General Purpose Profile

Automotive middleware for microprocessors based on the AUTOSAR Adaptive standard

The General Purpose Profile based on AUTOSAR (RTA-VRTE) is our automotive platform software framework for microprocessors (µP). It offers a Software Development Kit (SDK), template modules, and dynamic application hosting, enabling seamless integration of extensions through external tools and ETAS solutions. The Vehicle Software Platform Suite Starter Kit delivers a comprehensive “ready-to-go” AUTOSAR Adaptive environment and can be complemented with ETAS' consulting and training services.The General Purpose Profile is part of ETAS’ comprehensive Vehicle Software Platform Suite.

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Your benefits

Flexible and efficient integration

Integration of dynamic functionality extension using the “publisher-subscriber pattern”.

Safe and reliable

High safety, reliability and real-time compliance with automotive standards.

Future-proof

Suitable for microprocessor-based vehicle computers, adhering to AUTOSAR Adaptive standards.

RTA-VRTE: ready-to-use middleware for microprocessors

The graphic illustrates the five layers of the RTA-VRTE software stack for microprocessor-based automotive middleware: hardware-dependent infrastructure, OS-dependent infrastructure, service-oriented communication middleware, ECU-dependent platform services, and vehicle-dependent platform services. — The software components of RTA-VRTE provide a comprehensive foundation for safe and secure vehicle computers based on the AUTOSAR Adaptive standard.

Vehicle Software Platform Suite Starter Kit - Try it out now

Configure, develop, and test your AUTOSAR Adaptive-based microprocessor platform solutions. Our Vehicle Software Platform Suite Starter Kit offers you tooling, SDK, template modules and testing inside a ready-to-use setup. Get your Starter Kit (also available via AWS marketplace) and try it out now.

Areas of application

The Starter Kit offers you a full middleware solution for microprocessors based on AUTOSAR Adaptive standard. It supports all powerful, microprocessor-based vehicle computers, such as domain controllers, ADAS/AD, and connectivity applications with the following requirements:

AUTOSAR Adaptive architecture
Software from multiple suppliers and safety classes on one control unit
Software updates in the field
Safety-critical systems up to ASIL D

Vehicle-independent software applications

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Structure and setup

Structure and setup

The Starter Kit includes a host virtual machine for local use via VirtualBox and is also available on AWS Cloud marketplace. It features configuration tools, an AUTOSAR editor, and deployment support for managing multiple target VMs. These VMs enable testing of AUTOSAR Adaptive applications on QNX or Linux, supporting networking between applications and deployment to both virtual and physical ECUs. The AWS cloud also provides ARM simulation cloud targets.The Starter kit includes the following components and services:

Latest RTA-VRTE SDK
ISOLAR-VRTE design tool for AUTOSAR Adaptive applications
Integrated virtual ECU simulation to run the middleware
Complete development, configuration, and execution environment
Updates (limited duration)
AUTOSAR Adaptive and RTA-VRTE training – online/on-site
Consulting to jump-start your Adaptive development

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Demo video: Starter Kit at a glance

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Demo video: Starter kit at a glance

The Starter Kit reduces installation effort with its pre-configured AUTOSAR Adaptive stack and the user-friendly ISOLAR-VRTE tool. You can immediately test your AUTOSAR Adaptive applications using the integrated virtual ECU simulation. Additionally, you have the flexibility to access the full setup both locally via VirtualBox and in the cloud through AWS marketplace.Discover how the Starter kit can accelerate your projects and optimize your workflow in this brief video.

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ISOLAR-VRTE: perfect tooling for AUTOSAR Adaptive projects

The graphic illustrates the workflow for application development and deployment using ISOLAR-VRTE and RTA-VRTE. ISOLAR-VRTE manages AUTOSAR Adaptive System configuration, code generation, and deployment, while RTA-VRTE handles the Adaptive platform, software libraries, and ECU deployment.

ISOLAR-VRTE is the design tool for configuring AUTOSAR Adaptive applications, ensuring seamless integration with the RTA-VRTE middleware. It ensures compatibility, simplifies git-flow reviews, and focuses on the actual requirements.

Text-based AUTOSAR application design
Fast implementation via generated C++ APIs
Easy integration via domain editors tailored to RTA-VRTE
Faster iteration cycles through CLI automation in DevOps pipelines

High compatibility with AUTOSAR-compliant data artifacts

ETAS and Mimer: enabling data centric design with AUTOSAR Adaptive

ETAS has partnered with Mimer Information Technology AB to enhance data management in vehicle computers, using the AUTOSAR Adaptive platform for the transition to software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Together, they have integrated RTA-VRTE with Mimer’s SQL Automotive solution to ensure secure data transactions. In a series of three videos, Darren Buttle from ETAS and Karl-König Königsson from Mimer Information Technology explain how to transform data from deeply embedded ECUs into SDV functions.

Episode 1: Making the platform data centric

Episode 2: Adding functionality without changing code

Episode 3: Enabling innovation

The start screen of one of the three YouTube videos in a series where Darren Buttle of ETAS and Karl-König Königsson of Mimer Information Technology demonstrate how to enable data-centric design with AUTOSAR Adaptive. — In their video series, Darren Buttle of ETAS and Karl-König Königsson of Mimer discuss embedded data management for software-defined vehicles. Watch it now!

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With our automotive platform software framework for vehicle computer, ETAS supports and facilitates the development of software-defined vehicles (SDV). In addition to RTA-VRTE for series production, ETAS offers the RTA-VRTE Starter Kit, which provides a ready to go pre-integrated development, configuration and execution environment.

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