Title :
A case study in provisions needed in an Ada runtime to support ATF and LHX-like real-time embedded systems
Author :
Roark, Chuck ; Strauser, Ron ; Powers, Richard
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum. Defense Syst. & Electron. Group, Plano, TX, USA
Abstract :
Special provisions needed in an Ada runtime to support loosely coupled, distributed, real-time, embedded systems with runtime reconfiguration requirements for systems such as the Army´s Light Helicopter Experimental and the Air Force´s Advance Tactical Fighter have been studied. The investigation focused on three major areas: (1) real-time programming support, (2) distributed messaging support and (3) runtime reconfiguration support. Special provisions and well-defined Ada runtime interfaces needed to support these three areas have been determined. Tartan Laboratories collaborated with Texas Instruments on this investigation by providing the necessary special interfaces and provisions in its 1750A target Ada runtime. The requirements for and a package-level description of the special interfaces and provisions are presented, along with their use by TI
Keywords :
Ada; aerospace computing; programming environments; real-time systems; ATF-like systems; Ada runtime; Advance Tactical Fighter; LHX-like real-time embedded systems; Light Helicopter Experimental; Tartan Laboratories; distributed messaging support; package-level description; real-time programming support; reconfiguration support; runtime reconfiguration requirements; special interfaces; Collaboration; Computer aided software engineering; Embedded system; Helicopters; Instruments; Laboratories; Optical coupling; Packaging; Real time systems; Runtime;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1988.195085
