Tracking, monitoring and debugging tools for the VisualRT development visual environment

• Grant number: 04/02746-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: September 01, 2004
• End date: August 31, 2006
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Nilton Cesar da Silva
• Grantee: Nilton Cesar da Silva
• Company: Quadros Systems Brasil Ltda

Abstract

The objective of the proposed work is the creation of two graphical tools to help the programmer identify and correct errors which occurred in the implementation phase of real time systems. One tool will be responsible for the debugging and the other for the tracking and monitoring of applications created by the user. They will be integrated with the VisualRT visual environment created by Eonic Brasil to facilitate the development of real time applications which run on parallel machines with high processing power. In addition to offering assistance in debugging programs, the tools referred to will provide, for experienced programmers as well as beginners in parallel programming, the visualization of the mechanisms which control the synchronization, the communication and the task steps which make up a program. The addition of these two tools to VisualRT will create an integrated environment for the development of real time applications, offering support for every stage involved in the implementation of these systems, from the generation of source code to the test phases, debugging and analysis of performance. The economic viability of this environment is quite considerable because, currently there are few commercial software products aimed specifically at the development of real time systems, an area where line commands or difficult to use tools still prevail. (AU)