Dynamic Mapping of Runtime Information Models for Debugging Embedded Software

Model based development based on different domain specific tools and graphical notations gains increasing importance in system design of embedded electronic systems allowing fast concept-oriented prototyping from model to code. This paper describes an extension to our seamless model based development approach: An architecture for debugging models that are executed on target systems or in dedicated rapid-prototyping environments. We discuss the advantages of such an approach as opposed to simulation and describe our universal architecture. We focus on the definition of MOF-based runtime models and their synchronisation with the runtime target state. An example of debugging state-charts shows the feasibility of the approach