{"id":946,"date":"2018-03-21T14:19:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/xpedition\/?p=946"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:30:14","slug":"whats-new-in-xpedition-system-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/electronic-systems-design\/2018\/03\/21\/whats-new-in-xpedition-system-design\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in Xpedition \u2013 System Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the previous What\u2019s New in Xpedition<\/a> blog post, we reviewed the new data management functionality that is available in the Xpedition VX.2 series of releases. We looked at the innovative functionality that is available for sharing IP, along with the new functions that provide for management of 3D component models and rapid comparison of designs. In this blog post, we\u2019ll take a look under the hood and check out what\u2019s new in the area of System Design<\/strong>. Xpedition\u2019s multi-board system design functionality improves design team productivity and reduces development cost by replacing inefficient manual system design processes with an automated, fully integrated, collaborative workflow. System Designer<\/a> enables automated synchronization between all levels of abstraction in a multi-board system, improving design team productivity and reducing product development cost.<\/p>\n

With the VX.2 series of releases, System Designer delivers Interface Control Document (ICD) based integration between the multi-board system design and the system of systems project. ICD\u2019s are a key element of systems engineering, as they define and control the interface(s) of a system, and thereby bound its requirements. The core of the ICD is the unit\u2019s electrical interface describing the pins, signals (inputs, outputs), electrical characteristics and connectors. ICD\u2019s include information about:<\/p>\n