Porting Solar Activity Sensor MCU Firmware to New PCB
Client
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ChallengeÂ
The customer turned to us for porting an existing firmware version of its solar activity sensors to a new PCB design with ARM MCU. Besides, we were responsible for adjusting generalized port for several vehicle brands. The implementation process had to be consistent with the brand’s technical requirements.Â
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Solution
- developed a board support package or BSP;
- added new low-level functions aimed at the comprehensive utilization of MCU hardware capabilities;
- matched business logic with the new MCU features and BSP;
- optimised the power consumption;
- prepared the device for passing LIN conformance tests in external testing service;
- generated software versions for different vehicle models from a specific model line;
- tested the device by technical requirements of certain vehicle brands.Â
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Business ValueÂ
The generated firmware versions successfully passed LIN conformance tests in an independent external laboratory. We achieved impressive power consumption results: each parameter corresponds to the client’s requirements.
Our engineering team helped the client save a default production line by making proxy functionalities for the new device revision. They eliminate all differences between MCU-depended parts, like interaction with memory and others.
We also completed the project in the shortest time possible, as requested by the client. This was made possible thanks to the following:
- flexible teamwork both remotely and on-site amid pandemics;
- no need to develop the MCUs firmware with a different architecture from scratch thanks to deep hardware and business logic analysis for porting the firmware as an update;
- thinking out of the box for cases where a new generation of MCU had particular undocumented aspects.
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