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Explicit Connectors in Component Based Software Engineering for Distributed Embedded Systems

Explicit Connectors in Component Based Software Engineering for Distributed Embedded Systems. Dietmar Schreiner , Karl M. Göschka Vienna University of Technology Institute of Information Systems Distributed Systems Group 2007. Overview. This talk is about

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Explicit Connectors in Component Based Software Engineering for Distributed Embedded Systems

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  1. Explicit Connectors in Component BasedSoftware Engineering for DistributedEmbedded Systems Dietmar Schreiner, Karl M. Göschka Vienna University of Technology Institute of Information Systems Distributed Systems Group 2007

  2. Overview • This talk is about • Component Based Software Engineering • components • connectors • contracts • Embedded Systems Software • distributed • dependable • resource constrained • Software Development Process • Model Driven Development • Validation and Verification of Composition Models

  3. Contribution • We show • how to simplify the development of component based distributed embedded applications by introducing explicit component connectors within model driven SE (UML 2). • how to support validation of communication properties at model level. • which types of contracts are required for model level validation of communication within composed structures.

  4. Outline • Overview of the Automotive Embedded Systems Domain. • Component Based Software Engineering and Model Driven Development for distributed embedded systems. • Contract Types in Composition Models. • Example Composition with Explicit Connectors and Contracts.

  5. Automotive Embedded SystemsOverview • Today's vehicle networks are truly distributed electronic systems (70+ nodes (=ECUs) [1]). • Cars contain numerous (10+) heterogeneous time or event driven bus systems • CAN, LIN, FlexRay, MOST • x-by-wire • steering aids, ABS, ESP(DSC) • remote window and lock control • engine control • airbag control • navigation systems • entertainment systems [1] P. Hansen. New s-class mercedes: Pioneering electronics. The Hansen Report on Automotive Electronics, 18(8):1–2, October 2005. ‘

  6. Automotive Embedded SystemsTypical Properties • Software is mission critical • highly dependable • hard real-time • typically statically scheduled and bound • Lifetime is rather long (10-14 years) • modular design • exchangeable components (modules) • Systems are produced in high quantities (56.3 million cars in 2005) • costs have to be small • bug fixes are extremely expensive

  7. Outline • Overview of the Automotive Embedded Systems Domain. • Component Based Software Engineering and Model Driven Development for distributed embedded systems. • Contract Types in Composition Models. • Example Composition with Explicit Connectors and Contracts.

  8. Component Based Software EngineeringOverview <contract type=“PI" id="CIFP"> <interface type="API" id="0"> <operation id="exampleService"> <param idx="0" type="void"/> <result type="void"/> <wcet t="0.01s"/> </operation> </interface> </contract> • CBSE is a well known paradigm in classical software engineering. • Applications are built by • assembling components • deploying composed structures within a system environment • Components are considered to be • trusted element of execution • with a well defined usage description • contracts • component contracts • interface contracts • conforming to a component model • interaction standard • composition standard • deployment standard <contract type="RI" id="CIFR"> <interface type="API" id="0"> <operation id="exampleService"> <param idx="0" type="void"/> <result type="void"/> <wcet t="0.05s"/> </operation> </interface> </contract>

  9. Component Based Software EngineeringComponentComposition • Association (connection) of provided and required interfaces • interaction and communication implicit • validation is typically an interface type check, sometimes also a protocol check • Distributed Interaction (Communication) • Fat Components • Light Weight Components + Middleware Adapter

  10. Component Based Software EngineeringCOMPASS[2] Metamodel [1] COMPASS – Component Based Automotive System Software, http://www.infosys.tuwien.ac.at/compass ‘

  11. Component Based Software EngineeringExplicit Connectors • First class architectural entities embodying component interaction • life cycle differs from that of a component • at composition time connectors are abstract representations of interaction properties • connectors “materialize” after the components’ deployment has been specified • connector fragments are component like artefacts • Hide matters of communication and distribution from the application components • simplifies application components • application development no longer requires detailed communication subsystem know-how, when using OTS connector • communication properties are bound to the connectors

  12. Component Based Software EngineeringConnector Fragmentation • Connectors are fragmented if… • components are deployed over process/address space boundaries. • components are deployed over different nodes. • Separation into connector fragments is referred to as deployment anomaly. • Emerging contracts provide more detailed communication properties

  13. Component Based Software EngineeringExplicit Connector Example (RPCA)

  14. Outline • Overview of the Automotive Embedded Systems Domain. • Component Based Software Engineering and Model Driven Development for distributed embedded systems. • Contract Types in Composition Models. • Example Composition with Explicit Connectors and Contracts.

  15. Component Based Software EngineeringContracts • Specify provided and required attributes of associated model elements. • Five main categories: • Component Contract • e.g. memory footprint, ECU restrictions • Interface Contract • e.g. operation signatures, temporal properties of operations • Port Contract • e.g. behavior protocols • Connector Contract • e.g. resource requirements, channel attributes (latency, …) • Platform Contract • e.g. bus timing (in time-driven busses), ECU attributes

  16. Component Based Software EngineeringContracts • Modeled as artifacts associated with related model elements • Simple type hierarchy for contracts allows easy extensions (e.g. interface contracts) • Content of contracts is not predefined. COMPASS contracts are XML documents.

  17. Outline • Overview of the Automotive Embedded Systems Domain. • Component Based Software Engineering and Model Driven Development for distributed embedded systems. • Contract Types in Composition Models. • Example Composition with Explicit Connectors and Contracts.

  18. ExampleComposition • Component Contract • Memory Usage • ECU restrictions • Component Contract • Memory Usage • ECU restrictions <contract type=“PI" id="CIFP"> <interface type="API" id="0"> <operation id="exampleService"> <param idx="0" type="void"/> <result type="void"/> <wcet t="0.01s"/> </operation> </interface> </contract> <contract type="RI" id="CIFR"> <interface type="API" id="0"> <operation id="exampleService"> <param idx="0" type="void"/> <result type="void"/> <wcet t="0.05s"/> </operation> </interface> </contract> • Interface Contract • Interface Type • Operation Signatures • WCET • Interface Contract • Interface Type • Operation Signatures • WCET

  19. ExampleDeployment Specification • Platform Contract • Memory Provision • ECU specification • Platform Contract • Memory Provision • ECU specification Platform Contract <contract type="P" id="CBUS"> <bus id="0"> <buscycle_length t="0.1s"/> <slot_length t="0.02s"/> </bus> </contract>

  20. ExampleConnector Transformation • Calculated Interface Contract • Provides properties of the server component but extends them by the communication subsystem’s constraints. • WCET of operation at server is 0.01s • WCET of connector fragments is 0.01s • BusCycle length = 0.1s (has to be consumed) • provided execution time = 0.12s !! Violation of Contract ! Connector Contract <contract type="C" id="CCFA"> <connector type="RPC"> <response time="1.0 cycle"/> <WCET t="0.01s"/> </connector> </contract>

  21. Conclusion • The introduction of explicit connectors • allows the usage of OTS embedded connectors encapsulating communication logic • eliminates needs for heavy weight middleware • simplifies the development of application components • provides information on required system resources • allows a model level validation of compositional constraints beyond simple type checks • Future Work • Generate custom tailored middleware from application models and connector building blocks. • Develop a more precise meta-model for contracts. Thank You !

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