Model-Driven Development
for Embedded Software and Systems

How does a system engineer or software developer meet demands for complex, robust deliverables when there is little time to produce, let alone test the systems and software before they must go into production?

In industrial automation, automotive electronics, and next-generation telecommunication infrastructures, systems engineers and software designers are faced with intense global competition that require robust, complex features in the final deliverable product.

To meet these challenges for the embedded marketplace, Model-Driven Development (MDD) environments based on SysML / UML™ uniquely address the needs of both the system engineer and software developer. IBM Rational Rhapsody is recognized as the “best of class” Model-Driven Development solution by engineers and developers in industries ranging from automotive and aerospace to medical and transportation, to name but a few areas in which the tool is currently being used.

Rapid development, testability, meeting cost reduction goals and creating quality deliverables are the drivers behind how the Rhapsody modeling tool works. IBM Rational Rhapsody does this by pairing the graphical Unified Modeling Language (UML) and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) with advanced systems design and analysis capabilities, resulting in a complete model-driven development environment that spans the entire process, from requirements capture through analysis, design, implementation, and test. Quite simply, the new design automation tool reduces complexity, drives productivity and keeps systems and software engineers working in synch for faster, better quality results the first time through the design process.

For embedded realtime systems with limited hardware resources, Willert Software Tools has created a seamless and highly integrated UML solution:
the Embedded UML Studio II® (EUS), integrating the following tools:
With this combination, Willert Software Tools has created a UML solution that allows the usage of UML in even the smallest embedded applications, down to 8-Bit projects. It is based on the experience of Telelogic in the area of CASE Tools and code generation for embedded systems and the experiences of Willert Software Tools in the area of Software Engineering for applications with limited resources.The special adaptations of WST together with the virtues of Rhapsody have proved themselves as being really important for the practical every-day usage of these tools.

Rhapsody® is a registered trademark of IBM® Rational®

"Um klarer zu sehen,
genügt oft ein Wechsel der Blickrichtung."
"To see clearer,
it is often enough to change the direction of view."
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