OmniAir TCI Now Open-Source

OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, is making its OmniAir’s C-V2X Test Control Interface for device and test systems available for public use via an open-source license. The OmniAir Test Control Interface, developed by contributions of OmniAir volunteer members, enables a streamlined approach to testing and certifying C-V2X devices. The OmniAir Test Control Interface is provided at no cost for research, testing, and commercial use under the open-source Apache License 2.0. ITS stakeholder developers and engineers are encouraged to contribute to the code to improve and extend its capabilities. 

To Access Our TCI repository on GitHub

Click here “OmniAir® is committed to advancing connected vehicle testing and certification worldwide through open collaboration and cooperation,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “Making our Test Control Interface broadly available will help to make C-V2X testing more effective and efficient, accelerating the development of new and enhanced V2X products and services.” By opening the OmniAir TCI repository for public use, implementors benefit from the years of TCI development by OmniAir and our volunteer members. The open repository will harmonize the TCI library and code sets across all connected vehicle product testing environments introducing more interoperable devices into the marketplace. Our TCI enables automated controlled response testing for V2X devices. The TCI supports 802.11p, 3GPP, 1609.x, J2945/1, and J3161/1, in addition to C-V2X test scripts, utilize standard protocols between test tools and devices that allow for automated, controlled, and repeatable testing. The TCI is scalable and enables users to push “AT” commands and to change XML config files to C-V2X devices under test. These updates will help lower the overall cost of certification testing as the process is automated. The advantages of using OmniAir’s TCI for the system under test development are as follows.

1. Decrease time spent developing, testing, and debugging a system under test.
2. Ease of testing by providing V2X-compliant test cases and message formats.
3. Ease of access by providing a TCI repository to the public under the open-source Apache License 2.0.
4. Offers rich scalability allowing extensions to the existing ASN.1 commands or adding new commands to the library.
5. Radio agnostic – the TCI code is implemented at the protocol level allowing any radio or modem layer to interface with it.

OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for C-V2X devices through a network of test laboratories worldwide. OmniAir is the only certification body to offer full-stack certification for C-V2X roadside units (RSU), onboard units (OBU), and modules. OmniAir Certified® devices assure deployers that devices conform to industry standards and meet minimal interoperability and security requirements. About OmniAir Consortium   OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles. OmniAir‘s membership includes public agencies, private companies, research institutions, and independent test laboratories. www.omniair.org.