Design of a monitor for the debugging and development of multiprocessing process control systems : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Computing Technology at Massey University

This thesis describes the design of a general purpose tool for debugging and developing multimicroprocessor process control systems. With the decreasing pnce of computers, multimicroprocessors are increasingly being used for process control. However, the lack of published information on multiprocessing systems and distributed systems has meant that methodologies and tools for debugging and developing such systems have been slow to develop. The monitor designed here is system independent, a considerable advantage over other such tools that are currently available

Automatic software for controlling cryogenic systems

A technical discussion of the lessons learned during the seven years of software development/testing which occurred on the Liquid Oxygen System for the Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center is given. Problems which were solved during these years came into four distinct phases: design/debug before simulation runs, verification using simulation with models up through Space Transportation System-1 launch, hardware usage from first launch to Space Transportation System-5 launch, and future use. Each problem/solution describes the apparent problem requirements/constraints, usable alternatives, selected action, and results

Real-TV : RTP/L3\u27s visual monitor

Today many real-world activities are being monitored and controlled by some type of micro-processor based system. Emphasis is placed on manufacturing and controlling through the use of computers. The inherent nature of these real-world applications makes them difficult to control and monitor. They must be built meeting strict timing constraints and must be predictable. We need to develop simplistic, reliable, and cost effective methods for building, evaluating, monitoring and controlling these complex systems. These tools should provide the user with system insight. At the New Jersey Institute of Technology Real-Time Computing Laboratory, we are building a system that will provide the aforementioned tools in a complete real-time environment. This paper gives the user a brief overview of the system that is currently under construction and gives a detailed look into the component called Real-TV. Real-TV is a software component that will be used as a monitoring tool to provide users with system insight. Processes and other system statistics, occurring within the simulated predictable real-time software/hardware environment, can be tracked and monitored