Vector Informatik
| Vector Informatik | |
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| 公司類型 | 有限责任公司  |
| 成立 | 1988年4月1日 |
| 产业 | 軟件產業 |
| 營業額 | 798,859,251 歐元 (2021年) |
| 員工人數 | 2,440 (2021年) |
| 网站 | www.vector.com |
Vector Informatik develops software tools and components for networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST, Ethernet and SAE J1708 as well as on CAN-based protocols such as SAE J1939, SAE J1587, ISO 11783, NMEA 2000, ARINC 825[5], CANaerospace[5], CANopen and more. The headquarters of the company Vector Informatik GmbH is in Stuttgart, Germany. Subsidiaries include Braunschweig, Munich, Regensburg along with international subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, France, Sweden, England, South Korea, India, China. Vector Informatik also includes Vector Consulting Services GmbH, a consultation firm specializing in optimization of technical product development. Altogether, these companies are referred to as the Vector Group.
History
Vector Software GmbH was founded on April 1, 1988 by Eberhard Hinderer, Martin Litschel and Helmut Schelling. In the year 1992, the company changed its name to Vector Informatik GmbH. In the same year, the first CANalyzer license was sold and the company attained sales of one million Euros for the first time. In 1996, the first CANoe and CANape licenses were sold.
In 1998, Vector CANtech (USA) was founded, and in the following year Vector Japan. In 2001, the subsidiary Vector Consulting GmbH was founded, which offers consultation services for engineering development and its cost effectiveness. In 2006, Vector Informatik acquired "Division 4m Software" from Micron Electronic Devices AG. In the same year, sales of the Vector Group exceeded the 100 million Euro mark for the first time. In the following year, Vector Korea was founded, and in 2009 Vector Great Britain and Vector Informatik India[6]. In January 2009, Vector Informatik had over 900 employees worldwide.[7]
Fields of Activity
As mentioned above, Vector handles networking of electronic systems based on the serial bus systems CAN, LIN, FlexRay and MOST as well as CAN-based protocols such as SAE J1939 and CANopen. Electronic control modules in vehicles are clearly the company's focus. However, experience gained in this area has also been applied to other areas such as avionics[5], heavy-duty vehicles, special machines, and embedded systems in general. A selection of press releases provides additional background:
- Diagnostic validation with GM[8]
- AUTOSAR PDUs with FlexRay at AUDI[9]
- Optimizing driver assistance systems at BMW[10]
- XCP-on-FlexRay at Audi[11]
- Efficiency and quality in gear drive calibration at ZF[12]
- Wireless interfacing of development and analysis tools at Bomag AG[13]
- Integrated diagnostic and flash solution for LuK GmbH[14]
- Car2x/DSRC communication[15]
Products
Some of the company’s key products are:
- The CANalyzer analysis tool for CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet, LIN and MOST as well as other CAN-based protocols.
- The CANoe development tool with support for simulation, diagnostics and as a test tool for automotive ECUs. Used at most automotive and truck OEMs and suppliers
- CANape is a development software, widely used by OEMs and ECU suppliers of automotive industries to calibrate algorithms in ECUs at runtime.
- Embedded software components for CAN, FlexRay, LIN, CANopen and others. These components can be found on nearly all automobiles with networked electronics throughout the world.
References
- ^ Imprint of Vector Informatik website
- ^ Company history
- ^ Vector company slide presentation, Stuttgart 2008
- ^ German article: Data turbo under the hood – mid-size Stuttgart company networks electronic control modules in automobiles worldwide, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, May 23, 2008, no. 118, page 12
- ^ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Short overview of CAN-based avionics protocols on www.avionics-networking.com, loaded Feb. 9th, 2010
- ^ Address information
- ^ German report of the Chamber of Commerce for the Stuttgart Region: Stuttgart-based Vector Informatik GmbH is world leader in software for networked electronic systems in automobiles
- ^ Diagnostic Validation with GM
- ^ AUTOSAR PDUs with FlexRay at AUDI
- ^ Optimizing driver assistance systems at BMW
- ^ XCP-on-FlexRay at Audi
- ^ Efficiency and quality in gear drive calibration at ZF
- ^ Wireless interfacing of development and analysis tools at Bomag AG
- ^ Integrated diagnostic and flash solution for LuK GmbH
- ^ (German)Barbara Lange: CANoe.IP unterstützt Car-to-Car-Entwicklung in iX. Heise Verlag, Hannover 9/2009, SSN 0935-9680.