Model-Driven Performance Evaluation and Formal Verification for Multi-level Embedded System Design

Daniela Genius, Letitia W. Li, Ludovic Apvrille

2017

Abstract

The design methodology of an embedded system should start with a system-level partitioning dividing functions into hardware and software. However, since this partitioning decision is taken at a high level of abstraction, we propose regularly validating the selected partitioning during software development. The paper introduces a new model-based engineering process with a supporting toolkit, first performing system-level partitioning, and then assessing the partitioning choices thus obtained at different levels of abstraction during software design. This assessment shall in particular validate the assumptions made on system-level (e.g. on cache miss rates) that cannot be precisely determined without low-level hardware model. High-level partitioning simulations/verification rely on custom model-checkers and abstract models of software and hardware, while low-level prototyping simulations rely on automatically generated C-POSIX software code executing on a cycle-precise virtual prototyping platform. An automotive case study on an automatic braking application illustrates our complete approach.

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Genius D., W. Li L. and Apvrille L. (2017). Model-Driven Performance Evaluation and Formal Verification for Multi-level Embedded System Design . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD, ISBN 978-989-758-210-3, pages 78-89. DOI: 10.5220/0006140600780089


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@conference{modelsward17,
author={Daniela Genius and Letitia W. Li and Ludovic Apvrille},
title={Model-Driven Performance Evaluation and Formal Verification for Multi-level Embedded System Design},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,},
year={2017},
pages={78-89},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006140600780089},
isbn={978-989-758-210-3},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,
TI - Model-Driven Performance Evaluation and Formal Verification for Multi-level Embedded System Design
SN - 978-989-758-210-3
AU - Genius D.
AU - W. Li L.
AU - Apvrille L.
PY - 2017
SP - 78
EP - 89
DO - 10.5220/0006140600780089