Project Title: Automotive Diagnostic Scan Tool
Project Description
The client needed to adapt an existing automotive "scan tool" to serve as an intelligent front end for a new client-server based diagnostic system. The scan tool is a 68332-based test instrument. It communicates with microprocessor-based controllers in a car or truck, and reports diagnostic information either to a built-in screen or via GPIB interface to a Windows NT client PC.
Skills Required
The adaptation involved redesigning the existing software on an
event-driven model, migrating from C to C++ language, tuning the
application to the available hardware and memory, and integrating the scan
tool into a larger diagnostic system.
In addition, several utilities were written to automate the application
build and release processes. Other project-related tasks included
implementing source code version control and testing on a wide variety of
vehicles.
Services Used
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Design, coding and debugging of C++ applications
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Implementation of controlled build and release procedures
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Ongoing build, test and release activities
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Documenting software and test procedures
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Documenting procedures for ISO 9002 compliance
Project Size
Embedded Systems has supplied one engineer working in a large team for the
last twenty seven months. Twelve to fifteen months more development is expected.
Customer
"Big Three" automobile manufacturer
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