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1.6.7. LIN ................................................................................................................... 59
1.7. XCP Services ........................................................................................................ 59
1.7.1. Memory page switching ............................................................................. 59
1.7.2. Backup of memory pages - Data Page Freezing ................................. 61
1.7.3. Flash programming .................................................................................... 61
1.7.4. Automatic detection of the slave ............................................................ 64
1.7.5. Block transfer mode for upload, download and flashing .................. 64
1.7.6. Saving a DAQ configuration and direct data transfer on power-up
.................................................................................................................................... 65
1.7.7. Protection mechanisms with XCP ........................................................... 65
2. ECU description file A2L .......................................................................................... 67
2.1. Structure of an A2L file .................................................................................... 69
2.2. Manual creation of A2L file .............................................................................. 70
2.3. A2L content versus ECU implementation .................................................... 72
3. Calibration concepts ................................................................................................. 73
3.1. Parameters in Flash ........................................................................................... 73
3.2. Parameters in RAM ............................................................................................ 75
3.3. Flash overlay ........................................................................................................ 76
3.4. Dynamic Flash Overlay Allocation .................................................................. 78
3.5. RAM pointer-based calibration concept according to AUTOSAR ........... 79
3.5.1. Single pointer concept ............................................................................... 79
3.5.2. Double pointer concept .............................................................................. 81
3.6. Flash pointer-based calibration concept ...................................................... 82
4. Areas of application for XCP .................................................................................. 83
4.1. MIL: Model in the Loop ...................................................................................... 84
4.2. SIL: Software in the Loop ................................................................................. 85
4.3. HIL: Hardware-in-the-loop ............................................................................... 86
4.4. RCP: Rapid Control Prototyping ..................................................................... 86
4.5. Bypassing ............................................................................................................. 87
4.6. Shortening iteration cycles with virtual ECUs ............................................. 90
4.7. External XCP slaves ........................................................................................... 91
4.8. Software debugging via XCP .......................................................................... 92
5. Exemplary XCP implementation ............................................................................ 94
5.1. Description of the functions ............................................................................ 95
5.2. Parameterization of the driver ....................................................................... 97
6. Overview of the protocol development ................................................................ 99
6.1. XCP Version 1.1 (2008) ..................................................................................... 99
6.2. XCP Version 1.2 (2013) ..................................................................................... 99
6.3. XCP Version 1.3 (2015) ..................................................................................... 99
6.4. XCP Version 1.4 (2017) ...................................................................................100
6.5. XCP Version 1.5 (2017) ...................................................................................101
List of abbreviations ...................................................................................................102
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................104
Web addresses .............................................................................................................104
List of Figures ...............................................................................................................105
Appendix - XCP Solutions at Vector ........................................................................107
