Create Your First DaVinci Project

In this section, you’ll learn how to create a new project from scratch.

Create DaVinci Project

To get started, you can create a new DaVinci Project using several available methods.

For a minimal setup without predefined configurations, use the DaVinci Configurator extension in Visual Studio Code to create a simple project quickly and efficiently.

  1. Create a project folder on your disc.

  2. Open your project folder in VS Code.

  3. With right click in your project folder explorer the menu will be open and select New DaVinci Project.

  4. Select a BSW package for your project and click Select.

  5. Give your project a name and click Create.

  6. You will see that the project with .dvjson file-extension will be created.

Edit BSW Specifications

Once a project has been created using the appropriate BSW package, it is important to set the BSW-specific parameters in the project settings files to prevent potential errors.

There might be some project-specific parameters that cannot be automatically added to your project settings, as multiple valid values may exist depending on your project. To ensure a correct initial ECU configuration, manually add your MultiDriverModules and their corresponding Cluster Modules to the comControllerMappings section.

  1. Open your project in VS Code application.

  2. Navigate to /Settings and open /Settings/Ifp.json project setting file. You will see this in your file:

    {
    "$schema": "../Output/Schema/Ifp.settings.schema.json"
}

  3. With the installed DaVinci Configurator Extension you can now add BSW specific parameters by auto-complition Ctrl+Space. Add MultiDriverModules and Cluster Modules in comControllerMappings. This may look like this:

    {
    "$schema": "../Output/Schema/Ifp.settings.schema.json",
    "moduleDefinitionMappings": [
    {
        "moduleConfigName": "TcpIp",
        "moduleDefinitionPath": "/MICROSAR/TcpIp"
    },
    {
        "moduleConfigName": "Fee",
        "moduleDefinitionPath": "/MICROSAR/Fee"
    },
    {
        "moduleConfigName": "Nvm",
        "moduleDefinitionPath": "/MICROSAR/Nvm"
    }
    ],
    "comControllerMappings": [
    {
        "clusterPath": "/Topology/Cluster/ETHCluster",
        "moduleDefinitionPath": "/MICROSAR/Eth_Canoeemu/Eth"
    },
    {
        "clusterPath": "/Cluster/CAN",
        "moduleDefinitionPath": "/MICROSAR/Can_CanoeemuCanoe/Can"
    }
    ]
}

  4. Save your changes by Ctrl+S to apply these modifications in the Ifp.json project setting file.