Nelson.Weiderman@SEI.CMU.EDU (08/07/86)
As part of its Ada program, the Software Engineering Institute is planning to build a hardware/software testbed to study the issues regarding the use of Ada in real-time embedded systems. This testbed must be flexible, reconfigurable, and evolvable so that we can experiment with and assess a number of run-time environments. One aspect of the project will be to implement a real-time embedded system application that is representative of a broad spectrum of problems. We have already been in contact with ARTEWG, but we would like to solicit the broader Ada community for information on previous experience with such testbed creation and also on candidate applications. These applications, in addition to being representative of the entire class of problems, should ideally have well-documented designs and test plans, be publically available, and be implementable by a small group of software engineers in less than a year. Direct inputs as well as pointers to other sources are solicited. Nelson Weiderman Tel: (412) 268-7789 Software Engineering Institute ARPA: weiderman@sei.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213
czaplick@NADC.ARPA (08/19/86)
I'm responding to your request for samples of real-time embedded computer systems for Ada test bed implementation. Over the last few years we have been developing benchmark experiments which involve the requirements, design, and development using Ada. Most notable among these is the development of the Light Airborn Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) Avionics Operational Program simulation using Ada. Another is the implementation of a Multi-Sensor correlation and tracking system. Both developments were designed using the structured design methodology of E. Yourdon and L. Constantine aided by an in-house developed Program Design Language. These programs were originally implemented using the Telesoft Ada compiler on a Vax 11/780 computer. These programs are being enhanced and combined to be a beta test to evaluate the Navys Ada/M(44) Pilot System. The beta test will be performed by implementing these real-time application systems as a test bed by using the Ada/M(44) pilot system and the evaluating the performance of the system. There are requirements,design and test documentation for these systems and I'm sure we could make these available to the SEI for your purposes. If you're interested contact: Conrad S Czaplicki Tel: 215-441-3145 Advanced Software Technology Arpa: czaplick@nadc Naval Air Development Center Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974