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UML-based specifications of an embedded system oriented to HW/SW partitioning: a case study

Informazioni aggiuntive

Autori
Prevostini M., Balzarini F., Kostadinov A. N., Mankan S., Martinola A., Minosi A.
Tipo
Contributo in libro
Anno
2004
Lingua
Inglese
Abstract
The Unified Modelling Language (UML) is a language for specifying, visualizing, constructing, and documenting the artefacts of software systems, as well as for modeling 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 hardware/software partitioning solution in terms of cost, performance, size and consumption.
Libro
Languages for system specification: Selected contributions on UML, systemC, system Verilog, mixed-signal systems, and property specification from FDL''03
Editore
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pagina inizio
71
Pagina fine
84
ISBN
1-4020-7990-7
Parole chiave
embedded systems, HW/SW partitioning, system specifications, unified modeling language (UML)