KANZI - ThunderSoft

Kanzi One

The first and only all-in-one toolchain for the creation of signature UIs in the modern, intelligent cockpit, Kanzi One provides the most capable automotive-centric graphics engine, the deepest integration with Android, and a new UI framework for optimal workflow and performance.

NEW RENDERING PIPELINE

Platform-independent graphics engine for best in-class 3D rendering

Kanzi FOR ANDROID

Native Java support for uniquely deep Android integration

NEW UI WORKFLOW

Optimized UI workflow for extreme efficiency

NEW RENDERING PIPELINE

Built-in physically based HDR rendering pipeline simplifying the creation of high-quality graphics

Physically based material model

Deformations, e.g. skinning and morphing

Real-time dynamic soft shadows

Real-time planar reflections

Environment and IBL lighting

HDR, tone mapping, and antialiasing

New environment map workflow

Postprocessing for true cinematic effects

Drop shadow, blur, mask, blend modes, etc

Bloom, vignette, FXAA/SMAA, chromatic aberration, SSAO, depth of field, and more

Supported formats

Newly added glTF file format support for access to thousands of high-quality 3D models

Support for COLLADA, FBX, OBJ file formats

Kanzi FOR ANDROID

The Kanzi architecture has been renewed for full compatibility with the Android OS and ecosystem. Kanzi guarantees powerful graphics on top of any Android functionality, without compromise.

: Native Java and Kotlin support

: Kanzi Engine integrated into Android UI thread

: Android Studio for development

: Free composition of Kanzi views within Android UI

NEW UI WORKFLOW

The new Activity System allows projects to be structured into small, manageable UI parts. Each part is dynamically loaded only when needed and unloaded when not active, for extreme efficiency in design workflow and performance.

Boost your productivity with Kanzi One

COST REDUCTION

Kanzi enables fast prototyping and easy deployment to target, with out-of-the-box solutions for connectivity, simulation, debugging, and profiling.

80% UI CODE ELIMINATED

Kanzi provides fully visual HMI editing through its powerful UI framework. The newly added Java API enables smooth integration with Android.

FASTER TIME-TO-MARKET

Kanzi Studio promotes an efficient development workflow where designers and developers work in parallel on the different HMI components.

Kanzi One is a commercial package including the Kanzi core—Kanzi Studio and Kanzi Engine—plus a variety of feature packs further enhancing your HMI in relation to connectivity, mapping, visual effects, 3D vision, and preview capabilities.

Kanzi STUDIO

The core HMI development tool used around the globe for state-of-the-art multi-screen UIs

FOR DESIGNERS

: Automotive assets and libraries

: Real-time preview with VR capabilities

: Multi-language support

: Visual editing

: Touch, voice, and gesture control

: Backward compatiblity

FOR DEVELOPERS

: Plugins in C++, Java, and Kotlin

: Profiling and debugging

: Long-term support

: Easy deployment to target

: Easy data integration

: UI and UX logic control

Kanzi ENGINE

The most powerful real-time graphics engine for automotive HMIs, combining physically based HDR rendering with a production-proven runtime

: Extendable architecture via plugins

: Platform-independent output binaries

: Production-proven automotive compliance

: Functional safety

: Vector graphics

: Particle effects

Fully customizable connectivity platform bringing automotive electronics, consumer devices, and the cloud under one single interface.

By enabling a Service-Oriented Architecture, Kanzi Connect lets you exploit local and remote services in a structured and controlled way.

Share data, content, and services across devices
Synchronize multiple screens to any event
Distribute services to different devices
Set up content databases
Simulate data flow and HMI functionalities in Kanzi Studio

Award-winning map design environment to enhance the navigation experience with elegant and unique graphics.

Kanzi Maps allows you to integrate map data from various sources in a coherent HMI design and to fully control the rendering of each information layer.

Start building with included templates
Create contextual theming for different driving conditions
Align the look of all displays in the car
Simulate navigation to test your design

State-of-the-art particle effects tailored to the automotive industry boosting your UI with eye-catching visuals.

Kanzi Particles enables astounding animations and transition effects such as morphing, fluids, sparks, glowing trails, dust, smoke, rain, and snow.

Bring user interfaces to life by adding more visual stimuli to the UI or splash screen
Create impressive background animations, simulating fluid flow and movement inside and outside the car
Control the physical characteristics, movement, number, and lifetime of particles

Realistic-depth enabler for autostereoscopic displays. Kanzi Autostereoscopy provides a foundation for creating 3D views inside the car with a realistic perception of depth.

Create three-dimensional gauges and content on the display
Prompt the driver with safety-critical information
Enhance map view and offer rear-seat entertainment in 3D

New workflow accelerator shortening your design cycle and simplifying the decision-making process.

The virtual environment enables simulation of the UI in a variety of contexts, allowing designers to rely on an immersive, real-time, interactive preview.

Use Kanzi VR with or without the VR headset for early validation of your HMI design
Preview and interact with complex multi-display HMIs in a virtual environment
Create and validate the different scenarios impacting the appearance of your user interface

Kanzi FOR MCUs

Development tools for designing and developing high-performance HMl for embedded microcontrollers (MCUs). Adopting the widely acclaimed Kanzi core technology in the industry, it supports mainstream automotive gauge level instrument MCUs in the market. And by supporting the Kanzi Studio toolchain, we have innovatively implemented cool 2D/2.5D advanced graphics dynamic effects on entry-level hybrid instrument hardware, bringing users high-quality human-computer interaction, rich vehicle status display information, and powerful functions. Enable customers to reduce hardware costs while also providing a better user experience for display devices driven by microcontrollers. Enable customers to create a smooth user interface on cost-effective microcontrollers (MCUs).

• Cool2D/2.5D advanced graphics dynamic effects

• Fully reuse Kanzi Ul assets and existing functionality

• Rich and scalable standardized interfaces

• Quickly and efficiently implement microcontroller (MCU) HMl products

Kanzi MASS PRODUCTION SOLUTION

▶ Kanzi 3D Launcher Solution

A user-defined automotive world. This design concept removes OS restrictions on working across screens. With functional security guaranteed, HMl which is based on different Os, can work and share on the same screen. On the same large screen, users can freely combine cluster and lVl information, configure vehicle HMl conveniently and quickly as they like, to design their unique vehicle HMl style.

• Transition from 2D to 3D
• Platform design through 2D
• Differentiated design through 3D
• Metaverse concept to create a 3D world

▶ Kanzi Auto Parking 3D Rendering Solution

Kanzi can render parking lot base map information into a visual simulation environment. The information of parking lines and indoor facilitiesis vividly displayed to create an immersive driving experience for users.

▶ Kanzi Map&ADAS Rendering Solution

Using sensory data from vehicles/2X devices, and HD/SD map data from map vendors to render a 3D map and describe driving intent of vehicle. Support lntegrate to multiple os. This product works with 3D maps, HD maps, lane-level navigation, V2x, and other scenarios to meet the diverse needs of car manufacturers and make driving safer and more fun.

▶ Kanzi 3D Car Setting Solution

A 3D car model that fully reflects reality. Each operable part changes the settings in real-time to be consistent with the physical parts, giving users a “what you see is what you get” experience, greatly improving interaction, and bringing users a sense of 3D rendering technology.