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UML-based Specifications of an Embedded System Oriented to HW/SW Partitioning: a Case Study

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Authors
Minosi A., Mankan S., Martinola A., Balzarini F., Kostadinov A. N., Prevostini M.
Type
Article in conference proceedings
Year
2003
Language
English
Abstract
The Unified Modelling Language (UML) is a language for specifying, visualizing, constructing, and documenting the artefacts of software systems, as well as for modelling business and other non-software systems. The UML represents a collection of best engineering practices that succeeded in modelling large and complex systems; it is interesting to envision its extension for specification and modelling of hardware-software systems as well, starting with the first design phases, i.e. prior to hardware-software partitioning. This paper analyses the development of a solution able to define the hardware/software partitioning of an embedded system starting from its UML system specifications. The case study chosen is a Wireless Meter Reader (WMR) dedicated to the measurement of energy consumption. The designers evaluated the hard-ware/software partitioning solution in terms of cost, performance, size and consumption.
Conference proceedings
FDL''03
Month
September
Start page number
226
End page number
237
Meeting place
Frankfurt
Keywords
embedded systems, HW/SW partitioning, unified modeling language (UML)