Static memory analyzer for automotive industry

Abstract

The number of electronic systems and functions used in modern vehicles increased greatly. Developments in the Internet of Things also brought with it the need to keep more information on non-volatile memory. Previous static tools which have been used for this purpose have been relatively slow. With this study, we aimed to decrease the time to reach knowledge and decrease the effort to follow up on the condition of a memory system, by designing a tool. The tool is then tested on 6 participants, using different parameters, and the measurements are taken and analyzed.  Waste of time was measured according to mid-level and senior developers. Our tool takes the input to prepare the report which includes the necessary information. According to the test results, which are given in the evaluation part, our tool performs as expected.  The effort of release management was decreased with this tool. Memory information was made available daily by adding Jenkins. Our tool gives the opportunity to be worked independently and the system also can be followed up easily. 

Keywords: AUTOSAR; memory-stack; memory visualization; NVM analyzer; static tool.