Patent ID: 7957951

Claim:
A method of translating physical addresses of a testable system into virtual addresses for use in a virtual testable system in a testing environment, the method comprising: inputting a system definition file into a translation utility of a testing environment, wherein the system definition file includes control parameters for a testable system and a plurality of physical addresses required for execution of the system definition file in the testable system; inputting a memory map file into the translation utility, the memory map representing a virtual memory space for a virtual testable system; generating virtual translation information by translating the physical addresses into virtual addresses using the memory map file; measuring and calibrating, by an observation system of the testing environment, the testable system using the system definition file, wherein the observation system connects to the testable system via a physical interface; wherein the testable system comprises an electronic control unit (ECU) used in a motor vehicle and configured to detect and calculate characteristics of the motor vehicle; and measuring and calibrating, by the observation system of the testing environment, the virtual testable system using the virtual translation information, wherein the observation system connects to the virtual testable system via a virtual interface.