Vehicle-Wide Logging with DLT
One logging and debug framework across the whole vehicle, built on COVESA DLT. I architected this centralised, vehicle-wide framework at a top UK carmaker so engineers can trace faults across ECUs and operating systems from one consistent view.
The case study
Technologies: COVESA DLT, diagnostics and logging architecture, multi-ECU systems, C/C++, Python automation, ASPICE
The challenge
Many ECUs and operating systems, each logging in its own way
Different formats and tools, with no shared timeline
Root-cause analysis on bench and field issues became detective work
My approach
Standardised on COVESA DLT: consistent ECU, app and context IDs, levels and timestamps
One pipeline bringing logs from every ECU and OS into a single stream
Per-application log levels to control verbosity and bandwidth
The same framework for development rigs and vehicles in the field
Faster root-cause analysis for bench and field issues
One consistent, correlated view of the vehicle instead of scattered logs
Outcome
Balu Pillai
Automotive Solutions Architect
London, United kingdom
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