	Home
	MIM Architecture
	Archimedes System Platform
	Archimedes ESS
	RTSJ-AXE package
	RTAI-AXE package
	Luciol-AXE package
	TBS case study
	Download
	Publications
	People
	Links
	Contact
	Search

see also

The RTAI-AXE package is an Archimedes package that supports the execution of IEC61499 Function Block based control applications on RTAI (a real-time Linux variant). It constitutes the first real-time implementation of the IEC61499 Function Block model that supports re-configuration during run-time.

This implementation framework, which is described in [INDIN'05 paper], provides all the benefits of using real-time Linux.

The RTAI-AXE package extends the functionality of Archimedes system platform so as to exploit real-time Linux in the model driven development process of distributed control applications. It is composed of:

a) RTAI-AXE IMF. An FB implementation model framework, i.e. a set of classes that enable the re-use of all these design decisions that have been done for the proper use of RTAI constructs in mapping FB based design specifications of control applications to executable real-time Linux implementations.

b) RTAI-AXE EXE. An execution environment that is required for the deployment and execution of the proposed FB implementation model. This environment provides the infrastructure required to meet deployment and re-deployment needs, as well as stringent non-functional requirements such as maximum permissible response times, minimum throughputs and deadlines usually imposed by the nature of DCSs.

c) A set of interpreters (FBType2RTAI, FBNet2RTAI) to automatically generate the implementation model from the FB design model.

d) A tool (RTAI launcher) to support the preparation and launching of the application on the target environment.

Source: [INDIN'05 paper]

A prototype implementation is provided on request.

The Teabag Boxing System case study has been developed to demonstrate the applicability of the RTAI-AXE package.