Deterministic Java in tiny embedded systems
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Summary, in English
As embedded systems become more and more complex, and the time to market becomes shorter, there is a need in the embedded systems community to find better programming languages that let the programmers develop correct code faster. The programming languages used today, typically C and/or Assemblers, are just too error-prone. The Java technology has therefore gained a lot of interest from developers of embedded systems in the last few years. We propose an approach based on compiling Java into native machine code via C as an intermediate language. The C code generation process should also add close interaction with a fully pre-emptive incremental garbage collector and a small and efficient real time kernel. Tests performed on a small 8-bit microprocessor show that it is possible to use a modern object oriented language with automatic memory management, such as Java, and yet generate fully predictable code that can be run in very small devices with severe memory constraints.
Publishing year
2001
Language
English
Pages
60-68
Publication/Series
Fourth IEEE International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing, 2001. ISORC - 2001. Proceedings.
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Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Topic
- Computer Science
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 0-7695-1089-2