Besides handling requirements management, hazards and risk analysis (ISO 26262), the current PREEvision 6.0 version from Vector now also includes functions for designing AUTOSAR architectures.
End of December 2012, Vector released the PREEvision 6.0 version for E/E architecture development. Improve efficiency by using PREEvision with its universal approach to modeling E/E systems. It begins with requirements and extends to the logical architecture level, the hardware and software levels and finally the geometry. Many new functions have been implemented in Version 6.0 for developing AUTOSAR ECUs.
In the new version, AUTOSAR system descriptions can now be created, which include the internal behavior of software components. PREEvision supports exporting of these system descriptions that are extracted from the ECU. These components and their containers can be individually updated based on a system or software component description. This simplifies data exchange (round-trip) between PREEvision and other AUTOSAR tools from Vector and third party suppliers. PREEvision can be used to define and model time-critical modes of behavior, e.g. behaviors that might slow down the exchange of information.
Another component of the tool is the PREEvision Collaboration Platform, which facilitates teamwork with distributed competences in model-based systems engineering. Its common data storage extends across tool boundaries and offers quick access to all engineering data related to the architecture and production development. A new function is automatic procurement of access rights to avoid conflict situations. This enables simultaneous access the same artifact for multiple users, and it increases the speed and efficiency of E/E development processes.
About Vector Group (Revised: 2013-02-01):
Vector is the leading manufacturer of software tools and software components for the development of electronic systems and their networking based on CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet and MOST as well as multiple CAN based protocols.
The Vector know-how is reflected in a wide range of tools as well as in integrated consulting services with software and systems engineering. Workshops and seminars complete the manifold training program.
Customers from the automotive engineering, the commercial vehicle, aerospace, transportation and control technologies around the world trust in the solutions and products from the independently-owned Vector Group.
Vector Informatik GmbH was founded in 1988. About 1,100 employees work for Vector Informatik and Vector Consulting Services in Stuttgart or in one of the subsidiaries in USA, Japan, France, Great Britain, Sweden, the Republic of Korea, India and China. The group’s revenue in 2012 was 224 million Euros.
