INCHRON and dSPACE have entered into a partnership to expand model-based software development to include timing behavior. The aim of the collaboration is to supplement functional simulations in software-in-the-loop (SIL) environments with realistic timing behavior – and thus safeguard system-critical timing aspects in early development phases.
Conventional SIL simulations focus on functional correctness, but are often based on the assumption of immediate, timeless program execution. This „zero-time“ simplification can lead to time-critical problems being discovered late in the V-model, with correspondingly high costs for error analysis and rework.
The integration of INCHRON timing simulation in dSPACE SystemDesk and VEOS now addresses this deficit. Development engineers now have the opportunity to analyze the timing behavior of their software models before real hardware is available. This allows functional and temporal aspects to be validated in parallel, change requests to be evaluated more thoroughly and potential integration risks to be identified much earlier.
The combination of functional simulation and precise timing analysis creates a consistent, resilient development process – with greater predictability, higher efficiency and improved system quality. (oe)
