Power Consumption Estimation in Model Driven Software Development for Embedded Systems

Marco Schaarschmidt, Michael Uelschen, Elke Pulvermüller

2021

Abstract

Due to the resource-constrained nature of embedded systems, it is crucial to support the estimation of their power consumption as early in the development process as possible. Non-functional requirements based on power consumption directly impact the software design, e.g., watt-hour thresholds and expected lifetimes based on battery capacities. Even if software affects hardware behavior directly, these types of requirements are often overlooked by software developers because they are commonly associated with the hardware layer. Modern trends in software engineering such as Model-Driven Development (MDD) can be used in embedded software development to evaluate power consumption-based requirements in early design phases. However, power consumption aspects are currently not sufficiently considered in MDD approaches. In this paper, we present a model-driven approach using Unified Modeling Language profile extensions to model hardware components and their power characteristics. Software models are combined with hardware models to achieve a system-wide estimation, including peripheral devices, and to make the power-related impact in early design stages visible. By deriving energy profiles, we provide software developers with valuable feedback, which may be used to identify energy bugs and evaluate power consumption-related requirements. To demonstrate the potential of our approach, we use a sensor node example to evaluate our concept and to identify its energy bugs.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Schaarschmidt M., Uelschen M. and Pulvermüller E. (2021). Power Consumption Estimation in Model Driven Software Development for Embedded Systems. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-758-523-4, pages 47-58. DOI: 10.5220/0010522700470058

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft21,
author={Marco Schaarschmidt and Michael Uelschen and Elke Pulvermüller},
title={Power Consumption Estimation in Model Driven Software Development for Embedded Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,},
year={2021},
pages={47-58},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010522700470058},
isbn={978-989-758-523-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,
TI - Power Consumption Estimation in Model Driven Software Development for Embedded Systems
SN - 978-989-758-523-4
AU - Schaarschmidt M.
AU - Uelschen M.
AU - Pulvermüller E.
PY - 2021
SP - 47
EP - 58
DO - 10.5220/0010522700470058