Several design patterns are defined to make systems more flexible and extensible. The main goal of this work is to show how the representation of these kinds of patterns, which we refer to as ...

This paper analyses a leading-edge Set-top Box (STB) design for architecture reference patterns. Specifically, the following contributions are made: (i) identifying and documenting (in UML) STB ...

Embedded systems usually need only a UML core subset, consisting of use cases, classes and objects, and statecharts. In recent years, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has been successfully used to ...

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has already received considerable acceptance in the domain of telecommunication and automotive systems, and now we see emerging activities in the field of SoC ...

UML model driven design is a long way from being useful in embedded design, according to users of the high level design tool. Speakers at the recent Embedded Systems Show called for more standard ...

A trustworthy, reusable component will clearly advertise the set of services it provides in its interface. More information can be gained about how to use a service by examining an operation's ...

PARIS — A first technology solution has emerged from the European Union's Framework7 SATURN project: a UML/SysML-based hardware/software co-design solution based on Artisan Studio, a modeling suite ...

LONDON — Axilica Ltd. (Loughborough, England), is introducing an EDA tool called FalconML that helps take engineers from UML descriptions of systems down to SystemC descriptions and to FPGA or ASIC ...