From design to implementation using the Parallel Program Generator

The development of parallel applications usually require the use of different techniques for each of the phases of development. The paper reports on the process of moving from the design of a parallel real time application into its implementation using the Parallel Program Generator. This tool is part of a visual environment for the development of parallel real time programs, an integrated environment for the development of applications executed in a parallel machine. The aim of the tool being described here is to facilitate the generation and debugging of source code of parallel real time applications. As the aim of the environment is to provide continuity in the development of projects using the most common development methods (traditional or object oriented), an example is provided in order to show the potential of the tool, whose first version is available for downloading at http://www.dc.ufscar.br/~tev/tev.html