Porsche validates gateway ECUS automatically

Abstract

On the Panamera, Porsche is implementing the “Porsche real-time Trace Analyser — Petra” for validation of gateway ECUs. Petra, which is based on the CANoe test tool of Vector, automatically generates gateway tests from routing tables. These tests are used in driving trials, checking the routing functions online. Petra can be used to conduct analysis later as well, based on recordings of the bus communication as a supplement to the scope of sequential testing in the laboratory. This gives Porsche a test tool for automatically detecting routing errors.