Classic AUTOSAR Architecture and Development

This module provides a foundational understanding of the AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) framework, a globally adopted standard in automotive embedded software development.

• Students will explore the motivation behind AUTOSAR, including its role in improving reusability, scalability, and maintainability across automotive ECUs.
• The module explains the differences between Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR platforms, focusing on how Classic AUTOSAR supports real-time, resource-constrained microcontroller environments.
• Learners will gain a high-level overview of the layered architecture—Application Layer, RTE, and Basic Software (BSW)—and how these layers interact in a standardized ECU software stack.
• This section also highlights how OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers collaborate using AUTOSAR-compliant workflows, tools, and XML-based configurations.
• Understanding these concepts lays the groundwork for configuring and integrating AUTOSAR systems in later modules.
• Life before AUTOSAR
• Introduction to AUTOSAR
• Goals of AUTOSAR
• AUTOSAR Concepts
• AUTOSAR layered architecture
• Life after AUTOSAR

This module introduces the AUTOSAR development methodology, which guides the end-to-end software engineering process for automotive ECUs.

• Learners will understand how AUTOSAR defines a standardized approach to system design, component configuration, and integration across OEMs and suppliers.
• The focus will be on extracting ECU-specific information from system descriptions and configuring ECU-level Basic Software (BSW) modules using industry-standard tools like Vector DaVinci Configurator and EB tresos.
• AUTOSAR methodology overview
• System configuration
• Extraction of ECU specific information
• ECU configuration
• Generation of module configuration
• Integration methodology

This module focuses on the Run-Time Environment (RTE) and the Application Layer—two critical components in the Classic AUTOSAR architecture.

• Learners will understand how the RTE acts as a middleware layer, facilitating communication between application software components and the underlying Basic Software (BSW) modules.
• The module covers the configuration and generation of the RTE, interface mappings, port definitions, and interaction between Software Components (SWCs).
• Special emphasis is placed on Sender-Receiver and Client-Server communication patterns, data exchange protocols, and service-oriented communication.
• Students will also explore how software components are modeled, instantiated, and integrated into the ECU software architecture.
• RTE overview
• Intra and Inter ECU communication in AUTOSAR
• Interfaces in AUTOSAR
• RTE Entities
• Software components
• Composition
• Port and port interfaces
• Elements and Connectors
• Sender-Receiver communication
• Client- Server communication
• Mode switch interface

This module introduces the AUTOSAR Communication Stack with a primary focus on CAN protocol implementation.

• Learners will understand how data is transmitted within an ECU and across the vehicle network using layers like CAN Driver, CAN Interface, PDU Router, and CAN Transport Protocol (CanTP).
• The module emphasizes configuration of PDUs, signal mapping, and interaction with the Communication Manager (ComM).
• Students will gain practical experience in configuring communication stacks in enabling seamless CAN communication integration for real-time vehicle systems.
  
  
• AUTOSAR communication stack
• AUTOSAR CAN layered model
• CAN driver
• CAN interface
• CAN transport layer
• PDU Router
• Communication manager
• CAN state manager
• Interaction of COM layers – Transmit
• Interaction of COM layers – Receive
• Types of PDUs
• Types of Frames
• Flow Control

This module focuses on the diagnostic services provided by the Classic AUTOSAR architecture, primarily through the Diagnostic Event Manager (DEM) and Diagnostic Communication Manager (DCM).

• Learners will understand how faults are monitored, logged, and communicated via diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs).
• The module also explores operation cycles, debouncing strategies, and how diagnostics support system reliability and regulatory compliance.
  
  
• Architecture – Diagnostic stack
• Diagnostic Event Manager
• Elements of diagnostic event
• Diagnostic monitor
• DTC and DTC groups
• Operation cycle management
• Event status management
• Status bit update
• Debouncing of diagnostic events
• Diagnostic Communication manager

This module covers the Memory Stack in AUTOSAR, which handles data storage and retrieval processes in automotive ECUs.

• Learners will explore memory abstraction layers and understand how modules like EEPROM Abstraction, Flash Abstraction, and NVRAM Manager function.
• The focus is on configuring read/write operations, managing memory blocks, and integrating memory services with application and diagnostic modules.
• This ensures data persistence, integrity, and recoverability in real-world automotive scenarios.
  
  
• Memory stack architecture
• Basic storage objects
• Block Management types
• Interaction of layers – Write
• Interaction of layers – Read

This module introduces the concept of Mode Management within the AUTOSAR architecture, essential for coordinating the operational states of an ECU.

• Learners will explore how modules like the ECU State Manager (ECUM) and BSW Mode Manager (BSWM) handle transitions between different modes, such as startup, sleep, and shutdown.
• The module also covers mode request handling, arbitration, and triggering mode-specific behavior in software components.
• Understanding these processes is crucial for managing power consumption, task scheduling, and system diagnostics in real-time automotive applications.
  
  
• Introduction to mode management
• BSW mode manager – BSWM
  1. Mode arbitration
  2. Mode control
• ECU state manager – ECUM
  1. Phases and states of ECUM
  2. ECUM mode handling
• Examples of BSWM and ECUM

This module explores the OSEK-based real-time operating system (RTOS) used in Classic AUTOSAR. Learners will understand task management, scheduling algorithms, and event handling mechanisms within the OSEK OS. The module also introduces concepts like alarms, counters, and resource protection, which are critical for deterministic system behavior. Through practical exercises, participants gain experience in configuring OS tasks for real-time ECU operations.

• OSEK OS introduction
• Features of OSEK OS
• Task management
• Scheduling policy
• Event management
• Resource management
• Counter and Alarms
• Error handling, tracing and debugging

This module introduces learners to ISO 26262, the international standard for functional safety in automotive electronic and electrical systems. It explains the importance of safety goals, ASIL levels (Automotive Safety Integrity Levels), and the V-model-based safety lifecycle. Students will understand how functional safety impacts the development, testing, and validation of ECU software in Classic AUTOSAR projects. The module also explores safety mechanisms and the role of safety analysis tools.

• Basics of automotive safety
• Key components of ISO-26262
• Steps in ISO-26262 compliance
• Benefits of ISO-26262 compliance

This module introduces ISO 21434, the international standard for automotive cybersecurity. Learners will explore the cybersecurity lifecycle, including threat analysis, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies tailored to the automotive domain. The module explains key concepts such as TARA (Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment), cybersecurity goals, and control measures integrated into AUTOSAR-based ECU development. By understanding how to secure software against modern threats, learners gain the skills to develop robust and secure automotive applications aligned with industry regulations and OEM requirements.

• What is automotive cyber security?
• ISO-21434 structure
• ISO-21434 implementation steps
• Challenges in ISO-21434 implementation
• Best practices of ISO-21434 compliance