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Antitrust reminder
Please read this document to be aware of antitrust requirements and behavior within ASAM project groups. Download
Editorial guide
This guide contains editorial rules for contributing content to a project in written form. It is meant primarily intended for technical writers and project group members. Click here
Project handbook
This document describes how to propose, develop, review and release ASAM standards, how to resolve known problems with already released versions and contains definitions of the ASAM project types. This handbook should be read by members, who want to propose or lead an ASAM project.
(The project handbook is currently being revised. The requirements by the editorial guide are not yet included.) Click here
TSC guidelines
This document describes tasks and responsibilities of the Technical Steering Committee (Download
TSC) like processes related to project controlling, how meetings and votings are carried out, and the process for quotation and ordering. This document should be read by candidates or elected members of the TSC.
ASAM MSRSW V3.0.0
MSR Description for Software of ECUs. Provides a Download
Data Model for the formal description of software components in an ECU.
ASAM HDO V1.1.0
Harmonized Data Objects. Provides a Download
Data Model for data elements shared in the MCD-area. For the most parts, it is identical with ASAM MSRSW.
ASAM data types V2.0.0
Definition of data types, e.g. boolean, integer, float, string, Download
BLOB, etc, and related functions.
ASAM structures V2.0.0
Definition of data structures, e.g. for time, Download
IP adresses or URLs.
ASAM expression V1.0.1
General expression syntax. Provides a language to express arithmetic, relational and logical expressions in a C-like notation. Download
ASAM modeling V1.0.0
Modeling guidelines. Rules for the creation of Download
UML models. Includes rules for specific standards, e.g. ASAM XIL.
ASAM unit handling guide
Rules for the definition and handling of units in ASAM standards. The package also includes a template for ASAM standards to use as a basis for the definition of units. Download
ASAM provides references to tools maintained by external parties. While these tools are not hosted or controlled by ASAM, they may be useful to users of ASAM standards and the broader automotive ecosystem. ASAM does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of these tools.