Principles of Object-Oriented design and the role of
UML as a standard

Time: 9.15 - 10.00

An introduction to the use of UML and how it can be implemented for real-time systems, helping to keep your project on schedule and within budget by improving team communication.

• UML as a common baseline for Real-time projects
• Incremental development and improved control throughout the lifecycle
• Re-use of design and the exploitation of legacy systems
• Improved communication within the project team and with management
• Future Direction of UML
  
- Is UML 2 a reality?
- Achieving platform independence through Model Driven Architecture

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Realtime Operating Systems - Advances in RTOS Architecture

Time: 10.00 - 10.45

A discussion on how Realtime Operating Systems have advanced in design to address the needs of both deeply embedded systems as well as complex multi-cpu and mixed cpu/dsp systems.

• Basic Principles of Realtime Operating Systems
• Interprocess Communication
• Advances in Memory Allocation Techniques
• Multi CPU / Mixed CPU/DSP concepts
• Fault Tolerance / High Availability
• Error Handling
• Systems Level Debug Tools

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Introduction to "System On Programmable Chip"

Time: 11.00 - 11.45

The recent introduction of the System On a Programmable Chip (SOPC) provides developers with a new and diverse range of silicon implementation capabilities enabling advantages of costs saving and risk reduction during the product development cycle. This discussion explores how these are derived and how they might be explored through examples.

• System On a Programmable Chip (SOPC)
• Excalibur ARM Architecture Features
• Development Tool Support
• Remote Reconfiguration
• Examples

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Shortening the Development Cycle - Understanding Debugging

Time: 11.45 - 12.30

This presentation will discuss the basic principles of debugging technology and look at recent advances at the increasing demands being placed on the role of the debug tool. With the correct selection of the debug tools times to market can be dramatically reduced. Special emphasis in this presentation will be given to:

• History/background of debugging
• Breakpoint - software vs. on-chip
• Debugging code from ROM/FLASH
• Next Generation debugging - on-chip Trace
• Using your debugger to profile and provide code coverage
• Is your debugger aware of your chosen RTOS?
• Protocol Analysis from your debugger
• Debugging your FPGA
• The future - multicore concepts

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Meet Presenters

After lunch, the presenters will be available to discuss projects in details and provide demonstrations of their technology.

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