Developing, Simulating and Testing Embedded Systems with CAN and Ethernet

Ethernet and IP-based networks, as well as the application protocols which build upon them, are state of the art in the automotive field. Typical areas of use include control loops, assistance systems, backbones and multimedia. The need-based design of a network which takes bandwidths and real-time capacity into account, as well as the physical transmission layer used, play a main role when it comes to expenses. Therefore tools for checking the network parameters named earlier are extremely helpful in every phase of development.

With the .Ethernet option, you can expand CANoe to include support for Ethernet networks. The .Ethernet option makes possible the use of interface hardware such as the VN5600 series of interfaces. This enables direct access to physical layers such as IEEE 100BASE-T1 (OABR) and IEEE 1000BASE-T1, which are widely used in the automotive field. The .Ethernet option also expands CANoe to include specific protocols such as SOME/IP, SOME/IP-SD, IP, TCP, UDP, TSN/AVB and many more.

Functions

Option .Ethernet extends the functional range of CANoe by adding Ethernet-specific functions:

• Configuration of up to 32 Ethernet channels (an Ethernet channel may comprise multiple Ethernet ports. The amount of usable ports is limited by the computing power of the used PC)
• Support for the Vector VN5600 series of Ethernet interfaces and PC Ethernet interfaces
• No effects on network communication by the Windows operating system or other applications thanks to the isolated Ethernet interface. This may be a necessary requirement especially in real-time systems.
• The integration of a database based on FIBEX-4.x or AUTOSAR3.x/4.x enables the use of signal and RPC parameters.
• Support for Ethernet and Ethernet-based protocols such as VLAN, AVB, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, DHCP, UDP, TCP, SOME/IP and DoIP
• Various filter options (Hardware/Measurement Setup/View)
• Display of protocol header information in the Trace Window, as well as breakdown of the Ethernet frames into individual PDUs
• Use of individual signal protocol decoder DLLs for proprietary protocols based on Ethernet and UDP
• Ethernet Packet Builder for configuring and sending Ethernet packets
• Ethernet Interactive Generator for the cyclical transmission of Ethernet, UDP and TCP payload data
• Function library for Ethernet access from CAPL or .NET
• Interaction layer for simulation of ECUs based on SOME/IP
• Separate TCP/IP communication software instances for each CAPL node (IPv4 and IPv6)
• Recording of data traffic, incl. Rx/Tx direction, channel and time stamp

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