Rapid Prototyping of Embedded Communication Systems

Rapid prototyping, specification language, communication architecture, attribute grammar, macroprocessor, Prolog, definite clause grammar

The rapid prototyping technique, which covers not only communication but also specification language and systems architecture prototyping, consists of the following steps: (i) definition of a concrete specification language, which fits the concrete application and implementation domains, and description of its semantics by an attribute grammar; (ii) description of this attribute grammar either by text macros or by a definite clause grammar in frame of Prolog, aiming at a straightforward translator prototype implementation; (iii) design of a trial communication architecture and identification of its reusable components; (iv) specification of a target communication system using the trial system architecture and the devised specification language; (v) macroprocessor or Prolog-driven expansion of that specification into an executable code fitting the trial system architecture; and (vi) final compilation and execution or interpretation of the expanded code complemented by reusable system components of the trial architecture.