Development of embedded systems – from RTCP-net model to Ada code.pdf

Part 2: Specification Development of embedded systems – from RTCP-net model to Ada code Marcin Szpyrka Institute of Automatics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland mszpyrka@.pl Abstract. The paper describes some aspects of the development of control em- bedded systems concerned with the transformation from a formal RTCP-net model into Ada 2005 source code. RTCP-nets have been defined, among other things, to equip coloured Petri nets with capability of direct modelling of elements typ- ical for concurrent programming in Ada, such as task priorities, timeouts, etc. Hence, it is possible to define an algorithm for a semi-automatic transformation from a model into an implementation. Especially, the possibility is concerned with systems implemented in accordance with Ada Ravenscar Profile that limits the set of acceptable language constructions. 1 Introduction Using of formal methods in the embedded systems development process may reduce the amount of testing and ensure more dependable software ([6]). Formal methods can be used at different stages in the development process ([4]). Especially, it is possible to design a system model at any abstract level. This paper focuses on the transformation from a detailed system model into an Ada 2005 implementation. The presented approach is based on a subclass of coloured Petri nets (CP-nets), the so-called RTCP-nets ([7], [8], [9]). RTCP-nets are an adaptation of CP-nets to make modelling and verification of embedded systems easier and more efficient. To enable semi-automatic