Apparatus, system, and method for automated generation of embedded systems software

摘要

The apparatus includes an input module for receiving hardware description data. The hardware description data describes hardware components of an embedded system. The apparatus also includes a build module for generating a board support layer for interfacing with the hardware components. The system may include the apparatus, an automation server coupled to a communications network, and a graphical user interface configured to display selectable icons representative of hardware elements from a plurality of hardware element icons, organize the selected icons into a hardware design, and generate hardware description data from the hardware design. The method includes receiving hardware description data describing hardware components of an embedded system, generating an embedded system board support layer in response to the described hardware description data for interfacing with the hardware components, and compiling the embedded system board support layer into executable code.