Smart Car Network Simulation System

This repository serves as the central core and distributed simulation platform for the Smart Car project. To prevent high CPU load and ensure real-time simulation execution, the hardware architecture is split across multiple interconnected Proteus environments communicating via virtual serial interfaces (COMPIM). The firmware for each STM32 microcontroller node is developed in separate repositories and integrated into this workspace as Git Submodules.

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🛠 Project Structure & Submodules

💻 Hardware & Simulation

• SmartCar_Simulation.pdsprj
  The main standalone Proteus hardware simulation file.
• SmartCar_Compim_Communication/
  Directory containing the optimized, multi-file Proteus simulation layout where separate nodes communicate seamlessly via COMPIM serial port modules.

🔌 Firmware Nodes (STM32 Submodules)

• Salar-SmartCar/
  Firmware for the Display & Master Node. Acts as the central system coordinator, handles menu state machines, and manages the character LCD display interface.
• Hossein-SmartCar/
  Firmware for the Safety Node (Responsible for TPMS monitoring, obstacle flags, and emergency alert transmissions).
• Parinaz-SmartCar/
  Firmware for the Environment Node (Manages ambient temperature, light sensors, and PWM-based lighting automation).
• Mahdi-SmartCar/
  Firmware for the Status Node (Tracks critical vehicle telemetry including current speed and battery state of charge).
• Sobhan-SmartCar/
  Firmware for the AI Node (Implements real-time computer vision/obstacle avoidance workflows, utilizing TinyML).

📊 External Interfaces

• SmartCar-Dashboard/
  Frontend web application and telemetric dashboard for remote monitoring of the smart vehicle's data.

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🔄 Distributed Simulation Setup (COMPIM)

To run the simulation smoothly without encountering the "Simulation is not running in real time" error:

1. Install a Virtual Serial Port Driver (e.g., VSPD or com0com).
2. Create virtual COM port pairs (e.g., COM1 ↔ COM2, COM3 ↔ COM4, etc.).
3. Open the distributed schematics inside the SmartCar_Compim_Communication/ folder.
4. Configure the COMPIM blocks in each Proteus instance to point to the respective virtual cross-over COM ports matching your baud rate settings.
5. Run the instances simultaneously to observe the fully integrated system behavior.

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🚀 Setup and Cloning Instructions (Important)

Since this project relies on multiple Git Submodules, you must clone it recursively to ensure all sub-node firmwares are downloaded automatically.

1. Correct way to clone the project:

git clone --recursive <repository_link>