Equivalence of Concepts

Knowing the equivalence of concepts is useful when exporting to AUTOSAR.

Note: The export to ARXML functionality is available only when you have the Electrical, Electronics and Software Architect (ELAET) role.

This page discusses:

Concepts with Equivalent in AUTOSAR

Some concepts have an equivalence in AUTOSAR. The following table displays the equivalence between Electrical & Electronics Architecture concept names and the names available in the AUTOSAR standard.

Domain Electrical & Electronics Architecture AUTOSAR 4.0
Software Composition CompositionSwComponentType
Atomic ApplicationSwComponentType
InternalBehavior
RunnableEntity
SenderReceiverInterface SenderReceiverInterface
VariableDataPrototype DataElement
PortPrototype PPortPrototype
RPortPrototype
ProvidedComSpec
RequiredComSpec
Connection AssemblyConnection
DelegationConnection
Hardware ECU / Sensor / Actuator ECUInstance
Buses (CAN, LIN, FlexRay) CANCluster
LINCluster
FlexRayCluster
CANPhysicalChannel
LINPhysicalChannel
FlexRayPhysicalChannel
Port CommunicationConnector
CANCommunicationController
FlexRayCommunicationController
LINSlaveController
LINMasterController
Connection Association between PhysicalChannel and CommunicationConnector
Communication Matrix Frame FramePort
CANFrame
LINFrame
FlexRayFrame
CANFrameTriggering
LINFrameTriggering
FlexRayFrameTriggering
PDU PDUToFrameMapping
ISignalIPDU
IPDUPort
PDUTriggering
IPDUTimingSpecification
ISignal ISignal
SignalValues
SignalUnit
ISignalTriggering
ISignalPort
CompuMethod
ISignalIPDUGroup
SystemSignal SystemSignal
SchedulingTable LINSchedulingTable
System Mapping SystemMapping System
SystemMapping
SwToECUMapping SwcToECUMapping
Gateway Gateway
Bus Mapping / Signal Path Constraint / Data Mapping DataMapping

Concepts without Equivalent in AUTOSAR

Some concepts are not exportable because they do not have equivalence in AUTOSAR.

Those concepts are the following:

  • Wire and avionic buses.
  • Ethernet concepts (switches, segment networks).
  • Operation descriptions. Partial export of client/server interfaces.
  • Multiplexed signals.
  • Empty frames.