TOPPERS / ATK2 Automotive Kernel Version 2 series is conformant with AUTOSAR, merging with OSEK / VDx specifications to enable next-generation automotive applications.
ATK2 was developed at the Nagoya University Embedded Systems Research Center (NCES) in collaboration with several companies and contributed to the TOPPERS project.
The ATK2/SC-1 port runs on all Tensilica processors.
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