A software framework for real-time embedded automation and control systems

It is clear that there is a need to promote the reuse in software development. In the case of real-time embedded system, component based software development can promote such reuse. In this paper we introduce the design of a framework based on components to develop embedded real-time control and automation systems. The basis platforms are the Linux/RT operating system and the embedded system TINI (tiny Internet interfaces) from Dallas semiconductor. The TINI is used as an embedded interface to an automation and control intelligent sensor network application and the Linux/RT is used to implement the real-time server front-end. The Java programming language and design patterns are used to develop the framework.