FlexStack(R) Community Edition

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Short description

FlexStack(R) is a software library implementing the ETSI C-ITS protocol stack. Its aim is to facilitate and accelerate the development and integration of software applications on vehicles, vulnerable road users (VRU), and roadside infrastructure that requires the exchange of V2X messages (compliant with ETSI standards) with other actors of the V2X ecosystem.

Pre-requisites

Supported Operating Systems

This library can run on any system that supports Python 3.8 or higher.

It’s important to remark that depending on the Access Technologies used, the library may require additional dependencies. For example, to use C-V2X with Qualcomm-based solutions, the library requires the cross-compilation of the “C-V2X Link Layer” that enables the usage of C-V2X directly by this message library.

Dependencies

All dependencies can be found in the requirements.txt file. To install them, run the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

On the Access Layer, the dependencies depend on the Access Technology used. Specific tutorials and examples can be found elsewhere.

Build tools

The library is built using Python. To build the library, run the following command:

python -m build

It requires the setuptools and wheel packages. If they are not installed, they can be installed using the following command:

pip install setuptools wheel

Other dependencies

Depending on the specific use case or application intended, there might be additional dependencies. For example, the usage of an MQTT broker to send and receive messages from the V2X library.

Installation

Library can be easily installed using the following command:

pip install v2xflexstack

Developers

Source

This code has been developed within the following research and innovation projects:

  • CARAMEL (Grant Agreement No. 833611) – Funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, focusing on cybersecurity for connected and autonomous vehicles.

  • PLEDGER (Grant Agreement No. 871536) – A Horizon 2020 project aimed at edge computing solutions to improve performance and security.

  • CODECO (Grant Agreement No. 101092696) – A Horizon Europe initiative addressing cooperative and connected mobility.

  • SAVE-V2X (Grant Agreement No. ACE05322000044) – Focused on V2X communication for vulnerable road user safety, and funded by ACCIO.

  • PoDIUM (Grant Agreement No. 101069547) – Funded under the Horizon 2021 programme, this project focuses on accelerating the implementation of connected, cooperative and automated mobility technology.

License

This code is licensed under the terms of the AGPL. Information about the license can be located at https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html.

Please, refer to FlexStack Community Edition as a dependence of your works.

If you find that this license doesn’t fit with your requirements regarding the use, distribution, or redistribution of our code for your specific work, please, don’t hesitate to contact the intellectual property managers in i2CAT at the following address: techtransfer@i2cat.net. Also, in the following page, you’ll find more information about the current commercialization status or other licensees: Under Development.

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