An evaluation of the VME architecture for use in embedded systems education

Authors:
Kenneth G. Ricks;David J. Jackson;William A. Stapleton
Affiliations:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Venue:
ACM SIGBED Review - Special issue: The first workshop on embedded system education (WESE)
Year:
2005

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Abstract

The VMEbus is an IEEE standard architecture upon which many embedded and real-time systems are built. It has existed for nearly 25 years and has been extensively used for military, industrial, and aerospace applications. This paper describes the general characteristics of the VMEbus architecture, specifically relating these characteristics to aspects of embedded systems education included as components of the IEEE/ACM CE2004 computer engineering model curriculum. Portions of this model curriculum are currently being implemented at universities across the country as part of an increasing effort to address the need for embedded systems education. This evaluation will help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this architecture as a general-purpose embedded systems educational tool.