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

  • Authors:

  • Mauro Prevostini;Francesco Balzarini;Atanas Nikolov Kostadinov;Srinivas Mankan;Aris Martinola;Antonio Minosi

  • Affiliations:

  • Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI), University of Lugano, Switzerland;Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI), University, of Lugano, Switzerland;Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI), University of Lugano, Switzerland;Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI), University of Lugano, Switzerland;Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI), University of Lugano, Switzerland;Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALaRI), University of Lugano, Switzerland

  • Venue:
  • Languages for system specification
  • Year:
  • 2004

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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.