TVS and Embitel Collaboration

Software testing and hardware verification provider TVS opens office in India and takes part in a UK trade mission to the country.

UK company TVS, a supplier of software testing and hardware verification solutions, has opened an office in Bangalore, India. The office, which is a joint business venture with local company Embitel, aims to bring chip verification and validation services to the Indian market, but also offers TVS’s UK and European customers a safe route to off-shore development in chip design and verification.

TVS specialises in providing software testing and hardware verification solutions to customers in the software and electronics industry either by providing highly-qualified and experienced verification engineers for an in-house project, or by organising off-shore chip verification services through a blended delivery model.

“A number of companies recognise the benefits that off-shore development brings - mainly access to large numbers of highly educated, professional engineers - but find it difficult to find the right partners and then execute on their projects,” says Mike Bartley, CEO of TVS. “Managing off-shore development can be a challenging process, but at TVS we have many years experience of handling such projects for our clients. Now with our new Indian office we are validating our long-standing relationship with the country and our confidence in the skills and expertise of its engineers. Our blended delivery model provides the local support to companies in Europe along with access to the talent pool in India.”

The company is already executing projects in Bangalore and Embitel has a good reputation in bringing embedded software development services to that market.  

“This joint venture will benefit the customers of both companies,” said Sharad Bairathi, managing partner at Embitel. “Our joint partnership provides a fuller range of expertise and gives us the ability to take on full product testing through use of hardware and software expertise as well as complete product development.”

TVS recently identified several major opportunities in the European market and is now recruiting into its Indian office to service those opportunities.

For more information, please contact:

Mike Bartley, CEO, Test and Verification Solutions (TVS)

Tel: +44 (0)7796 307958; mike@tandvsolns.co.uk

About TVS: TVS (Bristol, UK) delivers an independent testing service that not only reduces costs and time-to-market, but also improves product quality. TVS combines skills and experience in software testing, hardware verification and outsourcing to provide customers with an efficient, well-managed, quality assurance service. The company provides both consultancy and execution services using experienced engineering resources in several locations around the world. TVS customers include ARM, Panasonic, Dialog, DisplayLink, Icera, ClearSpeed, XMOS and Gnodal. Its technology partners include Cadence and Mentor Graphics.

www.tandvsolns.co.uk

About Embitel: Embitel has extensive experience in full lifecycle of embedded development and testing of real time complex solutions for global customers. Its technology partners include Texas Instruments, ARM, Samtec, CMD, Comlet, escrypt and Microchip. Embitel is also rated among TOP 21 innovators in India by NASSCOM.

www.embitel.com

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Embedded Automotive Services

Embitel has extensive experience in Embedded Automotive to develop real time complex solutions for our global customers. Our engineers have prior experience of working with end OEMs being involved in all phases of the development lifecycle starting from requirements up to system testing on the target. We leverage on this experience together with good automotive system knowledge to provide end to end product solutions to our clients. 

Our team has the expertise to understand complex automotive requirements and undertake projects in the areas of ECU software, AUTOSAR, Diagnostics, in-vehicle networking, Modeling and Simulation, and specialized last mile services.

Embitel OFFERINGS

ECU Software Development and Porting

1. BSP development and device drivers
2. Application software development
3. Model based software development

Focus Areas

1. Power train ECU
2. Vehicle Comfort & Safety
3. Driver information Systems
4. Navigation systems
5. Body electronics & Infotainment

AUTOSAR Software Development

1. AUTOSAR BSW modules – Microcontroller abstraction, ECU abstraction and Service layers
2. Expertise in Communication modules, Diagnostic modules, Communication drivers, Memory drivers and I/O drivers
3. Familiarity with AUTOSAR configuration and generation tools

In Vehicle Networking

1. Vehicle Network Management and communication Gateways using CAN, LIN, MOST,and FlexRay
2. Drivers for communication modules on different micro-controller platforms
3. Automotive Protocol stack development / porting – LIN protocol, CAN protocol stack, Flexray protocol stack, J1939,UDS protocol stack, KWP2000 protocol stack
4. Application layer software for communication

Vehicle Diagnostics

1. Vehicle diagnostics as per protocol standards such as KWP2000, UDS, ODX & OBD diagnostics services
2. End of Line tester services
3. Development of protocol stacks for OBD-II/EOBD
4. Vehicle diagnostics over CAN & K-Line
5. Diagnostics as per ISO15031, ISO14229, ISO15765 guidelines

Model Based Development

1. Algorithm design, simulation using tools like Matlab / Simulink. ASCET & Labview
2. Modeling and simulation, autocode generation
3. Rapid prototyping with porting & optimization
4. Model in loop testing

HMI / UI Development

1. Development of Human machine interface for infotainment systems
2. PC based User interface for analysers & loggers
3. Cross platform porting
4. HMI development using C++, QT, QTOPIA & OpenGL

Last Mile Services

1. Validation of automotive software at various levels of testing starting from unit level until system testing
2. Static code checks & analysis using tools like RTRT, Polyspace, QAC & PC-Lint
3. Test suite automation using scripts and modelling tools like Labview
4. Validation on vehicle simulators / labcars
5. Hardware in loop or HIL testing

Contact us for a more detailed explanation and discussion on the scope of our Embedded Automotive Services for your organization.