udsxml2tex 0.18.1

Convert AUTOSAR DCM/CanTp/DEM arxml to LaTeX UDS (ISO 14229 / 15765) specification documents

udsxml2tex

Convert AUTOSAR DCM/CanTp/DEM arxml to LaTeX UDS specification documents

A Python library that parses AUTOSAR DCM (Diagnostic Communication Manager), CanTp (CAN Transport Protocol), and DEM (Diagnostic Event Manager) arxml configuration files and automatically generates ISO 14229 (UDS) / ISO 15765 (UDS on CAN) specification documents in LaTeX, HTML, or PDF format.

Features

DCM — Application Layer (ISO 14229-1)

• Diagnostic sessions (P2/P2* timing)
• Security access levels (seed/key sizes, attempt counters, algorithm refs)
• UDS service table (SID, sub-functions, NRCs, addressing modes) — full message format tables for all 24 standard UDS services
• Data Identifiers (DIDs) — data element layout, read/write access, sessions
• Routine Control — start/stop/result support, in/out parameters
• DTC definitions (DcmDspDtc) — extended data records, snapshot records
• Named DTC groups (DcmDspGroupOfDTC) for ClearDTC / ReadDTC
• Memory ranges (ReadMemoryByAddress / WriteMemoryByAddress)
• IO Control DIDs (InputOutputControlByIdentifier 0x2F)
• Periodic DIDs (ReadDataByPeriodicIdentifier 0x2A)
• DID ranges (DcmDspDidRange)
• Dynamic DIDs (DynamicallyDefineDataIdentifier 0x2C)
• Authentication configuration (ISO 14229-1:2020 §9.6)
• ResponseOnEvent configuration (ISO 14229-1 §9.9)
• LinkControl supported baud rates (fixed + specific, ISO 14229-1 §9.10)
• Max block length for Upload/Download services (ISO 14229-1 §13)
• ClearDiagnosticInformation notifications
• Multi-client / multi-protocol configuration (ISO 14229-1 Annex D)
• Access Timing Parameters (ISO 14229-2)
• DSL buffer sizes, protocol type, connection mode

CanTp — Transport Layer (ISO 15765-2)

• Channel parameters (Block Size, STmin, channel mode, CAN-FD detection)
• ISO 15765-2 timing parameters (N_As, N_Bs, N_Cs, N_Ar, N_Br, N_Cr)
• Addressing format and padding configuration

DEM — Diagnostic Event Manager (ISO 14229-1 §11)

• General configuration (DTC status bit storage, availability support)
• DTC Status Availability Mask — explicit or derived from DemGeneral flags (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.5)
• DTC Severity Availability Mask (ISO 14229-1 Annex C.3.1)
• DTC Format Identifier derived from DemTypeOfDTCSupported (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.6)
• DemDTC entries — DTC value, severity, kind, significance, priority, aging
• OBD DTC values (ISO 15031-6) and WWH-OBD DTC class (ISO 27145)
• Combined DTC definitions (DemCombinedDTC)
• Freeze frame classes and DID references (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.3)
• Extended data record classes (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.4)
• Operation cycles, event parameters, enable/storage conditions
• Event memory configuration (Primary, Mirror, Permanent)
• Indicators (MIL / warning lamp behaviour)

Output and tooling

• Multiple output formats — LaTeX (.tex), HTML, and direct PDF compilation
• ARXML validation — pre-parse checks with detailed warnings
• Interactive mode — step-by-step guided generation via CLI wizard
• Config file support — save/load generation settings as JSON
• Dry-run mode — preview parsed specification summary without file output
• NRC 0x22 detail extraction from C source code (heuristic pattern matching)
• Per-service UML sequence diagrams (NRC decision flow)
• Customizable via Jinja2 templates and udsspec document class
• Available as CLI command, interactive wizard, and Python API
• Merges multiple arxml files (e.g. DCM + CanTp + DEM)

Installation

pip install udsxml2tex

From source (for development):

git clone https://github.com/YutaroNakagama/udsxml2tex.git
cd udsxml2tex
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Usage

CLI (Direct Mode)

# Basic conversion
udsxml2tex input.arxml

# Specify output file
udsxml2tex input.arxml -o output.tex

# Override ECU name
udsxml2tex input.arxml --ecu-name "MyECU"

# Merge and convert multiple files (DCM + CanTp)
udsxml2tex dcm_config.arxml cantp_config.arxml -o merged_spec.tex

# Merge a separate DEM arxml file
udsxml2tex dcm_config.arxml --dem dem_config.arxml -o spec.tex

# Generate HTML output
udsxml2tex input.arxml --html -o spec.html

# Generate LaTeX and compile directly to PDF
udsxml2tex input.arxml --pdf -o spec.tex

# Dry run — preview parsed data without generating output
udsxml2tex input.arxml --dry-run

# Verbose logging
udsxml2tex input.arxml -v

Interactive Mode

Launch an interactive wizard that guides you through the entire generation process:

udsxml2tex -I

The wizard will ask you:

1. ARXML type — DCM, CanTp, or both
2. File paths — path to each ARXML file
3. ECU name
4. Item selection — which SIDs, DIDs, routines, and sessions to include
5. Timing parameters — whether to include P2/P2* and CanTp timing
6. NRC 0x22 details — for services supporting conditionsNotCorrect:
   • Free-text description, or
   • Path to C source code for automatic extraction
7. Document class — use default udsspec.cls or specify a custom .cls
8. Output path
9. Save config — optionally save all settings to a JSON file for reuse

Config File Mode

Use a previously saved configuration file to reproduce a generation run:

# Run from config file
udsxml2tex --config udsxml2tex_config.json

# Override specific settings on top of config
udsxml2tex --config udsxml2tex_config.json -o different_output.tex --ecu-name "NewECU"

Config files are JSON and can be created via interactive mode or manually:

{
  "arxml_type": "dcm",
  "dcm_arxml_path": "/path/to/dcm_config.arxml",
  "cantp_arxml_path": "",
  "include_services": [16, 34, 39],
  "include_dids": [61840, 61841],
  "include_routines": [],
  "include_sessions": [],
  "include_timing_params": true,
  "include_cantp_timing": true,
  "nrc22_details": {"34": "Flash memory is busy"},
  "ecu_name": "MyECU",
  "output_path": "output/uds_spec.tex",
  "cls_file_path": "",
  "template": "uds_spec.tex.j2",
  "template_dir": ""
}

Python API

from udsxml2tex import ArxmlParser, DemParser, TexGenerator

# Parse DCM (and optionally CanTp) ARXML
parser = ArxmlParser()
spec = parser.parse("path/to/dcm_config.arxml")

# Or merge multiple files (DCM + CanTp)
spec = parser.parse_multi(["dcm_config.arxml", "cantp_config.arxml"])

# Optionally merge a separate DEM arxml
DemParser().parse("dem_config.arxml", spec)

# Validate before parsing (returns list of warnings)
warnings = parser.validate("path/to/dcm_config.arxml")

# Generate LaTeX
generator = TexGenerator()
generator.generate(spec, "output/uds_spec.tex")

# Get as string
tex_content = generator.generate_string(spec)

# Generate HTML
html_path = generator.generate_html(spec, "output/uds_spec.html")

# Compile LaTeX to PDF (requires pdflatex or latexmk)
pdf_path = generator.compile_pdf("output/uds_spec.tex")

You can also use the config/interactive components programmatically:

from udsxml2tex import GenerationConfig, InteractiveSession
from udsxml2tex.interactive import generate_from_config

# Load and run from config
config = GenerationConfig.load("udsxml2tex_config.json")
generate_from_config(config)

# Or launch interactive mode from code
session = InteractiveSession()
session.run()

Custom Templates

You can use your own LaTeX templates:

generator = TexGenerator(template_dir="my_templates/")
generator.generate(spec, "output.tex", template_name="custom.tex.j2")

udsxml2tex input.arxml --template-dir my_templates/ --template custom.tex.j2

Document Class (udsspec.cls)

The generated documents use the udsspec document class, which encapsulates all package imports, page layout, header/footer styling, and custom commands. The .cls file is automatically copied alongside the output .tex file during generation.

When creating a custom template, use \documentclass{udsspec} and configure metadata via the following commands:

\documentclass{udsspec}

\ecuname{MyECU}              % ECU name (appears in header and title)
\docversion{2.0}             % Document version (default: 1.0)
\docresponsible{John Doe}    % Responsible person (header field)
\docauthor{Jane Smith}       % Author (header field)
\docfooter{CONFIDENTIAL}     % Footer text (default: Generated by udsxml2tex)

The class provides the following commands for use in document body:

Command	Example	Output
\serviceid{10}	\serviceid{10}	10₁₆
\hexval{FF}	\hexval{FF}	FF₁₆

Custom column types C{width} (centered) and L{width} (left-aligned) are also available.

Compiling to PDF

Via CLI (recommended)

# Compile to PDF directly
udsxml2tex input.arxml --pdf -o output.tex

Manual compilation

The generated .tex file can be compiled to PDF using pdflatex:

# Basic compilation
pdflatex output.tex

# Full compilation (recommended — resolves cross-references and TOC)
pdflatex output.tex && pdflatex output.tex

Note: A LaTeX distribution with pdflatex is required (e.g., TeX Live, MiKTeX). The udsspec.cls document class and tikz-uml.sty style file are bundled with the generated output, so no additional package installation is needed.

Generated Document Structure

The document is structured according to the OSI reference model:

1. Title Page — ECU name, date
2. Table of Contents
3. Document Overview — OSI layer mapping, generic UDS request/response sequence diagram
4. Transport Layer (ISO 15765-2 / CanTp) — Channel overview, timing parameters, addressing & padding
5. Session Layer (ISO 14229-2) — DSL configuration, diagnostic sessions (ID, P2/P2*/S3 timers), access timing parameters
6. Application Layer (ISO 14229-1)
   • Negative response common format & standard NRC code reference
   • Service Overview table — all services with session/security matrix
   • Per-service detail — message format, sub-functions, NRC list, UML sequence diagram
     • SecurityAccess (0x27) — security access level detail table
     • RoutineControl (0x31) — routine overview + parameter tables
     • LinkControl (0x87) — supported baud rates table
   • Data Identifiers (DIDs) — DID overview + data element layouts
   • Memory Ranges — read/write address ranges with session/security constraints
   • IO Control DIDs — control modes and mask sizes
   • Periodic DIDs — transmission modes and update periods
   • DID Ranges — consecutive DID blocks
   • Dynamic DIDs — DynamicallyDefineDataIdentifier configuration
   • Authentication (ISO 14229-1:2020 §9.6) — role, white-list, certificate/PSK
   • ControlDTCSetting / ClearDTC — CDTC status mask, default DTC group
   • Named DTC Groups — DcmDspGroupOfDTC entries
   • Upload/Download Max Block Length (ISO 14229-1 §13)
   • DCM General Configuration — function period, FIM trigger, error detection
   • Multi-Client Configuration (ISO 14229-1 Annex D) — protocol rows and connections
7. Diagnostic Event Manager (DEM) Configuration
   • DEM General Configuration
   • DTC Status Byte — Availability Mask table (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.1)
   • DTC Severity Availability Mask (ISO 14229-1 Annex C.3.1)
   • DEM DTC Definitions — value, severity, kind, significance, OBD DTC values
   • Combined DTC Definitions
   • Freeze Frame Classes (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.3)
   • Extended Data Record Classes (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.4)
   • Operation Cycles
   • Event Memory Configuration
   • Event Parameters, Indicators, Enable/Storage Conditions

Supported ARXML Elements

DCM module

Container	Parameters extracted
DcmDsl	Protocol type, buffer sizes, connection mode, periodic rates
DcmDslProtocolRow	Priority, preempt timeout, trans type (multi-client)
DcmDslConnection	Rx/Tx addresses, connection mode, end-of-connection type
DcmDspSession	Session level, P2/P2* timers, CommCtrl option mask
DcmDspSecurity / DcmDspSecurityRow	Level, seed/key sizes, attempt counter, delay times, algorithm ref
DcmDspDid	DID identifier, read/write access, data elements (position, size, type, unit)
DcmDspDidRange	Lower/upper limit, gaps, data length
DcmDspDynamicDid / DcmDspDDDID	DID identifier, max source elements
DcmDspRoutine	Routine ID, start/stop/result support, in/out parameters
DcmDspDtc	DTC value, severity, kind, extended data records, snapshot records
DcmDspGroupOfDTC	Group identifier (named DTC groups for ClearDTC/ReadDTC)
DcmDspMemoryRangeInfo	Start/end address, read/write access, session/security refs
DcmDspPeriodicDid	DID identifier, transmission mode, update period
DcmDspDidControl	Control mask size, freeze/reset/adjust support
DcmDspAuthentication	Role, white-list, certificate/PSK identity, attempt limit
DcmDspTimingRow	P2/P2*/S3 timing rows (ISO 14229-2 access timing)
DcmDspRequestFileTransfer	Max path/file size, format identifier, block size
DcmDspClearDTCNotification	Notification class
DcmDspLinkControl	Fixed/specific baud rate records
DcmDspMemory	Max block length, compression/encrypting methods
DcmDspCDTC	ControlDTCSetting status mask
DcmDspClearDTC	Clear DTC group
DcmDsdService	SID, sub-functions, NRCs, session/security refs, addressing mode
DcmGeneral	Main function period, FIM trigger, dev error detect

CanTp module

Container	Parameters extracted
CanTpGeneral	Main function period, CAN-FD enabled, WFTmax
CanTpChannel / CanTpRxNSdu / CanTpTxNSdu	BS, STmin, N_As/Bs/Cs/Ar/Br/Cr, addressing format, padding, channel mode, FC DL

DEM module

Container	Parameters extracted
DemGeneral	Status bit flags, operation cycle storage, DTC status/severity/format masks
DemOperationCycle	Cycle ID, type, autostart
DemDTC	DTC value; via DemDTCAttributes: severity, kind, significance, priority, aging, OBD DTC, WWH-OBD class, freeze frame/extended data class refs
DemCombinedDTC	Combined DTC number, event references
DemEventParameter	Event ID, kind, confirmation threshold, debounce config, DTC ref, indicator refs
DemIndicator	Indicator ID, behaviour, failure/healing cycle thresholds
DemEnableCondition	Condition ID, initial status
DemStorageCondition	Condition ID, initial status, replacement event ref
DemPrimaryMemory / DemUserDefinedMemory / DemMirrorMemory / DemPermanentMemory	Max entries, displacement strategy, storage/freeze frame triggers
DemFreezeFrameClass	DID references captured in snapshot (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.3)
DemExtendedDataClass	Record number, data size, update trigger (ISO 14229-1 §11.3.4)

Supports AUTOSAR R4.x arxml format.

Requirements

• Python >= 3.9
• lxml >= 4.9.0
• Jinja2 >= 3.1.0
• LaTeX distribution (for compiling the generated .tex files)

License

MIT License