TOKYO, Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IESF
Conference, Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT)
today announced the availability of new tools delivering integrated
electrical/electronic/software systems engineering capability for
the transportation market. The new Capital Systems™ tools
allow implementations to be optimized for key parameters such as
cost and weight. Unlike other approaches, engineers
within the various disciplines do not need to understand one
another's detailed syntax. This makes the new tools easy to
deploy, leaving staff free to concentrate on design
innovation.
Transportation platforms such as automobiles and aircraft are
largely defined by their electrical/electronic systems, including
embedded software. But implementation decisions, such as
choosing the best processing resource for a software component, are
hard to optimize because cross-discipline impacts are difficult to
assess. For example, re-locating a software component may
affect not only processor characteristics but also databus
communications and wiring implementations. Given the scale of
electrical/electronic content in modern vehicles, poor decisions
can have significant impacts.
The problem can be solved by focusing on vehicle functions that
will later be implemented as software, hardware, data
communications, or electrical interconnect, and then assessing the
impact of alternative implementations. The Capital Systems
tools support functional connectivity capture, platform-level
integration of those functions, and instant measurement of
consequential impacts. Together they provide a complete
environment to guide engineers to optimum decisions.
Luciano Lavagno, Professor of
Electronics at Politechnico di Torino (Polytechnic University of Turin), who has a special research interest in
hardware/software co-design, commented, "These tools are unique
because they capture all high-level functionality aspects at a
single abstraction level. This information is projected onto
a representation of the host platform, which could be a car, an
aircraft, or indeed a distributed system-of-systems.
Real-time metrics immediately show engineers the effect of their
decisions, allowing rapid optimization. No complex internal
data mappings are needed, so the tools are ideal for fast adoption
by staff responsible for system implementation decisions."
In practice new designs almost always build on data derived from
previous projects. Moreover, the data describing
implementation architectures must flow directly to detailed design
processes within the various disciplines. For this reason the
Capital Systems products provide extensive data connectivity.
Martin O'Brien, general manager of
Mentor's Integrated Electrical Systems Division, said, "These tools
are seamlessly integrated with Mentor's Capital electrical and
Volcano network/embedded software design flows. They also
support data exchange with other vendors' tools, including
adjacencies such as SysML systems modeling and 3D mechanical
modeling."
The Capital Systems tools are part of the successful Capital®
suite, an advanced software suite for the electrical systems and
wire harness domain. Used by leading automotive and aerospace
OEMs and suppliers worldwide, the Capital tool is built to support
the complex demands of integrated processes from initial product
definition through electrical system design, harness manufacture
and vehicle maintenance.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation
(NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and
software design solutions, providing products, consulting services
and award-winning support for the world's most successful
electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the
company reported revenues over the last 12 months in excess of
$1.24 billion. Corporate headquarters
are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web
site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics, Mentor, and Capital are registered trademarks
and Capital Systems, Volcano, and VSA are trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owner.
For more information, please contact:
James Price
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1778
james_price@mentor.com
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