Using MDA to Automate the Integration of Virtual Platforms for System-Level Simulation

Abstract

This paper presents the work performed at (removed for blind review) to automate the integration of virtual systems development (VSD) and simulation in its embedded software development process. The approach is based on a combination of metamodels, model transformations and design patterns, the SysML standard and the use of the open source Eclipse framework. The purpose is to derive all the design refinements, including the production code and the code used for simulation and verification from a single set of SysML models. Stereotypes and model transformations are defined to allow the integration of automatically generated interfaces and manually produced code implementing virtual platforms for the simulation of HW/SW heterogeneous systems on the SIMICS platform.