SDK frees the car radio from the center console
In-vehicle Infotainment systems (IVI) development is experiencing major changes; the most prominent being the growth in the distribution of the Android operating system. Thanks to the possibility offered by its Internet Radio apps, Android allows for the reception of a higher number of radio stations compared to the traditional radio standard, e.g. FM, DAB or HD Radio. However, Internet Radio – or IP Radio – does not provide “automotive-grade” reliability, as the internet coverage is not ubiquitous and, even where it is present, limited bandwidth might cause poor sound quality. Automotive customers expect radio services to always be available, with consistent high quality in almost every location and at every speed. Today, this requirement can only be met by traditional radio receivers. This means that an “automotive-grade” Android needs to be complemented with a radio receiver that can support both new radio standards – such as IP Radio – as well as traditional ones.
OpenSynergy’s Radio Tuner SDK runs in an Android environment that supports all relevant reception standards, from IP based ones to traditional ones in all territories in the world. The software supports the most popular RF chips and is easily portable to various OEM-specific (ARM based) hardware platforms.
The solution is not limited to the realm of the Infotainment-System: since the Radio Tuner is not physically bound to one ECU, it supports new and flexible E/E architectures. For example, the impact of local interferers can be reduced by moving the functionality to a remote ECU. Or, long cables can be eliminated by running the function on a controller near to the antenna. Finally, it also allows new security concepts to be implemented that run redundant functionalities on more than one ECU.
The Radio Tuner SDK is tailored for automotive use and comes with automotive-grade support (test, validation, certification) at Spice Level 3. The SDK contains a GUI and Tools allowing early prototyping even before the final HMI for the infotainment system is available. The tuner has been running in mass production for more than ten years. OpenSynergy now is the first providing it now as a non-embedded software solution.
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