Code generator to cover standards in development of embedded software

TargetLink 4.1 further enhances collaboration between development teams, organisations and companies by supporting the FMI 2.0 standard.  Exporting TargetLink models as Functional Mock-up Units (FMUs) allows users to easily exchange and combine models from various modeling environments and Simulink versions, while protecting their intellectual property. Based on the FMI 2.0 standard, users can immediately execute TargetLink-generated code on dSPACE platforms such as VEOS and SCALEXIO and especially on FMI-compatible environments from third parties (offline and real-time simulation).

The support for AUTOSAR 4.2 and the addressed improvements for accessing NVRAM make it easy to access nonvolatile memory from the AUTOSAR Software Components. Moreover, TargetLink now supports AUTOSAR transformers, which can be used to implement end-to-end communication protection for safety-critical applications and communication via automotive Ethernet.

Further improvements of TargetLink 4.1 include easier bus modeling and initialisation semantics in Simulink. Concerning the core functionality of the Code Generator, compliance with MISRA-C:2004 and MISRA-C:2012 has been improved and code efficiency has been increased further. A powerful function reuse mechanism in combination with incremental code generation lets users instantiate Software Components multiple times. This makes it easier to have modular and distributed software development, as required by globalised Research & Development organisations.