An implementation of an AUTOSAR Software Component fundamentally is independent from:

• The type of microcontroller of the ECU on which the AUTOSAR Software Component is mapped.
• The type of ECU on which the AUTOSAR Software Component is mapped. The AUTOSAR infrastructure takes care of providing the software component with a standardized view on the ECU hardware (such as the ECU input/output periphery)
• The location of the other AUTOSAR Software Components with which the software component interacts. The software component description precisely describes the data or services that the component provides or requires. The component does not need to know if these services or data elements are provided from components on the same ECU or are coming from components that run on a different ECU. The implementation of the software component therefore is also network technology independent.
• The number of times a software component is instantiated in a system or within one ECU.