Welcome to C&S group
The C&S group is
- expert in automotive networks hardware, software and system design
- protocol and physical layer specialist for busses like CAN/LIN/FlexRay ...
- test house accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025
- consultant, research and development partner for OEMs and suppliers
Organization
The communication and systems group - C&S group GmbH - is a private company since November 2008 - carrying on the activities of the C&S group University as a spin off.
A staff of more than 25 highly experienced specialists in engineering and organization execute R&D-projects on 1000 m2 of high standard equipped laboratories with Prof. Lawrenz as its president.
History and Dedication
C&S group is specialized in communication and systems for automotive and industrial automation applications. Since 1984 Prof. Lawrenz has worked in the definition, development, design and test techniques for automotive protocols such as CAN = Controller Area Network, J1850, ABUS, VAN and others. Since then he has been actively contributing to international standardization organizations such as ISO and SAE, and he has accomplished international research projects such as PROMETHEUS, ESPRIT on communication protocols and system design.
Since 1995 Prof. Lawrenz and his C&S group have continued these activities - organized as a reasearch entidy in the univerity - while concentrating mostly on tests of distributed systems communicating through protocols such as CAN, J1850, eBUS, etc. Therefore he cooperated in many projects with many automotive and automation companies and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.
C&S group GmbH continues this dedication as a private company, with Prof. Lawrenz as president.
Special Expertise and Charter
C&S group specializes in networked system design and test aspects. Hence special expertise, skills and tools for tests of system software and hardware communication protocols applications are provided to vehicle and industrial control manufacturers and their suppliers. C&S correspondingly offers services for design and testing as well as flexible test tools.
Standards being supported:
- CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST, customer specific protocols
- AUTOSAR
- OSEK
C&S test services & C&S test tools for:
- OSI layer 1 - Transceiver
- OSI layer 2 - Data Link
- OSI layer >2 - Communication drivers
- OSI layer ">7" - Systems
- Operating system, NM, COM
- Autosar software on PC or in realtime on real hardware
- Electronic Control Units and systems
C&S group perform test services either in C&S labs or at customers' sites checking the compliance of an implementation under test to the corresponding specification or standard. Also C&S sells its validated test systems as a product to customers and teaches them how to use them.
