ASMETA Tool Set for Rigorous System Design
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Andrea Bombarda, Silvia Bonfanti, Angelo Gargantini, Elvinia Riccobene, Patrizia ScandurraAuthors Info & Claims
Andrea Bombarda, Silvia Bonfanti, Angelo Gargantini, Elvinia Riccobene, Patrizia ScandurraAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 492 - 517
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This tutorial paper introduces ASMETA, a comprehensive suite of integrated tools around the formal method Abstract State Machines to specify and analyze the executable behavior of discrete event systems. ASMETA supports the entire system development life-cycle, from the specification of the functional requirements to the implementation of the code, in a systematic and incremental way. This tutorial provides an overview of ASMETA through an illustrative case study, the Pill-Box, related to the design of a smart pillbox device. It illustrates the practical use of the range of modeling and V&V techniques available in ASMETA and C++ code generation from models, to increase the quality and reliability of behavioral system models and source code.
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