Evaluation bundle provides simplicity to manage AUTOSAR complexity

HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH, in collaboration with Infineon Technologies AG, has released the AURIX TC4x MCAL Evaluation Bundle. This comprehensive bundle simplifies the AUTOSAR-based development process for the new AURIX TC4x family by supplying all required tools in one package.

The new AURIX TC4x multicore MCU family from Infineon particularly aims at automotive applications with high performance, safety and security demands, such as zone and domain controllers and engine management systems. With the new Evaluation Bundle, the companies now deliver a joint solution that allows software engineers to decrease setup time and increase the productivity of their development process even for more complex AUTOSAR projects. The evaluation bundle includes the TC4x BASIC MCAL Package with all essential drivers for hardware abstraction and the EB tresos tool for easy configuration and integration. A necessary piece of the bundle is HighTec’s automotive grade LLVM-based TriCore C/C++ compiler: Optimised for the TriCore architecture, its ISO 26262 ASIL D qualified compiler ensures the highest performance for safety-critical applications based on TC4x MCUs. The IDE comes with an integrated debugger, which further simplifies the coding and testing of applications. Project examples include getting started documentation and an MCAL GUI that complements the Evaluation Bundle.

“The AURIX TC4x MCAL Evaluation Bundle will greatly enhance our AURIX ecosystem,” said Thomas Schneid, senior director Software, Partnership and Ecosystem Management at Infineon. “It extends our ease-of-use approach to the AURIX MCALs and reduces the setup time for software development engineers. We are happy to cooperate on this with our long-term partner HighTec, who provides a highly optimised LLVM-based TC4x compiler and excellent technical support, including AUTOSAR and MCAL.”

“With this one-stop-shop bundle approach, we boost the productivity of engineers to evaluate MCALs and AUTOSAR on AURIX TC4x,” said Mario Cupelli, CTO of HighTec EDV-Systeme. “Together with our highly optimised C/C++ and Rust compiler, we provide efficient and dependable tools for AURIX, including support of integrated co-processor such as PPU. This aligns with our strategy of offering safe and secure solutions based on innovative open-source technologies.”