Systems and methods for verification and deployment of applications to programmable devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10095886-B2
Application number	US-201315022855-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2013
Priority date	Sep 20, 2013
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A system for verifying applications for Real-Time Execution (RTE) devices is provided. The system includes a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a simulation component executable by the at least one processor. The simulation component may be configured to receive device simulation information for an RTE device, the device simulation information including device configuration information, application information, and targeted performance information, configure a virtual device simulator to simulate performance of the RTE device, run the virtual device simulator to process one or more simulated events, and output simulation results.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for verifying applications for Real-Time Execution (RTE) devices, the system comprising:
a memory;
at least one processor coupled to the memory;
a simulation component executable by the at least one processor, the simulation component configured to:
receive device simulation information for an RTE device;
configure, based on the RTE device simulation information, a virtual device simulator, the virtual device simulator configured to:
run a suite of simulated events, the suite of simulated events being used to simulate an RTE device configuration, and
compare the simulated RTE device configuration to a set criteria;
run the virtual device simulator; and
output simulation results; and

a verification system, the verification system configured to:
deploy, based on the comparison of the simulated RTE device configuration to the set criteria, the suite of simulated events to the RTE device when the simulated RTE device configuration meets the set criteria, and/or
identify, based on the comparison of the simulated RTE device configuration to the set criteria, at least one other device capable of running the suite of simulated events when the simulated RTE device configuration does not meet the set criteria.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device simulation information includes at least one of: device configuration information, application information, targeted performance information, and historical event information.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the simulation component is further configured to run the virtual device simulator based on the historical event information.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set criteria is targeted performance information, wherein the output simulation results include a determination of whether the virtual device simulator executed the suite of simulated events in compliance with targeted performance information.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the set criteria is targeted performance information, wherein the output simulation results further include a suggested set of one or more RTE devices configured to execute the suite of simulated events in compliance with targeted performance information.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a network interface coupled to the processor and at least one remote device and a deployment component executable by the at least one processor and configured to:
determine whether the virtual device simulator executed the suite of simulated events in one or more applications in compliance with the set criteria, the set criteria being targeted performance information; and
deploy the RTE device configuration and applications to the remote device.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an application store component executable by the processor and configured to provide one or more users access to RTE applications.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the RTE device includes a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the RTE applications include RTOS power monitoring applications.

10. A method for verifying applications for Real-Time Execution (RTE) devices, the method comprising:
receiving, via at least one processor, device simulation information for an RTE device;
configuring, based on the RTE device simulation information, a virtual device simulator, the virtual device simulator being configured to:
run a suite of simulated events, the suite of simulated events being used to simulate an RTE device configuration, and
compare the simulated RTE device configuration to a set criteria, the comparison being used to:
deploy the suite of simulated events to the RTE device when the simulated RTE device configuration meets the set criteria, and/or
identify at least one other device capable of running the suite of simulated events when the simulated RTE device configuration does not meet the set criteria;

running the virtual device simulator; and
outputting simulation results.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the RTE device configuration information includes receiving at least one of: device configuration information, application information, targeted performance information, and historical event information.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein running the virtual device simulator further includes running the virtual device simulator based on the historical event information.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set criteria is targeted performance information, wherein outputting simulation results include outputting a determination of whether the virtual device simulator executed the suite of simulated events in compliance with the targeted performance information.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the set criteria is targeted performance information, wherein outputting simulation results further includes outputting a suggested set of one or more RTE devices configured to execute the suite of simulated events in compliance with the targeted performance information.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining whether the virtual device simulator executed the suite of simulated events in one or more applications in compliance with the set criteria, the set criteria being targeted performance information; and
deploying, via a network interface coupled to the remote device and the at least one processor, the RTE device configuration and applications to the remote device.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the memory includes a database of RTE applications and the method further comprises providing one or more users access to RTE applications.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing sequences of instructions executable by at least one processor, the sequences of instructions instructing the at least one processor to execute a process of verifying applications for Real-Time Execution (RTE) devices, the sequences of instructions including instructions configured to:
receive device simulation information for an RTE device;
configure, based on the RTE device simulation information, a virtual device simulator, the virtual device simulator configured to:
run a suite of simulated events, the suite of simulated events being used to simulate an RTE device configuration, and
compare the simulated RTE device configuration to a set criteria;

run the virtual device simulator; and
output simulation results,
wherein the comparison is used to:
instruct deployment of the suite of simulated events to the RTE device when the simulated RTE device configuration meets the set criteria, and/or
instruct identification of at least one remote device capable of running the suite of simulated events when the simulated RTE device configuration does not meet the set criteria.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the device simulation information includes at least one of: device configuration information, application information, targeted performance information, and historical event information.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions to run the virtual device simulator includes instructions to run the virtual device simulator based on the historical event information.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the set criteria is targeted performance information, wherein the instructions to output simulation results include instructions to output a determination of whether the virtual device simulator executed the suite of simulate

Assignees

• Schneider Electric Usa Inc

Inventors

• Van Gorp John C
• Przydatek Piotr Boleslaw
• Somers Liam

Classifications

• G06F30/20

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title

• G06F9/455 Primary

  Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines · CPC title

• G06F9/542

  Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications · CPC title

• G06F21/629 Primary

  to features or functions of an application · CPC title