests to application runnables
- Testing diagnostic flow using CANoe simulation and A2L files
Module 9: Memory Management and NVRAM Handling - NV Block Manager (NvM) architecture and data storage principles
- Defining NVRAM blocks for calibration, configuration, and runtime data
- Configuring block timing, write policies, and redundancy
- Mapping NvM blocks to external EEPROM or internal flash
- Handling block invalidation and integrity checks
- Using NvM read, write, and erase service calls in application code
- Implementing wear leveling and backup strategies for EEPROM
- Integrating NvM with ECU power-up and shutdown sequences
- Recovering from partial write failures and CRC mismatches
- Debugging NVRAM write cycles using trace and log files
Module 10: Functional Safety and ISO 26262 Alignment - How AUTOSAR supports ISO 26262 requirements at the software level
- Determining ASIL levels for software components and services
- Implementing safety mechanisms in BSW modules (e.g., CRC, watchdogs)
- Safe state management during fault detection
- Using Schmitt triggers and plausibility checks in sensor reading
- Safe communication using end-to-end protection protocols
- Configuring error detection and fault reaction patterns
- Integrating safety supervisors and self-test modules
- Documenting safety requirements and traceability in ARXML
- Interfacing with functional safety monitors and system timers
Module 11: Complex Device Drivers and Hardware Integration - When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- Introduction to common AUTOSAR authoring tools (e.g., DaVinci, EB tresos)
- Understanding ARXML file structure and metadata conventions
- How configuration tools generate RTE, BSW, and code stubs automatically
- Navigating tool project trees and configuration editors
- Setting up ECU extract and system template files
- Validating consistency between system, ECU, and software descriptions
- Best practices for version control of ARXML files in Git or SVN
- Resolving ARXML merge conflicts and configuration drift
- Using templates to standardise ECU configurations across projects
- Generating human-readable documentation from ARXML configurations
Module 6: Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) Integration - Role of AUTOSAR OS in task scheduling and resource management
- Difference between cooperative and preemptive scheduling in AUTOSAR
- Defining tasks, alarms, and scheduling tables
- Mapping application runnables to OS tasks and events
- Configuring task priorities and preemption thresholds
- Understanding OS error handling and fault recovery mechanisms
- Integrating OS with CAN reception and timer interrupts
- Using spinlocks and resource protection for shared data
- Support for multiple CPU cores and OS partitions
- Debugging OS timing issues using trace logs and monitoring tools
Module 7: Communication Stack Configuration (CAN, LIN, FlexRay) - Structure of the AUTOSAR communication stack: Com, PduR, CanIf, CanDrv
- Configuring CAN message transmission and reception using Com module
- Setting up PDU routing between communication layers
- Mapping signals to CAN frames and handling multiplexing
- Configuring CAN driver for specific microcontroller peripherals
- Setting baud rates, filters, and acceptance masks in CanDrv
- Implementing LIN master and slave node configurations
- Handling time-triggered communication using FlexRay clusters
- Signal grouping and end-to-end protection mechanisms
- Validating communication timing and jitter under load
Module 8: Diagnostic Services (UDS, DCM, DEM) - Overview of diagnostic modules: DCM, DEM, FIM, J1939DCM
- Implementing UDS services (Read Data by ID, Routine Control, etc.)
- Configuring diagnostic event managers and DTC storage
- Defining custom DTCs and severity classes
- Integrating functional group diagnostics using FIM
- Setting up periodic diagnostic monitoring for timers and sensors
- Handling freeze frame and extended data collection
- Configuring diagnostic sessions and security access levels
- Mapping diagnostic requests to application runnables
- Testing diagnostic flow using CANoe simulation and A2L files
Module 9: Memory Management and NVRAM Handling - NV Block Manager (NvM) architecture and data storage principles
- Defining NVRAM blocks for calibration, configuration, and runtime data
- Configuring block timing, write policies, and redundancy
- Mapping NvM blocks to external EEPROM or internal flash
- Handling block invalidation and integrity checks
- Using NvM read, write, and erase service calls in application code
- Implementing wear leveling and backup strategies for EEPROM
- Integrating NvM with ECU power-up and shutdown sequences
- Recovering from partial write failures and CRC mismatches
- Debugging NVRAM write cycles using trace and log files
Module 10: Functional Safety and ISO 26262 Alignment - How AUTOSAR supports ISO 26262 requirements at the software level
- Determining ASIL levels for software components and services
- Implementing safety mechanisms in BSW modules (e.g., CRC, watchdogs)
- Safe state management during fault detection
- Using Schmitt triggers and plausibility checks in sensor reading
- Safe communication using end-to-end protection protocols
- Configuring error detection and fault reaction patterns
- Integrating safety supervisors and self-test modules
- Documenting safety requirements and traceability in ARXML
- Interfacing with functional safety monitors and system timers
Module 11: Complex Device Drivers and Hardware Integration - When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- Structure of the AUTOSAR communication stack: Com, PduR, CanIf, CanDrv
- Configuring CAN message transmission and reception using Com module
- Setting up PDU routing between communication layers
- Mapping signals to CAN frames and handling multiplexing
- Configuring CAN driver for specific microcontroller peripherals
- Setting baud rates, filters, and acceptance masks in CanDrv
- Implementing LIN master and slave node configurations
- Handling time-triggered communication using FlexRay clusters
- Signal grouping and end-to-end protection mechanisms
- Validating communication timing and jitter under load
Module 8: Diagnostic Services (UDS, DCM, DEM) - Overview of diagnostic modules: DCM, DEM, FIM, J1939DCM
- Implementing UDS services (Read Data by ID, Routine Control, etc.)
- Configuring diagnostic event managers and DTC storage
- Defining custom DTCs and severity classes
- Integrating functional group diagnostics using FIM
- Setting up periodic diagnostic monitoring for timers and sensors
- Handling freeze frame and extended data collection
- Configuring diagnostic sessions and security access levels
- Mapping diagnostic requests to application runnables
- Testing diagnostic flow using CANoe simulation and A2L files
Module 9: Memory Management and NVRAM Handling - NV Block Manager (NvM) architecture and data storage principles
- Defining NVRAM blocks for calibration, configuration, and runtime data
- Configuring block timing, write policies, and redundancy
- Mapping NvM blocks to external EEPROM or internal flash
- Handling block invalidation and integrity checks
- Using NvM read, write, and erase service calls in application code
- Implementing wear leveling and backup strategies for EEPROM
- Integrating NvM with ECU power-up and shutdown sequences
- Recovering from partial write failures and CRC mismatches
- Debugging NVRAM write cycles using trace and log files
Module 10: Functional Safety and ISO 26262 Alignment - How AUTOSAR supports ISO 26262 requirements at the software level
- Determining ASIL levels for software components and services
- Implementing safety mechanisms in BSW modules (e.g., CRC, watchdogs)
- Safe state management during fault detection
- Using Schmitt triggers and plausibility checks in sensor reading
- Safe communication using end-to-end protection protocols
- Configuring error detection and fault reaction patterns
- Integrating safety supervisors and self-test modules
- Documenting safety requirements and traceability in ARXML
- Interfacing with functional safety monitors and system timers
Module 11: Complex Device Drivers and Hardware Integration - When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- NV Block Manager (NvM) architecture and data storage principles
- Defining NVRAM blocks for calibration, configuration, and runtime data
- Configuring block timing, write policies, and redundancy
- Mapping NvM blocks to external EEPROM or internal flash
- Handling block invalidation and integrity checks
- Using NvM read, write, and erase service calls in application code
- Implementing wear leveling and backup strategies for EEPROM
- Integrating NvM with ECU power-up and shutdown sequences
- Recovering from partial write failures and CRC mismatches
- Debugging NVRAM write cycles using trace and log files
Module 10: Functional Safety and ISO 26262 Alignment - How AUTOSAR supports ISO 26262 requirements at the software level
- Determining ASIL levels for software components and services
- Implementing safety mechanisms in BSW modules (e.g., CRC, watchdogs)
- Safe state management during fault detection
- Using Schmitt triggers and plausibility checks in sensor reading
- Safe communication using end-to-end protection protocols
- Configuring error detection and fault reaction patterns
- Integrating safety supervisors and self-test modules
- Documenting safety requirements and traceability in ARXML
- Interfacing with functional safety monitors and system timers
Module 11: Complex Device Drivers and Hardware Integration - When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- When and why to use Complex Drivers instead of generic BSW
- Developing drivers for sensors with time-critical acquisition
- Integrating motor control peripherals using PWM and ADC modules
- Handling camera interfaces, audio codecs, or radar processing units
- Linking Complex Drivers to RTE and application components
- Ensuring timing constraints for real-time signal processing
- Sharing hardware resources safely between drivers and BSW
- Using interrupts and DMA channels in custom drivers
- Applying lock-free data structures for high-frequency updates
- Validating driver stability through stress and boundary testing
Module 12: System Integration and ECU Configuration - Building the complete ECU configuration from ARXML files
- Generating RTE code and BSW modules using configuration tools
- Linking generated code with application source and custom drivers
- Setting up build environments using Make, CMake, or IDEs
- Resolving symbol conflicts and memory allocation errors
- Validating startup sequences and initialisation order
- Implementing ECU reset and power management logic
- Testing ECU boot-up with external tools and trace probes
- Using declarative configuration vs. hard-coded parameters
- Documenting integration decisions and configuration rationale
Module 13: Adaptive Platform Fundamentals - Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- Key differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
- Use cases for Adaptive: ADAS, OTA updates, zonal architectures
- Overview of POSIX-based operating systems in Adaptive
- Execution Management and Process Lifecycle Control (PLC)
- Communication via SOME/IP and DDS (Data Distribution Service)
- Application manifest (ara-manifest) structure and configuration
- POSIX process isolation and security policies
- Handling dynamic service discovery and failover
- Integrating AI/ML workloads within Adaptive containers
- Configuring resource allocation for high-performance computing
Module 14: Interfacing Between Platforms and Legacy Systems - Integrating Classic and Adaptive ECUs in mixed-architecture vehicles
- Using gateways and proxies for protocol translation
- Mapping SOME/IP services to CAN signals via central gateways
- Handling timing and latency differences between platforms
- Maintaining time synchronisation across domains
- Secure communication between Classic and Adaptive nodes
- Designing scalable interfaces for future domain consolidation
- Managing version compatibility during phased rollouts
- Using platform abstraction layers for backwards compatibility
- Planning migration paths from legacy CAN-based systems
Module 15: Advanced Integration: Build, Test & Deployment - Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- Setting up automated build pipelines for AUTOSAR projects
- Using continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with ARXML validation
- Integrating static analysis tools (PC-lint, MISRA checkers)
- Automating code generation and linking workflows
- Testing RTE communication using simulated stimulus files
- Performing component integration testing with virtual ECUs
- Integrating MIL, SIL, and HIL testing into the pipeline
- Validating communication matrices and timing behaviour
- Debugging integration issues using memory dumps and trace logs
- Signing and packaging production binaries with integrity checks
Module 16: Toolchain Interoperability and Vendor Strategies - Comparing AUTOSAR toolchains: Vector, ETAS, Elektrobit, Siemens
- Understanding vendor-specific extensions and limitations
- Import/export compatibility between different tools
- Selecting the right tool based on project scale and complexity
- Negotiating tool licensing costs and long-term ownership
- Using open-source alternatives and reference implementations
- Interfacing third-party tools with ARXML data
- Best practices for vendor-agnostic configuration design
- Minimising lock-in through modular, reusable configurations
- Building organisation-wide configuration libraries and templates
Module 17: Real-World Project: Build an AUTOSAR ECU from Scratch - Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports
Module 18: Career Advancement and Certification Preparation - How to showcase AUTOSAR expertise on your resume and LinkedIn
- Preparing for technical interviews involving ECU integration scenarios
- Answering common questions on RTE, BSW, and configuration workflows
- Building a portfolio of ARXML configurations and integration logs
- Transitioning from developer to system integration lead
- Understanding the role of AUTOSAR in ASPICE assessments
- Contributing to software architecture reviews and safety cases
- Participating in cross-functional integration meetings
- Leading configuration governance in multi-team projects
- Earning your Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service and leveraging it in performance reviews and promotions
- Defining project scope: a thermal control ECU for EV battery management
- Creating SWCs for temperature monitoring, fan control, and diagnostics
- Configuring CAN communication for vehicle network integration
- Implementing NVRAM storage for calibration and fault history
- Setting up RTE with timing and mode management
- Generating OS tasks and linking to application logic
- Integrating MCAL drivers for ADC, GPIO, and CAN
- Configuring diagnostic services and DTC handling
- Building the full ECU binary and testing in simulation
- Documenting the architecture and generating integration reports