Engineering Real-Time Applications with WorldFIP: Analysis and Tools

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2000

Authors

Eduardo Tovar (Author) Other; Francisco Vasques (Author) FEUP; Luís M. Pinho (Author) Other

Journal

The Journal is awaiting validation by the Administrative Services.

Title: IFAC Proceedings Volumes

Vol. 33

Pages: 245-250

ISSN: 1474-6670

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-X0D

DOI: 10.1016/s1474-6670(17)39346-1

Abstract (EN): The WorldFIP protocol is based on a centralised medium access control mechanism, where a specific station, the bus arbitrator (BA), controls all data transfers between different stations. At configuration time, the BA is given a list of process variables (the bus arbitrator table) to scan along with their corresponding periods. In this paper we provide a comprehensive study on how to configure a WorldFIP bus arbitrator table (BAT), in order to guarantee that periodic data transfers are performed before their deadlines. The main contributions of this paper are the provision of both an algorithmic approach for setting the WorldFIP BAT (using RM and EDF) and a feasibility test to check a priori the timeliness requirements of the periodic data transfers. Copyright @ 2000 IFAC

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6