The amount of processing power software communication and data rates are continuously
increasing in all industries and also in automotive. In vehicles the need for higher data
rates is driven by more electronic functions in general but especially by ever more potent
sensors cameras displays and high performance ECUs. Use cases in the realm of driver
assistance (with the ultimate goal to support automated driving) spur the need for immediate
availability of raw sensor data. The communication technology of choice for this purpose is
often one of the many Automotive SerDes variants that allow for the asymmetric transmission of
data in the multi-Gbps range. The basic principle of SERializing-DESerializing (SerDes) as such
is old and also the automotive industry has seen its first deployment of the then called LVDS
a while back (around the year 2000 the first car manufacturers introduced SerDes links for
digital parking aid cameras). However the importance the choices and capabilities of
automotive suitable SerDes technologies are drastically growing just now. This book is
justified among other especially by the following aspects: - The field of application of the
technology is greatly expanded by areas such as 5G connectivity - The data rates are increasing
- automotive suitable SerDes standards available. This boosts the interest of third party
support suppliers like test houses and tool vendors in the technologies This book provides a
holistic view on SerDes deployment in cars. It will help readers to understand the current eco
system of different technical solutions. The goal is to generate a profound understanding for
the specific requirements by not only explaining the technologies but by providing context and
background. Readers will learn how the standards can be incorporated into a fully unified End
to End system.
