GUI based Code Generation for Embedded Systems

Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach for an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for generating software for embedded systems using user friendly graphical interface. For the embedded software engineer, starting embedded application development can present a major hurdle. To develop an application for embedded systems there are many technologies and platforms available like RTOS or bare metal programing and many other tools and environment. But these things are conceptually very different. To further complicate matters, these tools are sometimes operating system specific. Embedded application development normally requires development tools that run under Linux according to their application hardware software specification. The programmer therefore needs to first learn the basics of desktop Linux and related tools and their interface subsystems under various kernel images. After all this complications, there are various choices for open source development tools each having its own methods and practices. Although the technology is very powerful, it creates a big complication as one attempts to find a learning path. Thus one should work on techniques which streamlines the whole development process and makes it easy to develop embedded software. A unique user friendly Integrated Development Environment with the help of graphics user interface can be developed for direct code generation which can directly work with targeted embedded hardware.
DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150572