A Simulation Framework for Rapid Development of Microprocessor Based Measurement Systems

Author

Corbellini, Simone ; Ferraris, Franco ; Parvis, Marco

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino

fYear

2006

fDate

24-27 April 2006

Firstpage

1348

Lastpage

1352

Abstract

This paper describes a framework which can be used to simplify the development of microprocessor based instruments. The framework is based on digital simulators which describe the behavior of the different blocks and a message interchange protocol which allows the simulators to communicate in order to emulate the complete measuring systems. By means of this protocol multiple simple simulators can cooperatively work in situations where microcontrollers and several digital peripherals are present and are requested to exchange digital data

Keywords

computerised instrumentation; digital simulation; measurement systems; microcontrollers; peripheral interfaces; protocols; digital simulators; message interchange protocol; microcontrollers; microprocessor based instruments; microprocessor based measurement systems; Circuit simulation; Communication standards; Computational modeling; Instruments; Intelligent sensors; Microcontrollers; Microprocessors; Protocols; Signal generators; System testing; Microcontroller simulator; Microprocessor simulator; Network of simulators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2006. IMTC 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Sorrento

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9359-7

Electronic_ISBN

1091-5281

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2006.328559

Filename

4124562