Tools for generating EHANDBOOK Containers

There are several tools available for generating EHANDBOOK Containers.

EHANDBOOK Container-Build Tool-Chain
EHANDBOOK Container-Build Toolboxes and Add-Ons
A2L files

Overview on EHANDBOOK Container-Build tools

EHANDBOOK Container-Build Tool-Chain

The EHANDBOOK Container-Build tool-chain is a tool-chain available for different platforms (e.g., Microsoft Windows, Linux) to generate EHANDBOOK Containers from different sources (e.g., ASCET 6/7 models, Simulink models, C-Code). Through its command-line interface (CLI), the tool-chain can be used to automate builds in different environments.

There are two approaches for how to provide input data for EHANDBOOK Container-Build:

ASAM-based input data: In this approach, the input data is provided as XML files in formats which have been standardized by the Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM). The standards relevant for ETAS EHANDBOOK are Container Catalog format specification (CC), the function specification exchange format specification (FSX) and the meta-data exchange format specification (MDX).
Directory-based input data: In this approach, the input data is provided as files which are organized in a directory structure according to conventions specified by EHANDBOOK.

If you are not using ASAM-based exchange formats yet, we recommend to get started with the Directory-based EHANDBOOK Container-Build approach first.

EHANDBOOK Container-Build Toolboxes and Add-Ons

Besides the general tool-chain, there are add-ons / toolboxes for ASCET 6, ASCET-DEVELOPER as well as a MATLAB/Simulink that directly integrate into these tools. Through the direct tool integration, EHANDBOOK Containers can be generated from an opened model via the user interface of the host tool.

The EHANDBOOK Container-Build Toolbox for Simulink can convert a single Simulink model (which represens an individual ECU function or software component) to an EHANDBOOK Container.
The EHANDBOOK Container-Build Add-On for ASCET 6 can generate an EHANDBOOK Container for an ASCET project.