ASAM OTX Extensions

ASAM Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX in conjunction with International Organization for StandardizationISO 13209 (Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX) can be used in any application area where the definition of test procedures for documentation purposes or in an automation system is required. Typical application areas in the automotive industry are in ECU The subsystem of an ECU or ECU networks, which performs error detection, handling and communication.diagnostics testing, ECU The process of ECU parameter tuning. Tests with ECU hardware and software in the loop are carried out. ECU internal variables and external sensor data is recorded and analyzed. The values of internal ECU parameters are determined as a result of this process.calibration and EOL-testing.

In 2012, International Organization for StandardizationISO published the new A public specification, which has been developed by experts in a defined consensus-driven development process and was released by officials that represent a significant share of the industry for which it is targeted, giving the specification the necessary legitimacy to be called a 'Standard'.standard International Organization for StandardizationISO 13209 "Open Test Sequence Exchange" (Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX), part 1 to 3, which has the main purpose to define a language and exchange format for the A document, which describes in detail the interfaces and behavior of a technical system for the purpose of implementing, integrating and operating the system.specification of executable test sequences. Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX has originally been developed for the area of ECU The subsystem of an ECU or ECU networks, which performs error detection, handling and communication.diagnostics testing, but is not limited to this area. Soon after the first Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX-based systems appeared on the market, end users required additional functionality, which were promptly implemented by tool suppliers. Some of the requested functionality, such as file processing or specific complex data types, impeded the exchangeability of Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX files and the interoperability of test systems. Consequently, there was a need to further standardize the additional functionality.

ASAM Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX fills those functional gaps of International Organization for StandardizationISO 13209. Overall, 22 extensions are defined in ASAM Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX, which include:

• Definition of new data types, such as enumeration, structure and a type of undefined content (similar to the C-type "void")
• Change monitoring and triggering of events when items in a List or Map of any depth has been changed
• General read and write access to files, such as opening a file, reading and writing individual bytes or lines, closing a file or deleting a file
• General processing of XML files, such as reading and writing an XML file, navigating through the XML structure, adding, changing or deleting elements and attributes
• Load and save of persistent runtime data
• Access to an SQL database
• Further extending the ISO-extensions DiagCom, DiagDataBrowsing, Event and Flash
• Bus monitoring
• Interface to DoIP
• Common dialogs
• Assertions
• ZIP-file handling

The A public specification, which has been developed by experts in a defined consensus-driven development process and was released by officials that represent a significant share of the industry for which it is targeted, giving the specification the necessary legitimacy to be called a 'Standard'.standard is proposed for transfer to International Organization for StandardizationISO 13209 as part 4 of the A public specification, which has been developed by experts in a defined consensus-driven development process and was released by officials that represent a significant share of the industry for which it is targeted, giving the specification the necessary legitimacy to be called a 'Standard'.standard.

Furthermore, ASAM Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX contains a document that clarifies A document, which describes in detail the interfaces and behavior of a technical system for the purpose of implementing, integrating and operating the system.specification gaps, limitations and some known errors of International Organization for StandardizationISO 13209. The ASAM Open Test Sequence Exchange Format (ISO & ASAM Standards)OTX extensions and clarifications are A formal definition of the structure and syntax of text files.schema-compliant to International Organization for StandardizationISO 13209.

Standard Authors

AVL LIST GmbH, Audi AG, Cognitran Ltd., Daimler AG, DSA-Daten- und Systemtechnik GmbH, emotive GmbH & Co. KG, KPIT Infosystems GmbH, M&K Mess- und Kommunikationstechnik GmbH, Porsche AG, RA Consulting GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH, Siemens AG, Softing Automotive Electronics GmbH, Volkswagen AG.

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