A component-based UML profile to model embedded real-time systems designed by the MDA approach

Author

Lu, Shourong ; Halang, Wolfgang A. ; Zhang, Lichen

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Fernuniversitat, Hagen, Germany

fYear

2005

fDate

17-19 Aug. 2005

Firstpage

563

Lastpage

566

Abstract

A component-based UML profile is built to develop embedded real-time systems. To specify the specific characteristics of embedded systems, the model driven architecture (MDA) approach and component-based modeling are employed. Component-based UML models are designed as Platform Independent Models (PIM) to be translated to platform specific models (PSM) for target-platform implementation, which deal with functional and non-functional properties. Taking specific platform features into regard, specific component models result from transformations mapping a platform-independent component model to either the process and experiment automation real-time language (PEARL) or to function blocks according to IEC 61131-3 or IEC 61499. Both PIM and PSM are collected in a UML profile which can be used as an application framework in developing embedded real-time systems.

Keywords

Unified Modeling Language; embedded systems; object-oriented programming; software architecture; IEC 61131-3; IEC 61499; component-based UML profile; component-based modeling; embedded real-time systems; experiment automation real-time language; function blocks; model driven architecture; platform independent models; platform specific models; process automation real-time language; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer science; Design engineering; Embedded computing; Embedded software; Embedded system; IEC standards; Real time systems; Unified modeling language;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications, 2005. Proceedings. 11th IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1533-2306

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2346-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RTCSA.2005.6

Filename

1541142