DESIGN MODELS FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND SENSOR NETWORKS

Authors

  • Zdravko Karakehayov

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.9.4.723

Keywords:

Embedded systems, sensor networks, design models, medium access control model.

Abstract

This paper introduces a hierarchical design model for embedded systems which includes models of the application, the embedded system and the resources. The application model deals with locations to better describe distributed architectures. A location-driven method for design of distributed embedded systems is proposed as a direct extension of the design model. The method allows to benefit from fuzzy relationships between I/O variables and locations. An example shows a 29% reduction of the hardware complexity measured in number of pins. In case of wireless links the model allows sensor networks to gradually emerge as a class of embedded systems.

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Published

2010-12-20

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Karakehayov, Z. (2010). DESIGN MODELS FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS AND SENSOR NETWORKS. International Journal of Computing, 9(4), 308-314. https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.9.4.723

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2010, Volume 9, Issue 4

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