Micronas and ihr GmbH are in for a silicon and software co-operation on LIN interface

Automotive specific semiconductor device specialist Micronas and the LIN software expert ihr GmbH are cooperating to develop solutions for LIN interface standard used in automotive electronics.

ihr GmbH is adopting its LIN tools, in particular the LIN Driver Configuration Tool (LDC) to Micronas's HVC 22xyA / HVC 24xyA microcontrollers integrated with LIN transceiver.

"We are pleased that, with ihr GmbH, we have found an extremely competent partner in the field of LIN software tools. Our two companies working together will allow our customers to drastically cut the development lead time in their LIN applications. And, next to the substantially lower system costs, we give our customers another competitive edge", says Peter Zimmermann, Marketing Director of Micronas.

With the LIN driver and the configuration tool (LDC) developers can now include a LIN interface in their project with less effort. The LDC tool supports the LIN standards 1.3, 2.0 and 2.1. Only the LDF file is needed to configure the LIN interface. The built-in parser checks the LIN syntax. Once the LIN node to be developed and other project parameters have been specified, the LDC tool generates the required C-code and the header files for the embedded project. Standard services such as "Diagnosis" and "Node Configuration" are fully supported.

"Our customers implement their core know-how in their projects. Our configurable driver tool is designed to help them focus on the essentials. The configuration of the LIN communication level is handled by the LDC tool", says Jörg Holzberg, managing director of ihr GmbH.