Adapting model driven architecture for modeling heterogeneous embedded S/W components

Abstract

In this paper, we propose MDA based approach for Modeling Embedded Software with xUML to solve reusable problems of the heterogeneous embedded software. Through our proposed method we produce 'Target Independent Meta Model' (TIM) which is transformed into 'Target Specific Model' (TSM) and which is generated 'Target Dependent Code'(TDC) via TSM. We would like to reuse a metamodel to develop heterogeneous embedded software systems. To achieve this mechanism, we extend xUML' to solve unrepresented elements (such as real things about concurrency, and real time, etc) on dynamic modeling of a particular system. As a result, it is possible to develop s/w independent of hardware with reusability of models. So we adapt the MDA mechanism for embedded s/w development, which can reduce the costs and lifecycle of s/w development. It contains one example which illustrates the proposed approach.