vCDM is a solution for managing calibration data of ECU variants across all domains – powertrain, ADAS, chassis and body.
vCDM provides high productivity for individual calibration engineers, small teams or the entire company and can be integrated directly into calibration tools.
As a cloud‑based solution, vCDM enables tracking of all changes across versions and revisions and supports reuse of work results and scales to support teams and departments in application data management.
Highlights
- Efficient team collaboration: Data conflicts are avoided, detected and resolved to ensure consistent calibration data.
- Full traceability: All calibration changes can be tracked across versions and revisions.
- High flexibility: All application domains and ECU architectures are supported, including AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive.
- Integrated editor: The vCDMstudio editor is part of vCDM and can also be used for file‑based tasks without the database.
- Cloud & CI integration: Modern system architecture for cloud, data center and Microsoft Azure and easy integration into IT and build processes (CI) through automation and APIs.
Functions
- Comfortable creation, editing and comparison of calibration data
- Support of various data formats for import and export
- Structuring through work packages and parameter authorizations
- Local and central administration of calibration variants
- Versioning and lifecycle management with continuous change tracking
- Integration into application tools such as CANape and INCA without having to leave this tool
- Easy access for external organizations and sporadic users
- Extensive configuration of all process steps
- Analysis and reporting for calibration
User Roles
Calibrators
Empower the Complete Process Chain
vCDMstudio simplifies the processing of calibration data and links desktop calibration data to the central vCDM database. The application is tightly integrated with CANape and can be used with other MCD tools such as INCA. Powerful offline functions enable the copying, comparison, and merging of data sets in automotive formats such as A2L, DCM, Paco, CDF, and HEX. vCDMstudio is available as a standalone solution; an upgrade to vCDM is possible at any time.
Teams
Easy Collaboration on Parameter Sets Within a Team
vCDM supports collaboration among small, medium, and large teams located around the world. Features for organizing workspaces and managing permissions and variants enable the controlled exchange of work results. For many scenarios, CANape Option vCDM is sufficient, as its workflows are fully integrated into the CANape user interface.
Manager
Quality Management and Progress Tracking
vCDM provides reports and analyses for quality management, status tracking, and project management: available on desktop, web, or as printouts. Data mining and report functions ensure effective monitoring of project progress and quality and increase the efficiency of the calibration process.
Role and permission management, work packages, and access controls help prevent conflicts early on. Programming interfaces enable integration into existing processes and the automated transfer of current calibrations into product lifecycle management solutions.
Feature Spotlight
Mastering Calibration & Configuration Data
vCDM enables the professional management of calibration and configuration parameters across all vehicle variants. Every change is traceable; project progress and the maturity of the calibration data are monitored transparently. The scalable architecture supports individual users, teams, and enterprises alike. Data versions are consistent and have a high level of data quality, and a large number of variants can be handled reliably.
vCDM as a Cloud Solution
With the Vector Team Services Cloud, vCDM is immediately available and helps reduce infrastructure, operating, and maintenance costs. The platform enables real-time collaboration among global teams while maintaining high security standards. vCDM provides a modern system architecture for use in cloud, data center and Microsoft Azure.
ISO 26262 Certification
Since version 22.1, vCDM is also ISO 26262 certified. The ISO 26262 certification ensures that the development process complies with the high safety requirements of the standard. All safety-critical functions are systematically identified, assessed, and safeguarded through appropriate measures. The certification confirms that the vCDM development process is focused on the secure integration and validation of components in vehicles.
You are ...
Calibration engineer
... and you need an offline calibration management
CANape calibration engineer
... and you work with other team members on calibration projects
Calibration engineer, dataset integrator or calibration project manager
... and you want to work on a central platform and define rights/roles on all processes
Responsible for continuous automation
... and need to access calibration data for integration
Main Application Areas
| Capability / product matrix | vCDM Tool-Set | vCDMstudio | Option vCDM (CANape & vCDMstudio) | vCDMcenter |
| Target user profile | Continuous Integration | Calibration engineers with local data management | Calibration engineers with multi-user, central data management | Calibration engineers, calibration managers |
| Reporting and analysis on calibration and maturity | ✔ | ✔(*) | ✔ | |
| Variant data set management and rich meta data | Local files | Database | Database | |
| Multi-column edit, copy, compare of calibration files | ✔ | ✔(*) | ✔ | |
| Import/Export of arbitrary calibration formats | ✔ | ✔(*) | ✔ | |
| Calibration check and compute rules | ✔ | Local files | Database & flow control | Database & flow control |
| Tracking of changes using the history | Only quality | Quality & values | Quality & values | |
| Collaborative work on shared data sets | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Detection and resolution of conflicts | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Creation of vCDM projects | Using only | ✔ | ||
| Multi-user roles & rights | Using only | ✔ | ||
| Working packages and parameter permissions | Using only | ✔ | ||
| Automatic variant management | Using only | ✔ | ||
| Version management for software and data sets | Using only | ✔ | ||
| Migration of calibration to new software (A2L) | ✔ | |||
| Automation & WebServices to vCDM server | ✔ |
(*) Functionality provided by base product (vCDMstudio or CANape)
Product Descriptions
| vCDM Product Information (PDF) |
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