ASAM TDF

DATASHEET
Title
Trace Data Format
Domain
Measurement & Calibration
Current Version
2.0.0
Release Date
18 Nov 2025
Application Areas
  • Debugging Tools
  • Tracing Tools
Specification Content
  • File exchange format for embedded operating system trace data as well as timing and performance metrics
  • Mapping for AUTOSAR ARTI CP events in ASAM TDF
File Formats
  • Based on ASAM MDF (mf4)

ASAM TDF (Trace Data Format) is the successor of ASAM ARTI. It is a standardized exchange format for recording and analyzing run-time trace data and derived timing and performance metrics of embedded systems. It is the successor of ASAM ARTI 1.0.0  and, with version 2.0.0, has evolved into a system-agnostic standard suitable for both AUTOSAR and non-AUTOSAR environments.

 

ASAM TDF enables:

  • Storage of run-time trace events (e.g. functions, threads, interrupts, locks, variables, virtual machines)
  • Recording of timestamps and execution sequences based on ASAM MDF
  • Exchange of derived timing and performance metrics as time series or aggregated statistics
  • Linking of external descriptions such as AUTOSAR ARXML files for semantic interpretation
  • Interoperability between tracing, timing analysis, and visualization tools

ASAM TDF supports debugging, timing analysis, performance optimization, and verification of real-time embedded software systems.

 

Note: ASAM TDF V2.0.0 is not backward compatible with ASAM ARTI V1.0.0.!

 

Standard Authors (in alphabetical order)

Continental AG, Gliwa GmbH, INCHRON AG, iSystem AG, Lauterbach GmbH, Luxoft GmbH, PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme GmbH, Tasking Germany GmbH, Vector Informatik GmbH, We4Data GmbH

 


DATASHEET
Title
Trace Data Format
Domain
Measurement & Calibration
Current Version
2.0.0
Release Date
18 Nov 2025
Application Areas
  • Debugging Tools
  • Tracing Tools
Specification Content
  • File exchange format for embedded operating system trace data as well as timing and performance metrics
  • Mapping for AUTOSAR ARTI CP events in ASAM TDF
File Formats
  • Based on ASAM MDF (mf4)
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